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Director of Children’s Ministries
Our church is seeking a part-time (20 hours/week) Children’s Director to provide planning, oversight, and support for all activities related to our children and their families.
This will include but is not limited to, attending Sunday worship services, coordinating Children’s Sunday School, organizing Special seasonal Events (such as Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter programs, and Vacation Bible School), recruiting volunteers, and publicizing all events and activities.
Administrative Assistant
Applicants must have good people skills. They must be able to greet visitors and callers in a friendly and welcoming manner. They must be patient, attentive and a good listener to those who call or visit and compassionate to their needs. Applicant must be proficient with Microsoft Office and comfortable working in a networked computer environment. They should be knowledgeable in operating office equipment such as copiers, postage machines, answering machines, fax machines and folding machines.
Responsibilities include: providing administrative support for Pastors and other staff members; preparing weekly Sunday bulletins (and others as needed); preparing a “This Week at LUMC eLight;” maintaining and tracking membership and attendance; maintaining a church calendar and coordinating requests for use of the church; and providing church food pantry customer service.
Please send resume and interest letter to Staff Parish Relations Committee Chair, 1101 Jamestown Crescent, Norfolk, VA 23508 or to francooper@vaumc.org.
Financial Secretary
This part-time, hourly position requires about 6-8 hours a week, including Mondays, from 9-11 am and other flex hours for completion of weekly work.
Duties include: Documenting all church gifts and revenues; scheduling and managing a team of volunteers who count and record all physically received income; posting giving through our church giving software and computer systems; providing special reports and information to church staff and committees; protecting the confidentiality of the donors; answering donor inquiries and consulting with potential donors regarding contribution methods; and supporting the Stewardship and Capital campaigns, memorial, endowment, and special contribution funds.
The Financial Secretary reports to the Lead Pastor and Staff-Parish Relations Committee, works closely with the Church Bookkeeper and Church Treasurer, and consults and reports with the Finance Committee.
Interested candidates should direct questions or send a resume and cover letter to Rev. Fran Cooper, francooper@vaumc.org.