Director of Food Pantry and Clothes Closet meneilly center for mission – overland park, kansas
Education Requirements | Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university preferred Hours | Full Time (40 hrs/week) Competitive benefits package
The director of the Food Pantry and Clothes Closet oversees all the operations of the Food Pantry including volunteer and staff management, acquisition and monitoring of food inventory, client access, fundraising, communication of pantry policies, procedures, accomplishments and events and assembling monthly operational reports.
Responsibilities •Qualify clients interested in receiving assistance, oversee all interactions with current clients and volunteers and solve problems as they arise •Recruit, train, implement consistent procedures, encourage and assign various duties to regular and occasional outside groups of volunteers •Oversee ordering, receipt, storage and distribution of all purchased and donated inventory. •Quantify and report on all financial data, inventory records, service and personal information on both clients and volunteers •Plan acquisition of Thanksgiving food, recruit outside groups of volunteers, organize and implement distribution of 500 Thanksgiving baskets •Monitor and ensure building, two vehicles and all equipment are clean, secured and in good working order •Promote and report on the needs and operations of Village Food Pantry to the church staff, congregation and various outside organizations •Develop and support community partners for donations and other Pantry support
Qualifications •Able to support the mission and ministry of Village Presbyterian Church, models church’s values •Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university preferred •Management experience in either the private and/or public sectors required •Inventory management experience preferred •Volunteer management experience preferred •Budget development, oversight and presentation experience preferred •Experience working for or volunteering at a food pantry or non-profit organization providing services to the community preferred •Experience assessing an organization’s structure and staffing alignment preferred •Strategic planning experience, including goal setting and growth plans, preferred •Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, ability to learn and use other databases •Excellent verbal and written communication skills •Strong organizational and administrative skills •Good interpersonal skills- must be comfortable talking with a wide variety of people and presenting to large groups •Ability to adhere to client confidentiality policies and procedures
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements •Ability to work flexible schedule •Ability to work occasional evenings for advisory board meetings •Ability to handle medical emergencies if they arise •Flexibility to respond to emergency needs of the Pantry such as a cooler alarm after hours •Ability to lift 25 pounds •Ability to navigate and move around the pantry building and grounds to supervise activities of clients and volunteers •Ability to speak and hear on the phone
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to deborah.white@villagepres.org. Interviews will be conducted as soon as viable candidates apply.
CLICK HERE for more information about our Village Church Food Pantry and Clothes Closet. For a photo tour of the Pantry, click here. For more information about the ministry and other programs of Village Presbyterian Church, visit our home page at villagepres.org.
Director of Music Ministry Village Presbytertian Church on Antioch 14895 Antioch Road, Overland Park Kansas
Job Summary: The director of Music Ministry at Village Church on Antioch is a 25 hour per week position that provides leadership to develop, coordinate and implement a diverse music ministry to serve the Village on Antioch congregation and larger Village Church community. The Director of Music Ministry invites persons of every age and musical ability to discover, nurture, and share their musical gifts within the life of the faith community for the glory of God.
Duties and responsibilities •Plan and implement Village on Antioch Sunday worship music in collaboration with the site pastor and other staff colleagues. •Provide music leadership to equip, encourage, support and nurture a wide variety of musical groups. These groups include, but are not limited to: choirs, small ensembles, instrumentalists, bell choirs, soloists children’s and youth choirs. •Provide music leadership and support for special worship services including weddings and memorial services. •Lead worship singing as needed. •Demonstrate care for Village music participants. •Plan and lead opportunities for Village musicians to reach out to the community through concerts and collaborations. •Supervise music staff, interns and contract musicians. •Develop and maintain an annual budget for the music ministry. •Arrange for Sunday morning worship leaders. •Provide for ongoing special musical offerings outside of Sunday morning worship. •Coordinate the care and maintenance of the music ministry library and equipment. •Maintain positive relationships and communications within the Village on Antioch and Village on Mission community and the larger church community.
Required Qualifications •Able to support the mission and ministry of Village Presbyterian Church and model the church’s values. •A deep and thorough musical knowledge and demonstrated excellence in conducting and leading ensembles. •Skills to implement a program that both challenges the trained volunteer musician and comfortably includes the amateur volunteer musician. •Creativity to encompass a variety of musical styles and literature. •A love for God, and a faithful love for God’s people in the worship of God. •A faith that nurtures a love for music and cultivates a love for one another. •Strong administrative and organizational skills. •Demonstrated effective leadership that fosters teamwork in a positive atmosphere with both staff and volunteers. •Ability to be flexible and wise in managing multiple priorities. Desired Qualifications •Musical keyboard skills •Familiarity and comfort with Microsoft Office suite, Google apps and Pro Presenter among others.
Village on Antioch is located at 14895 Antioch Road in Overland Park, KS.
Assistant Child Care Provider/Assistant Teacher Village Church Child & Family Development Center - Overland Park, Kansas
Job Summary: Assisting a lead teacher in an early childhood center with children ages 6 weeks through 3 years of age. Schedule is 35 hours a week working various shifts between 8:30 a.m. 6 p.m. We will provide on the job training, caring for young children in a licensed facility.
Responsibilities:
Being on time for your shift
Dressing appropriately. Clean clothes. Shirts, shorts and skirts that are modest length
Holding and walking with an infant
Holding a baby while feeding them a bottle in a walker or sitting on the floor
Preparing bottles and baby food
Feeding babies and toddlers at low tables and chairs
Serving toddlers breakfast, lunch or snack
Supervising the babies and children while eating
Picking up babies and toddlers for diaper changes
Assisting small children (2 1/2 through 3 years) to learn toileting skills
Sitting on the floor engaging children in developmental play
Leading children in songs and rhymes
Bending to pick up a baby off the floor to move to a crib for nap.
Sitting on the floor or close to the floor to assist children resting on cots
Supervise small and large groups of children
Cleaning up the classroom at the end of the shift
Attending staff meetings, the second Tuesday night of the month 6:30-8 p.m.
Qualities & Skills:
Patience and tolerance
Flexibility, stamina and lots of energy to interact with children on their level
Act and express understanding and be able to give encouragement
Engaging and joining in children’s play, with a sense of fun
Creative and imaginative
Must have good verbal and written skills to communicate with teammates and parents of children.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
Must be able to attend to children’s bodily care needs for infants to through 3 years of age.
Bodily care involves picking up and holding an infant/toddler while walking around the room. Applicant must able to lift 40 lbs. and be able to transport a child during an emergency evacuation.
Must be flexible to get up and down off the floor and able to sit in low chairs in the classrooms.
