Special Needs Director

Working with special needs children, adults, and their families, the right candidate will have a passion for reaching this people group who are often overlooked and under-resourced. Champion Forest has a great vision to equip, train, and help these families not just survive but thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruit, train and shepherd the Special Needs team.
• Build a team of leaders by nurturing relationships, ministering to, and walking alongside each volunteer.
• Train leaders in the vision of the Special Needs ministry, policies and procedures, curriculum, developmentally appropriate procedures, positive guidance, etc.
• Bring creativity and innovation to the Special Needs ministry.
• Cast the vision of Special Needs to leaders and families.
• Communicate weekly with leaders via e-mail, text, phone, or in-person.
• Family Ministry…Minister to parents through relationships, training, education, and support.
• Plan and implement respite events.
• Plan and implement VBS for children with Special Needs.
• Community Outreach – Be involved in the community to bring awareness to the Special Needs ministry.

What a Strong Candidate Would Look Like:

• Significant experience leading, building, and growing teams
• Education and experience working with special needs children and adults
• Proven record of success working in a large ministry or educational environment
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred