CHURCH SCHOOL DIRECTOR -Part time

CHURCH SCHOOL DIRECTOR -Part time

KING\'S CHAPEL
Boston, Massachusetts

The King's Chapel Church School mission is to provide a religious foundation for Children and Youth while supporting their families in teaching the joy of life that is rich with religious fellowship. We do this through family worship, biblically-based religious education and outreach to the community.

The ideal candidate will like children and enjoy interacting with families, have knowledge of and experience with Church School operations and teaching. Strong computer skills are required and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel Spreadsheet and PageMaker desirable. We seek a team player, with good interpersonal skills who works well with volunteers. A Bachelor\'s Degree or above is required.

The Church School Director works in cooperation with the Church School Committee, reports to the Minister of King's Chapel and has responsibilities in the following areas:

Communication: Responsible for writing weekly emails to parents and monthly articles for newsletters, attends weekly staff meetings to coordinate church school activities with the wider parish. Is a visible presence at parish wide events as a representative from the Church School.

Volunteer training: Hires and supervises child care staff as needed. Recruits, trains and supervises teachers and teacher assistants. Recruits volunteers and oversees parish-wide and Church School events. Substitute teach or teach one grade for the year as needed.

There will be a weekly conference with the Minister to review schedule and activities. The Church School Director will meet monthly with the Church School Committee Chair and the Church School Committee. The Minister will provide an annual performance evaluation for the Church School Director, seeking input from the congregation and other staff.

Administrative: Primary responsibility for development and maintenance of attendance records and data bases. Updates and maintains class lists. Inventories and purchases curriculum and supplies, develops and manages the Church School budget, organizes and prepares for the Early (Intergenerational Worship), creates and updates Church School brochures and calendars. Processes time cards, maintains registrations and orients new families.

The Church School Director is a salaried position of 18 hours per week. Five hours on Sunday mornings (September through May) are required, with the remainder of the schedule to be arranged with the Minister. All candidates will be CORI checked.
Projected start date: July 15, 2007

King\'s Chapel is a Christian church affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association. This position is open to liberal Christians from other traditions.

Contact Information:
Please send applications to Astrid Muller, Search Committee Chair at King's Chapel 64 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 or via email:
Projected start date: July 2007

E-mail: akmuller@pipeline.com
Link:

www.kings-chapel.org