The Glen Waverley Uniting Church PSALTER
9:15am Kids Activity Time (K.A.T) Leader. OBSOLETE 2024
Role:
To facilitate activities that encourages children from preschool to grade 3 to explore the stories of our Christian faith tradition, while providing pastoral care.
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 K.A.T. leaders to ensure continuity for the group.
- Plan, prepare, arrange and delivery activity/activities for the session. The leader is to ensuring resource materials are provided and that they are 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 and participating in activities.
- Record children’s attendance in the attendance roll.
Following the session, notify the C&F Coordinator and other leaders about any new children and anything important to note from the session, by writing in the communication book.
- Ensure all resources are packed up and tidy at the end of each 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