Special Needs Ministry Assistant

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The Special Needs Ministry Assistant's primary responsibility is to create environments at their campus for families who have children with special needs to engage their children (birth through 12th grade) in Northview's Family Ministry. This is a part time position and reports to the Campus Northview Kids Director.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Ongoing Duties:

Gives Ministry Away
Identifies and develops leaders to partner with that can help meet the needs of the ministry
Recruits, trains, leads and motivates volunteers
Takes the initiative in building relationships, conducting informational/training sessions and showing appreciation to volunteers
Helps create and develop a culture within the ministry that embraces the values, purposes and directions of the Family Ministry
Works to be aware of families' needs; envisions, creates and plans for programs to meet these needs, always taking into consideration the future growth of the ministry
Attends a service each week to stay in tune with the direction of Northview and to continue to develop spiritually
Prays regularly for Northview’s leadership
Strives to improve personal and professional skills by looking for and participating in learning opportunities
Pursues regular contact and relationship building with children and their parents
Ensures the safety of children by identifying and implementing appropriate risk management and training practices

Daily Duties:

Be available to volunteers and families for prayer requests or any personal needs they have
Communicates with Kids and Student Ministry leaders any updates, changes or ideas to help special needs children or parents within their ministry
Updates and edits volunteer schedule with notes and comments
Regularly communicates updates with parents about support strategies
Responds to email and voicemail within 24 hours

Weekly Duties:

Meets with Kids Director to debrief weekend and plan for future
Participates in weekly staff chapel
Creates and sends volunteer schedules
Communicates with volunteer team any changes or updates about the weekend services
Meets, interviews, trains and places new volunteers into appropriate serving positions within the ministry based on volunteer’s abilities and experience
Trains volunteers for special events childcare

Bi-Monthly Duties:

Leads in the efforts to follow-up with absent volunteers
Follows up with new and retiring volunteers
Attends Campus Staff meetings twice per month (Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 AM)

Monthly Duties:

Creates and sends monthly schedule to volunteers and ministry team
Monitors classrooms/environments for ways to improve experience for kids and volunteers
Foster relationships with community organizations as special needs support partners

As Needed Duties:

Helps support GraceWorks families for FX events
Host special needs ministry parent open house
Attend and support the annual special needs ministry summer camp

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position works with volunteers and must have an understanding that volunteers are key to the ministry of the church. The employee must have a heart to recruit, train, equip and support volunteers in fulfilling their roles.

This job description is an attempt to list all normal job activities. There may be additional duties and responsibilities required by the employee not listed on this description.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in a related field plus one to three years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Related experience would include working with kids with special needs, running programs, and a therapy or counseling background. Must have a good understanding of the different spectrums of autism and other disabilities.

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