KID’S MINISTRY
Make an eternal impact in the lives of children and their parents.
ROLE DESCRIPTIONS
Nursery
Each volunteer role has its own process of qualification and training.
Purpose: Nursery volunteers serve during Sunday morning service to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children who are 6 – 24 months old.
Specifics of the Role: Nursery volunteers shower each child with God’s love and blessing during their stay in the nursery.
The role involves:
Arriving to classroom 5-10 minutes before the Kids Ministry time begins
Overseeing the check-in process
Praying for the kids individually as they play and interact
Comforting crying children
Contacting parents if a child needs to be changed
Overseeing the check-out process
Cleaning and straightening out the room after the children leave
Expectations:
Be committed to the values, beliefs, and leadership of Living Streams Church.
Please Arrive by 10:10 AM to set up your class, on Sundays that you are scheduled to serve.
Find a replacement for yourself in the event that you can’t make it in on a Sunday that you have committed to serve.
Attend occasional Kids Ministry meetings.
Preschool
Each volunteer role has its own process of qualification and training.
Purpose: Preschool volunteers serve during Sunday morning service to provide spiritual nourishment and an engaging environment for children who are 4 or 5 years old.
Specifics of the Role: The Preschool volunteers shower each child with God’s love and blessing during their time in Kids Ministry.
The role involves:
Arriving to classroom 5-10 minutes before the Kids Ministry time begins
Overseeing the check-in process
Praying for the kids individually as they play and interact
Reading a Kids Bible story and having a discussion about it
Contacting parents if a child needs to be changed
Overseeing the check-out process
Cleaning and straightening out the room after the children leave
Expectations:
Be committed to the values, beliefs, and leadership of Living Streams Church.
Please Arrive by 10:10 AM to set up your class, on Sundays that you are scheduled to serve.
Find a replacement for yourself in the event that you can’t make it in on a Sunday that you have committed to serve.
Attend occasional Kids Ministry meetings.
Toddler
Each volunteer role has its own process of qualification and training.
Purpose: Toddler volunteers serve during Sunday morning service to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children who are 2 or 3 years old.
Specifics of the Role: Toddler volunteers shower each child with God’s love and blessing during their time in Kids Ministry.
The role involves:
Arriving to classroom 5-10 minutes before the Kids Ministry time begins
Overseeing the check-in process
Praying for the kids individually as they play and interact
Reading a Kids Bible story and having a discussion about it
Directing or assisting activity time and/or craft time
Contacting parents if a child needs to be changed
Overseeing the check-out process
Cleaning and straightening out the room after the children leave
Expectations:
Be committed to the values, beliefs, and leadership of Living Streams Church.
Please Arrive by 10:10 AM to set up your class, on Sundays that you are scheduled to serve.
Find a replacement for yourself in the event that you can’t make it in on a Sunday that you have committed to serve.
Attend occasional Kids Ministry meetings.
K-2nd
Each volunteer role has its own process of qualification and training.
Purpose: Early elementary volunteers serve during Sunday morning service to provide spiritual nourishment and an engaging environment for children who are in kindergarten through 2nd grade.
Specifics of the Role: Early elementary volunteers create a safe and welcoming environment for children to discover and desire God.
The role involves:
Arriving to classroom 5-10 minutes before the Kids Ministry time begins
Overseeing the check-in process
Teaching or assistant teaching a lesson
Directing or assisting activity time and/or craft time
Contacting parents if a child needs to be changed
Overseeing the check-out process
Cleaning and straightening out the room after the children leave
Expectations:
Be committed to the values, beliefs, and leadership of Living Streams Church.
Please Arrive by 10:10 AM to set up your class, on Sundays that you are scheduled to serve.
Find a replacement for yourself in the event that you can’t make it in on a Sunday that you have committed to serve.
Attend occasional Kids Ministry meetings.
3rd-6th
Each volunteer role has its own process of qualification and training.
Purpose: Elementary volunteers serve during Sunday morning service to provide spiritual nourishment and an engaging environment for children who are in 3rd through 6th grade.
Specifics of the Role: Elementary volunteers create a safe and welcoming environment for children to discover and desire God.
The role involves:
Arriving to classroom 5-10 minutes before the Kids Ministry time begins
Overseeing the check-in process
Teaching or assistant teaching a lesson
Directing or assisting activity time and/or craft time
Contacting parents if a child needs to be changed
Overseeing the check-out process
Cleaning and straightening out the room after the children leave
Expectations:
Be committed to the values, beliefs, and leadership of Living Streams Church.
Please Arrive by 10:10 AM to set up your class, on Sundays that you are scheduled to serve.
Find a replacement for yourself in the event that you can’t make it in on a Sunday that you have committed to serve.
Attend occasional Kids Ministry meetings.
IMPORTANT!
All volunteers who work with children or youth at Living Streams Church are required to provide a PA Child Abuse Clearance, PA Criminal Background Check and an FBI Clearance with fingerprinting. The law went into effect in 2015 and clearances are valid for 60 months, or 5 years. Volunteers who have lived in Pennsylvania for the past 10 years can be exempted from the FBI clearance by signing an Affirmation of Residency.
Information about PA clearances for volunteers can be found here.
Click on each background check for links to online information:
Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check
Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance
Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Criminal History Background Check