Nursery Coordinator

Description

The mission of this role is to create a welcoming, safe, and faith-centered Sunday morning nursery where children and families experience the love of Christ, while also serving as the nursery supervisor for evening and weekend events. Through consistent leadership, the position ensures the nursery is well-staffed, prepared, and developmentally appropriate, allowing parents to fully engage in worship or events. The role collaborates closely with the Children’s Ministry team to align nursery programming with the broader mission and vision of the church.

Essential Duties

1. Communicate with families about our staff, practices, and policies through various means, including person-to-person, phone, email, meetings, brochures, etc.

2. Communicate with various ministries and community groups to set up childcare needs for programs and events

3. Reach out to families to offer prayers, support, guidance, and understanding for the demands of parenting

4. Use faith development and early childhood education knowledge in various communication tools

5. Accept evening and weekend childcare reservations through online registration, email, and phone, and communicate with registered families regarding arrival location and procedures for evening/weekend care

6. Maintain an effective scheduling system to ensure appropriate staffing for the number of children for Sunday Nursery

7. Schedule the appropriate number of caregivers to meet the required needs based on childcare reservations for evening/weekend care

8. Brainstorm and share scheduling and payroll practices with Nursery Assistant

9. Respond to caregivers’ questions and needs on Sunday morning and during events

Program Planning

10. Partners with the Assistant Director of Children’s Ministry to oversee Sunday childcare and Evening childcare

11. Maintain age-appropriate manipulatives and resources to best support each classroom

12. Evaluate and assess room set up on a regular basis

13. Be on-call for evening childcare supervision and staffing

Build & Manage Nursery Team

14. Develop and maintain relationships with area colleges, universities, and other similar organizations to recruit the best possible candidates

15. Hold regular trainings for all nursery staff that focus on the social, emotional, spiritual, cognitive, and physical needs of each child, including CPR and First Aid

16. Model and discuss appropriate communication and best practices with children and peers on an ongoing basis

17. Provide and review staff handbook on a regular basis

18. Conduct annual performance reviews of all employees and throughout the year, as needed

19. Complete all required HR and Payroll paperwork on new and current employees, as needed

Children’s Ministries Team

20. Serve on the Children’s Ministries team to plan, develop, and execute programs and events

21. Work as a team member within Children’s Ministries and the entire church to ensure the nursery aligns with the church vision and mission

22. Assist with Newborn & Baptism duties, engagement with the families, teach Baptism classes

23. Participate in short-term and long-term goal planning with various groups

24. Meet with the Children’s team on a regular basis to execute Sunday morning programs and special events

25. Discuss possible childcare needs for upcoming church events

Additional Responsibilities

26. Prepare and complete administrative duties

27. Develop and lead programming for expecting parents that introduces and integrates them into life at St. Luke’s with a young child.

28. Assist or substitute as childcare worker, when needed

29. Support other staff members and ministry areas

30. Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

· Sunday Morning and Evening/Weekend Childcare Supervisors

· All Childcare Caregivers

Requirements

Education:

· High school diploma or GED required.

· Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent years of experience required

· CPR/First Aid Certification required.

Experience:

· Three to five years related experience in childcare required.

Talents:

· Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google-Based programs.

· Ability to work varying schedules, including evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays

· Knowledge of child development skills and health/safety standards.

· Knowledge of theology.

· Knowledge of basic accounting skills.

· Knowledge of state licensing requirements for caregivers.

· Ability to self-motivate and manage time effectively.

· Detail-oriented and organized.

· Diplomacy in relationships and confidentiality.

· Ability to successfully build relationships and work in a team environment.

· Excellent verbal & written communication skills.

· Compassion and desire to work with children.

· Strong leadership and management skills.