Sunday School Director

Job Description

 How to Apply

            Please send applications to the Rev. Spencer Potter.

Hours and Pay

            About ten hours a week. Hours will vary significantly with the time of year. Religious holidays require more time. Summers require less time.

         Pay is commensurate with experience. Immediate family members also receive a 75% reduction in St. Andrew’s preschool tuition.

Skills Needed

            Belief in Jesus Christ as Lord

            Christian Education experience and knowledge  

            People skills

            Organizational skills

            Realm software experience, or the ability to learn

            Google Calendar and Gmail experience, or the ability to learn

            Microsoft Word proficiency

            A heart for nurturing the spiritual lives of children of all ages

            Relationship building skills                                          

Primary Sunday School Duties and Responsibilities

  • Create and communicate a vision for Christian formation for children (infant – 12th grade).

  • Recruit, train, and support Sunday School teachers.

  • Maintain the Sunday School budget, supplies, and curriculum.

  • Collaborate with the Rector in providing ongoing spiritual support for the issues parents face in raising children as Disciples of Christ.

  • Provide resources that translate to the home environment for parents to use with their children, such as Bible stories, activities, prayers, and Advent wreaths.

  • Participate fully in the liturgical life of the parish including, but not limited to, Sunday worship.

  • Communicate through parish publications (both paper and electronic), bulletin boards, postcards, notice pages, text messages, individual phone calls, and other communication methods as applicable and effective (e.g. Facebook).

  • Be effective at delegating responsibilities within the volunteer support network.

  • Communicate to the clergy any pertinent information for the pastoral care of the young people and their families.

  • Teach or facilitate First Communion/Communion awareness classes.

  • Individually contact parish member age infant – 12th grade during the year. This can be done in person, by phone, texts, or birthday postcard, etc.

  • Maintain a complete and up-to-date roster, including but not limited to, attendance, birthdays, and graduation, for the purpose of planning, evangelism, reaching out to members, and evaluating Christian formation in the parish.

  • Facilitate Sunday school worship and fellowship events like:

    • Homecoming Sunday

    • Kickoff Sunday

    • Commissioning of Sunday School

    • Trick or Table

    • Advent Lighting of Candles in Church

    • St. Nicolas Day

    • The Christmas Pageant

    • Shove Tuesday Pancake Dinner

    • The Reading of the Ten Commandments

    • The Good Friday Children’s Service

    • End of Sunday School Party

    • Graduation Sunday

  • Attend Safeguarding God’s People and Safeguarding God’s Children Training, and coordinate training for all volunteers. Keep records to ensure that all volunteers are properly trained.

  • Submit a report for the Annual Parish Report.

  • Effectively manage time in the annual life-cycle of the parish. For example, the time after Easter may be a time of intense planning for Christian education to make time for quieter summers and for relationship-building during the school year.

  • Act as liaison with clergy and staff to welcome families into the parish's life and ministry and encourage other adults to offer that same welcome.

  • Effectively communicate among teachers, parents, and staff to ensure smooth-running programs.

  • Create and update the master calendar for family Christian formation.

  • Ensure that classrooms and supplies are organized and create a welcoming environment for children and families.