Employment Opportunities
The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill is in search of a Director of Family Ministries. This is a full-time position. However, in the interest of flexibility the church is also posting two half time positions as an alternative way of meeting these responsibilities. See position descriptions for the full-time and half time positions below. All interested candidates should send their resume and cover letter to cbarnes@chestnuthillpres.org.
Director of Family Ministries
Position Description
Purpose
The Director of Family Ministries will oversee the church’s service to children, youth, and their families. The goals of this position include the following:
- Know and love the children and youth of the congregation and their families
- Maintain a vibrant program of Christian formation for children and youth
- Develop a ministry that nurtures family life and provides community among them
- Include children and youth in the worship, ministry, and missional life of the church
Responsibilities
- Works with the Children Education and the Youth Committees to ensure effective programming and care
- Recruit, train, and support teachers and leaders of the relevant programs
- Oversee decisions about curriculum with attention to its theological content and its accessibility to teachers and leaders
- Develop resources for parents in their role as the primary Christian educators in the home, including programming that offers parental support and friendships
- Lead the weekly youth group gatherings
- Plan and lead the youth retreats, mission experiences, and trips
- Develop relationships with each teenager of the congregation that continue through their college years.
- Develop fellowship events for children, youth, and their families
- With the pastors, respond to the needs of families and their children
- Participate in the meetings and planning events of the church staff and participate as a constructive member of the staff team.
- Attend worship and serve as a liturgist when called upon
Supervision
- The Director of Family Ministries is supervised by the Head of Staff.
- Through the Head of Staff this person is accountable to the Session of the church.
- Annual Reviews of the position will be conducted in which the incumbent is encouraged to evaluate the previous year’s work and set measurable goals for the year ahead. At that time the adequacy of this position description will be reviewed.
Director of Children’s Education
Position Description
Purpose
The Director of Children’s Education will oversee the church’s service to children and their families. The goals of this position include the following:
- Know and love the children of the congregation
- Maintain a vibrant program that nurtures Christian formation for children of all ages until they enter the youth ministry
- Include children in the worship, ministry, and missional life of the church
Responsibilities
- Works with the Children Education Committee to ensure effective programming and care
- Recruit, train, and support teachers
- Oversee decisions about curriculum with attention to its theological content and its accessibility to teachers
- Develop resources and plan events directed toward parents in their role as the primary Christian educators in the home
- Develop fellowship events for children and their families
- Participate in the meetings and planning events of the church staff and participate as a constructive member of the staff team.
- Be at church on Sundays and serve as a liturgist when called upon
Supervision
- The Director of Children’s Education is supervised by the Head of Staff.
- Through the Head of Staff this person is accountable to the Session of the church.
- Annual Reviews of the position will be conducted in which the incumbent is encouraged to evaluate the previous year’s work and set measurable goals for the year ahead. At that time the adequacy of this position description will be reviewed.
This is a half-time position, which will require more through the school year than the summer.
Director of Youth Ministries
Position Description
Purpose
The Director of Youth Ministries will oversee the church’s service to the middle and high school students of the congregation and their families. The goals of this position include the following:
- Know and love the youth of the congregation
- Maintain a vibrant program that nurtures Christian formation for our youth
- Include youth in the worship, ministry, and missional life of the church
Responsibilities
- Works with the Youth Committee to develop effective programming, which is theologically sound and culturally relevant
- Recruit, train, and support leaders of the youth programs
- Lead the weekly youth group gatherings
- Plan and lead the youth retreats, mission experiences, and trips
- Develop relationships with each middle and high schooler of the congregation that continue through their college years.
- Develop fellowship events for youth and their families
- With the pastors, respond to the critical needs of teenagers
- Participate in the meetings and planning events of the church staff and participate as a constructive member of the staff team.
- Attend worship and serve as a liturgist when called upon
Supervision
- The Director of Youth Ministries is supervised by the Head of Staff.
- Through the Head of Staff this person is accountable to the Session of the church.
- Annual Reviews of the position will be conducted in which the incumbent is encouraged to evaluate the previous year’s work and set measurable goals for the year ahead. At that time the adequacy of this position description will be reviewed.
This is a half-time position, which will require more through the school year than the summer.
