Safety915DOGLeader

Glen Waverley Uniting Church

Position Description

9:15am Discoveries Of God (D.O.G) Leader

Role:

To facilitate activities that encourages children from grade 4 to year 8 to explore the stories of our faith tradition. To provide pastoral care to the children involved in the ministry activity.

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with Children and Families Co-ordinator before your rostered Sunday, to discuss planning and to ensure continuity for the group.
• Liaise with other 9.15am D.O.G. leaders to ensure continuity for the group.
• Prepare for the session by reading through the resource materials provided and becoming familiar with the week’s story and background information.
• Arrive at GWUC on the Sunday morning with enough time to ensure that the room is prepared and set up before the start of worship.
• Greet children and their parents as they arrive at worship.
• Provide the children with opportunities to explore the Bible story through asking questions.
• Record children’s attendance in the attendance roll.
• Following the session, notify the Children and Families Co-ordinator and other leaders about any new children and anything important to note from the session, by writing in the communication book.
• Ensuring the room is packed up and tidy at the end of the session.
• Attend a planning meeting each term.
• Attend a Safe Church training session each three years, beginning in the first year of volunteering at GWUC.

Requirements:

• A commitment and passion for Children and Families ministry.
• A current Working with Children Check.
• A passion for providing children with opportunities to grow in faith towards spiritual maturity.
• Enthusiastic, keen and caring character

Commitment:

• One Sunday per month