Compensation: $26.44/hr.
Start Date: Mid-July
Deadline for Applications: May 15, 2023
Email cover letter and resume
Position Title: Sunday Children’s Program Team Lead
Hours: 5 1/2 hours per week – Sundays 9:30 a.m-1 p.m. for
Children’s programming, plus prep time during the week
Reports To: Director of Lifelong Learning
FLSA Classification: Non-exempt
Position Description
The Sunday Children’s Program Team Lead at the Unitarian Universalist Church of
Fresno (UU Fresno) provides an important service to our community by ensuring that
families have a safe, engaging, fun, and spiritually relevant program for their children
on Sunday morning. The program supports the development of Unitarian Universalist
religious principles and values within our children and families. These include:
https://www.uufresno.org/about-us/what-is-unitarian-universalism
Essential duties and responsibilities fall into the following two areas:
Weekly Responsibilities (these are examples for illustrative purposes only)
1. Receive and execute weekly lesson plans created by the Director of Lifelong Learning.
2. Serve as Team Lead for staff members who help facilitate our Sunday Children’s
Program.
3. Connect and build relationship with families and children and support their
integration into programming.
4. Supervise and care for children in the Sunday Morning Children’s Program.
5. Serve as Team Lead in guiding the children in lesson plans and activities.
6. Meet with the Sunday Morning Children’s Program team during the 12:30 p.m.
meeting directly following the Sunday Children’s Program (30 mins.).
a. Share strengths and concerns from each week’s Sunday Children’s Program.
7. Enthusiastically and authentically support the religious principles and values shared
in our Unitarian Universalist Sunday Morning Children’s Program.
8. Arrive on time for scheduled hours.
9. Communicate in advance to Director of Lifelong Learning when they will not be
available to perform regular duties, providing at least 24 hours’ notice whenever
possible.
10. Log and submit hours worked via the Gusto system.
Additional or Potential Responsibilities
1. Provide immediate First Aid or CPR care in the event of an emergency.
2. Communicate with parents in the sanctuary as needed.
3. Provide feedback to the Director of Lifelong Learning regarding program,
participants, and staff, as needed.
4. Assist with additional cleaning duties in the classroom and outdoor spaces.
Qualifications:
1. College degree preferred and relevant experience required. Comfort and familiarity
working with children in structured activities and free play. Ability to address basic
conflicts with loving kindness. Ability to adapt curriculum for classes as needed.
2. Experience directing team members, delegating tasks, and guiding their facilitation of
classroom activities. Comfortable with coaching team members in growing their
classroom support skills. Ability to work well with a diverse group of professionals and
volunteers.
3. Demonstrated interpersonal skills and people-focused perspective. Natural comfort
with people and ability to interact with strangers (children, youth, adult) in a
comfortable and energetic manner. Ability to build and maintain interpersonal
relationships. Possess emotional intelligence and outgoing personality.
4. Experience effectively communicating verbally and in writing and effectively
responding to inquiries, concerns or complaints; and effectively present information
to individuals and groups.
5. Ability to remember multiple names, faces, and personal details.
6. Demonstrated office technology skills to effectively use relational database,
spreadsheet, and word processing software. Social media skills a plus, but not
required.
7. Familiarity with Unitarian Universalism, or willingness to learn basic tenets in order
to represent its progressive faith perspective to spiritual seekers.
8. While we don’t require our Sunday Children’s Program Coordinator to identify as a
Unitarian Universalist, it is expected that the person in this position is in alignment
with Unitarian Universalist religious principles and values and can communicate
them enthusiastically and authentically.
Core Competencies:
Organizing – Can organize resources (people, funds, materials) to get things done, manage
multiple projects simultaneously, keep track of details and manage distractions. Able to
conceive of systematic solutions to recurring needs and think strategically and long-term.
Communication – Can communicate clearly and informatively in spoken and written forms.
Listens and gets clarification. Demonstrates group presentation skills. Varies writing style
to meet needs. Embraces technology as a tool for administration, communication and
education.
Managing – Able to prioritize and perform multiple tasks under time deadlines; can
anticipate and adjust for problems and motivate others to assist. Able to work creatively
and agilely in a sometimes chaotic and under-resourced environment and to take
initiative in problem solving.
Interpersonal relationships – Has the ability to communicate succinctly and clearly in
writing and speech. Can maintain a pleasant affect during difficult times.
Trust and integrity – Maintains confidentiality and handles sensitive situations
with discernment.
Judgment – Displays willingness to make decisions and makes them in a timely manner.
Exhibits sound and accurate judgment and supports and explains reasoning for
decisions. Includes appropriate people in the decision-making process.
Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and
develops realistic action plans.
Self-Management – Takes responsibility for the quality and effectiveness of one’s own
performance.
Team Player – Ability to work positively and professionally with visitors, staff, church
volunteers, and congregants.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk,
sit, use hands to enter data in a PC, and take notes. The employee is occasionally required
to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25
pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to
adjust focus for near-reading, viewing computer screen, reading written documents, etc.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those
an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
The typical environment will be the Sunday Children’s Program classroom, Sanctuary,
church nursery and outdoor patio, storage facilities, and other areas on the Alluvial Ave. UU
Fresno campus. Noise levels vary.
General Purpose and Spirit
People with disabilities, people of color, Hispanic/Latinx, and LGBTQ candidates are
encouraged to apply. Our congregation is committed to developing a diverse and
talented staff team. If you are excited about this role but are unsure whether you
meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage you to inquire and/or apply.
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno is a liberal and progressive religious
community. It welcomes people of all ages, religious backgrounds, cultural
origins, spiritual beliefs, differing abilities, gender identities, and sexual
orientations. For more information on Unitarian Universalism, please see the
church website at www.uufresno.org and the denomination website at
www.uua.org. You need to be comfortable and enthusiastic with the church’s
liberal and progressive religious identity.
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