Kids Ministries Facilitator (Milton Campus)

One Church, One Message, Many Expressions
www.porticocanada.ca

Kids Ministries Facilitator (Milton Campus)

Location: PORTICO Milton Campus, intersection: James Snow and Steeles
Position Type: Contract, Part-time (up to 20 hrs a week)
Term: Contract ends on June 30, 2026
Schedule: Sundays 7:30 am-1 pm
Salary: $18 per hour

PORTICO'S MINISTRY OVERVIEW

PORTICO Community Church is a Christian church, incorporated as a registered Canadian not-for-profit charity, affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC), serving the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with campuses located in Mississauga and Milton.

PORTICO's Senior Pastor, elected by the official members, reports to the Board of Elders on vision, direction, ministry and church operations. The Senior Pastor is empowered and monitored through policy governance for the hiring, management and care of all ministry staff and for the oversight of ministries, facilities and operational matters.

PORTICO’S MINISTRY OBJECTIVES

PORTICO Community Church is passionately committed to its mission, vision and core values as defined below:

PORTICO’S MISSION

“Helping people find their way back to God.”

PORTICO’S VISION

“One Church, One Message, Many Expressions.”

PORTICO’S CORE VALUES

“CONNECT with Christ and His family”

“GROW together in Christ likeness”

“SERVE Christ’s mission in the world.”

PORTICO’S ENDS

PORTICO strives to fulfill God’s purpose and design for His church as expressed through PORTICO’s stated ENDS.

We believe that because of PORTICO, people will Be Disciples who:

CONNECT with Christ and His Family Mathew 4:19 “Come...”
Mathew 11:28-30 “Come to me...”

GROW together in Christlikeness. Mathew 4:19-20 “...follow me...” Mathew 11:28-30 “...learn from me...”

SERVE Christ’s mission in the world.
Mathew 4:19-20 “...I will send you out...”
Mathew 28:19-20 “Go, and make disciples of all nations...”

And, there will be healthy, self-sustaining expressions of disciple-making communities that have capacity to reproduce themselves and are fully aligned with PORTICO’s Mission.

KIDS MINISTRIES FACILITATOR

Reporting to the Campus Pastor, PORTICO Milton, the role of the Kids Ministries Facilitator is to come alongside the Campus Pastor and support the mission and vision of PORTICO. Key responsibilities include recruiting and equipping Ministry Partners (volunteers), facilitating weekly and periodic discipleship programs, and ensuring smooth program administration. Working closely with the Campus Pastor, Mississauga ministry teams, and parents, this role plays a key part in helping kids grow in faith and in fostering a welcoming environment for new families.

The Kids Ministries Facilitator is a person who can understand the big picture but whose heart is in the details, who knows what needs to be done and can recruit, train, equip and inspire others to serve into the vision.

The Kids Ministries Facilitator will have a firm grasp on the church’s mission, vision and strategy, and working in harmony with the pastoral team and ministry staff, will equip leaders and ministry partners to carry out PORTICO’S ENDs. To accomplish the expectations of this role, their emphasis will be given to building robust systems of relational and spiritual trust amongst all staff, ministry partners and church attendees, to ensure that the church is healthy, vibrant, and growing.

This role necessitates a leadership style that is servant-hearted and characterized by Christ-like attitudes. The leader must embrace a passion for individual spiritual development, exercise open and honest communication, be intentional in committing to initiating reconciliation & restoration when in disagreements, and express and maintain loyalty, confidentiality & support of the church leadership.

Strong administrative and operational skills and experience, as well as a thorough understanding and commitment to working in a large church, multi-staff setting, will be critical for success in this role.

The Kids Ministries Facilitator will be directly supervised by the Campus Pastor, PORTICO Milton, which includes but is not limited to: leadership support, goal setting, performance evaluation, mentoring, and training.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Under the supervision of the Campus Pastor, develop and execute discipleship strategies geared to kids and youth under the age of 18. This is done in collaboration with the broader Portico community and within the “many expressions” framework.

Recruit, develop and equip ministry leaders to carry out the mission and vision of Portico as it relates to ministry to kids in the Milton Campus.
Facilitate weekly expressions of ministry to Kids on Sundays during both worship gatherings in collaboration with the Mississauga Campus ministry team.
Facilitate discipleship programs for kids in the Milton Campus as part of periodic church-wide GROW nights.
Ensure the smooth administration of all programs related to kids at Portico Milton.

a. Schedule leaders, plan lessons and activities, resource classrooms, ensure ministry spaces are set up in a timely and appealing way.

b. Work with Portico’s administrative teams to ensure compliance with policies and procedures, including Plan to Protect.
Employ communication strategies to inform and engage parents in their children’s discipleship processes.
Support the integration of new families as they join the Portico Milton community

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

PORTICO is a team-oriented environment, and it is essential that you exhibit a servant-hearted leadership style that is characterized by Christ-like attitudes. The following competencies are essential to a successful working relationship with our staff and volunteers:

Demonstrate a thorough understanding and commitment to working in a large church, multi-staff setting
Exhibit & nurture a passion for individual spiritual development
Exercise open and honest communication
Exercise a commitment to initiate reconciliation & restoration when offended
Possess the ability to inspire, motivate and lead others
Express and maintain loyalty, confidentiality & support of the church leadership
Actively participate in special activities

LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS

As a member of PORTICO’s staff, this role requires that you personally embrace, actively promote and support PORTICO’s mission, vision, core values and Ends within all expressions of the church community.

This position is often involved in sensitive situations, and the individual may become aware of privileged information requiring sound judgment and discretion. Strict confidentiality must be maintained when dealing with the elder board, pastoral or congregational-related issues. A violation of confidentiality is grounds for immediate dismissal.

We thank all applicants, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources at careers@porticocanada.ca of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any material or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

To apply for this job, please submit your resume and cover letter to: portico.cc/job-application.