Preschool/Children’s Personnel

This new staffing plan  gives consideration to a number of factors related to the growth and development of our ministry to children:

• This proposal provides 102 hours of staffing per week for birth-sixth grade.  Our previous structure provided 92 hours of staffing per week for birth-sixth grade.
• This proposal works within the existing budgeted funds.
• By having one person giving supervision and direction to birth through sixth grade, there is greater likelihood of a consistent and cohesive vision for this age span.
• Having Shelly Melia in this lead role (oversight of birth through sixth with a strong  staff support team) puts someone with 18 years of childhood education experience in the leadership and vision casting role for the ministry.
• As growth necessitates, the Associate level positions could transition into full time positions.  Staff in these positions will have been trained in the vision, values, and ministry philosophy of FBC-B.
• This proposal gives specific attention to pre-teen ministry.
• This plan allows for more people to be in more places in a multi-service church.
• The items listed in green are being funded from the previous full time Children’s Minister’s package. The positions listed in black (Shelly’s position and the Intern position) are changed in terms of their description, but the hours remain the same as in previous personnel budgets:  32 hours per week for Shelly and 20 hours per week for a preschool intern.

 Supervisory Level:

                Shelly Melia, Minister to Young Families.  (32 hrs. per week)

• Position  Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for creating and implementing a vision for the Preschool/Children’s Ministry that is consistent with the church’s mission.
  • Supervision of Christian education (and related staff) for birth through sixth grade.
  • Extensive leadership  training and long term planning with paid and volunteer staff.
  • Supervision of Weekday Education and Summer Day Camp Leadership
    • Includes Child Development Center, First Learning Place,  Summer Day Camp, Resource Room Coordinator
    • Works in close conjunction with Student Ministry to provide a well-planned Christian education curricula for birth-12^th grade.  (National research has shown that there is a significant drop off in church involvement/attendance after high school.  In our local setting, we want to do everything possible to have a clear, consistent and comprehensive plan in place to help our children become spiritually grounded. )

Associate Level:

• Preschool  Ministry Associate @20 hrs. per week

  • Responsible for implementation of the overall vision of Childhood education as it relates to birth-kindergarten.  This includes enlistment, program management, and leadership development.
    
    

• Children’s Associate @ 20 hrs. per week
  (This job has been filled.) 

  • Responsible for implementation of the overall vision of Childhood education as it relates to grades 1-4  This includes enlistment, program management, and leadership development.
    
    

• Pre-teen Associate @ 10 hrs. per week
  (This job has been filled.)
  

  • Responsible for implementation of the overall vision of Childhood education as it relates to grades 5-6  This includes enlistment, program management, and leadership development.
    
    

Intern Level:   (20 hrs per week)

•  Position responsibilities include the majority of the rote responsibilities for the age groups above, most notably preschool:  room preparation, toy sterilization, curriculum ordering/distribution, snack preparation,  volunteer contacts and rotations, etc.  

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