Mission Alignment: Why This Role Matters

Journey Church exists to make Jesus accessible to anyone. The Central JKids Director provides leadership, vision, and oversight to all Journey Church JKids campuses. This role ensures alignment across campuses, supports and develops campus JKids Directors, and champions a healthy culture that reflects the mission and values of Journey Church

Purpose of the Job: 

Responsible for building and leading the Production Team to professionally operate the live AVL program at Journey Church while facilitating a high-quality, safe, and distraction-free experience. This role works closely with both the Campus Pastor and Central Production Director to ensure alignment in culture, systems, and excellence.

This Role Wins When:
● Every campus delivers a consistent, engaging, and spiritually impactful kids experience
● Children are taking clear next steps in their relationship with Jesus
● Leaders are developed, retained, and multiplying
● Families trust and prioritize Journey Kids Spiritual Leadership & Discipleship Strategy
● Define and implement a clear discipleship pathway for children (salvation, baptism, spiritual growth).
● Ensure all environments lead kids toward a relationship with Jesus, not just engagement.
● Equip and resource parents to serve as the primary spiritual leaders of their children.
● Champion spiritual formation across all campuses through curriculum, leadership, and culture.
Success Indicators:
Clear next steps for kids; increased salvations/baptisms; strong parent confidence in
spiritual development.

Curriculum Development & Implementation

Provide leadership and oversight to the Curriculum Director, ensuring alignment with vision, strategy, and execution across all campuses.
● Partner closely with the Curriculum Director to develop, implement, and maintain high-quality, age-appropriate curriculum for all JKids services and events.
● Ensure curriculum is biblically sound, engaging, and aligned with Journey Church mission and values.
● Oversee the execution of ProPresenter slides, print materials, activities, and classroom resources through the Curriculum Director.
● Collaborate with the Curriculum Director to lead curriculum-related video production (recording, editing, distribution).

Success Indicators:
Accurate weekly delivery; strong collaboration with Curriculum Director; high engagement feedback; consistent execution across campuses.

Weekend Experience Ownership

● Own and continuously improve the overall Sunday experience for kids across all campuses.
● Design engaging, age-appropriate environments including flow, transitions, teaching moments, and energy.
● Innovate and refine experiences to remain relevant, engaging, and effective.

Success Indicators: High engagement levels; consistent experience quality; positive feedback from kids, leaders, and parents.

Multi-Campus Alignment & Oversight

● Ensure consistent execution, culture, and curriculum fidelity across all campuses.
● Conduct regular campus visits for observation, evaluation, and coaching.
● Partner with Campus Pastors and JKids Directors to maintain alignment and excellence.

Success Indicators: Improved consistency across campuses; strong campus reporting; measurable alignment.

Leadership Development & Volunteer Pipeline Strategy

Equip and develop Campus JKids Directors to build healthy, high-performing teams.
● Build and maintain a scalable volunteer recruitment pipeline across all campuses.
● Develop a leadership bench (team leads, coaches, future directors).
● Standardize onboarding, training, and leadership development systems.
● Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and skill development.

Success Indicators: Increased volunteer recruitment and retention; leadership pipeline growth; strong team health.

Parent Experience & Communication Strategy

● Develop and execute a comprehensive parent engagement strategy.
● Ensure consistent and excellent first-time family experiences.
● Create communication rhythms that build trust and partnership with families.
● Establish systems to gather and act on parent feedback.

Success Indicators: High parent satisfaction; improved guest retention; strong family engagement.

Data & Decision-Making Ownership

● Analyze ministry data (attendance, retention, volunteer metrics, engagement) regularly.
● Lead performance reviews and strategic planning with Campus Directors.
● Use data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for growth.
● Drive decision-making that improves ministry effectiveness and scalability.

Success Indicators: Data-driven improvements; clear reporting rhythms; consistent goal achievement across
campuses.

Operational Excellence & Resource Management

● Ensure all classrooms are fully prepared with supplies, curriculum, and resources
each week.
● Oversee centralized purchasing and ordering systems.
● Manage and steward the JKids annual budget with excellence and accountability.
● Identify opportunities for cost efficiency and resource optimization.

Success Indicators: Budget adherence; operational consistency; minimal last-minute needs.

Digital & Online Ministry Strategy

● Develop a strategy for digital and at-home discipleship content.
● Leverage video and online platforms to extend ministry beyond Sundays.
● Ensure content scalability across campuses and for families.

Success Indicators: Increased engagement beyond Sundays; accessible digital resources for families.

Event Collaboration & Support

● Partner with the JKids Event Coordinator to align curriculum, activities, and
execution.
● Support and strengthen special events through leadership, training, and content.

Success Indicators: Well-executed events; strong volunteer preparedness; seamless integration with curriculum.

Crisis, Safety & Ministry Standards

● Own and enforce all child safety policies and procedures across campuses.
● Ensure compliance with child-to-leader ratios and safety standards.
● Lead incident response protocols and training.
● Conduct regular audits to maintain excellence in safety and care.

Success Indicators: 100% compliance; strong audit results; high parent trust in safety.

Culture, Vision & Ministry Health

● Champion the mission, vision, and culture of Journey Church across all JKids teams.
● Foster a unified, healthy, and life-giving ministry environment.
● Build a culture of excellence, joy, ownership, and spiritual maturity.

Success Indicators: Positive culture feedback; strong team unity; high volunteer satisfaction.

Measurement of Success: KRA/KPI’s

● Attendance: 16% of total Sunday attendance are children; headcounts submitted
100% of the time
● Safety: 100% compliance with child-to-leader ratios
● Leadership Development: 85% of leadership roles filled; 20% growth annually
● Efficiency: Check-in wait times under 20 seconds
● Environment: 95%+ cleanliness rating
● Retention: 50%+ first-time guest return rate within four weeks
● Goal Accountability: Campus Directors meet or exceed ministry goals

Church Values

1. We Love God: We are passionate about the presence of God and developing our character; living a life that reflects the love of Christ.
2. We Love People: We grow relationally with the team, and have a genuine love for the people we serve; those who attend church, and those outside the church.
3. We Pursue Excellence: Whatever we do, we will do it to the best of our ability and continually develop the gifts that God has given us.
4. We Choose Joy: We endeavor to have the mind of Christ and approach life with an attitude of humility and an atmosphere of fun. We are not slaves to our emotion; our attitude is dependent upon our focus.

Leader Profile

1. Jesus Centered: Leaders keep Jesus as their focus, not drama, or trivial issues. They center on Jesus as savior, and worship passionately; Jesus as
sanctifier, and develop a discipline of exposure to God's word & prayer; Jesus as soon returning King, and serve & evangelize.
2. Teachable: Leaders are not easily offended, or get defensive. They want to grow and understand that the person bringing instruction or correction wants them to grow too.
3. Extreme Owners: Leaders handle people & projects with care because they see them as our own: they own the responsibility. They acknowledge their mistakes and in doing so discover opportunities for growth.
4. Honor Up, Down, and All Around: Leaders honor the leaders above us, the leaders who work alongside us, and the people we lead. Leaders honor in the
thoughts we have about others, the words we speak to & about others, and the deeds we do for others.
5. Heart for the House: Leaders love Journey and consider it a privilege to invest in the house, and to share what God's doing through it with their friends and family.

6. Enthusiastic: Leaders display a contagious enthusiasm that motivates others. They're always filled with great energy and optimism. They smile and laugh a lot