Special Needs Inclusion & Curriculum Coordinator

Location: Parsippany

Big Win: A servant leader who creates an inclusive culture and opportunities at the Morris campus for kids in Liquid Family with Special Needs.

The Special Needs Inclusion & Curriculum Coordinator serves under the Morris County Family Pastor with a dotted line oversight to the Special Needs Pastor. A full-time position, the schedule includes Sunday services and a minimum of two in-person office days, which include Tuesday and Thursday meetings at our central office in Parsippany, totaling 40 hours.

Responsibilities

Buddy Program/Sunday

• Lead the Buddy Program at the Morris Campus for your assigned phases(Nursery-PreK, MS, JV, and Registration/Guest Services).
• Welcome and support families.
• Set up and clean up Family spaces; keep supplies organized.
• Lead/Attend Volunteer huddles and share the day's vision and details.
• Recruit, train, and encourage Buddies and Buddy Coaches.
• Pair and schedule buddies with kids each week. Communicate with parents and confirm weekly attendance.
• Support and guide buddies in the use of adaptive materials, provide feedback and training;
  Identify kids who need extra support or adaptive curriculum.
• Work with the campus family team to solve pairing or behavior challenges and foster inclusion.

Curriculum

• Create adaptive materials for Elementary and Middle School; provide feedback for inclusion tips and general curriculum in regards to inclusion
• Gather and monitor feedback from Staff and Volunteers to ensure the adaptive curriculum is effectively being implemented, to improve adaptive curriculum
• Weekly review curriculum and adaptive elements in preparation for Sunday
• Attend curriculum meetings to share ideas and support inclusion; present adaptive curriculum

Other Responsibilities

• Attend Meetings:
  System, Campus, Staff, 1:1 etc
• Support & Attend Campus and Church-Wide Special Needs events & training
• Support Campus Events as requested by manager
• Care for Volunteers and Families

Volunteers (Buddy Specific)

• Recruit - Identify/approach interested individuals and process interest forms, working through the role-specific recruiting and selection process
• Retain - Regular communication (through email, text, huddles and team meetings), maintain and communicate the schedule, foster community within and provide spiritual care to the team members
• Reward - Appreciate and celebrate team members regularly

Time Commitment

• Sundays - all 3 services (attend 1 each week)
• Full Time Staff role (40 hours) Tuesday and Thursday office presence
• Regular connecting time with buddies and families
• Respite events and other staff required events at Liquid

Qualifications

• Two years of serving at Liquid (Buddy Preferred)
• Experience with special education curriculum or adaptive curriculum
• Schedule - Sunday-Thursday schedule (occasional weekends with special events);
  Major Holidays:
  Christmas Eve, Easter, etc.
• Tech Savvy - Learns quickly and can adapt to changing technology with ease, experience with Google application preferred
• Communication - Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and problem solving skills - Is cool under pressure
• Relational ability - A "people" person who works well with Staff and volunteers of varying personality types.

ABOUT LIQUID

Liquid Church is a Bible-based, Christ-centered evangelical megachurch with a vision to "Saturate the State with the Gospel of Jesus Christ." Since launching in 2007, Liquid has experienced 17 years of rapid growth & changed lives- baptizing over 3,100 people in Jesus' Name.

With multiple campuses located across New Jersey, over 5,000 people currently experience weekly services featuring dynamic Bible teaching, powerful worship, and cutting-edge family ministry. We have a passion for serving families with special needs, our hungry & homeless neighbors, and bringing clean water to thirsty nations.

Liquid is regularly spotlighted as one of America's "Top 100 Fastest-Growing Churches" by Outreach magazine. Our innovative approach to ministry has been featured on CNN, FOX News, and The Today Show. Read this NPR article to get a feel for our vibrant, ethnically diverse, multigenerational community.