Let’s Begin the Highpoint Kids On-Ramping Journey!

We are excited you have begun the journey to becoming a part of the Highpoint Kids Ministry Team.

This page is your ONE-STOP, ONLINE MAP to help guide you through the process of joining the Highpoint Kids Dream Team!

While working with kids is a lot of FUN, we take the stewardship of our children entrusted to our care very seriously. We have a carefully thought through process of both screening and preparing our volunteers so that we not only protect our kids, but make sure our volunteers feel ready when they step into the ministry environments to serve our kids. After you are fully cleared, trained, and ready for scheduling, we continue to make sure you get ongoing support and ongoing training. Your feedback and questions are always welcome. Never hesitate to reach out to your scheduler, ministry team leader, or Pastor Karl at any time.

 

There are FIVE STEPS to the On-Ramping Process outlined below. They don’t necessarily have to be done in order, but are presented in the order they usually happen. If at any stage you need help or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Pastor Karl or the contact above who has perhaps already been in touch with you. We want to get you serving our kids as quickly as possible!

We can’t express enough how THANKFUL we are for you, and how EXCITED we are to have you on our team!

STEP ONE: Complete GROWTH TRACK

GROWTH TRACK is where you learn about Highpoint Church, it’s Mission, Vision and how you can discover your purpose serving God on one of our Dream Team! If you have not attended Growth Track yet, there is both an in-person and online version. It’s all online and fast and easy!

Register here.

 

STEP TWO: Complete Application for Working with Minors

We ask everyone who is going to work with minors to fill out this application.  If you think you already completed this, just let Pastor Karl know, and he’ll take a look to confirm, or just go ahead and do it again if you want to speed the process, it only takes a few minutes.

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION ONLINE

STEP THREE: Complete a Background Check

Once you have completed STEP TWO, we will initiate the background check. It is completely online, secure and confidential. We’ll let you know when it is sent and you’ll get an e-mail from a company called “CHECKR.” You complete a very short form online and we are only notified that you passed. No personal information is shared.

Note: If you already have a cleared background check on file with Highpoint, we may not need to send a new one. However, we run fresh checks on all volunteers every two years.

STEP FOUR:  Training and Orientation

Whew! You’re almost there! Thank you for all your diligence in getting through these steps! We know it’s a bit of work  – but our kids are worth the effort to make sure all of our volunteers are screened, trained, and prepared for serving in our ministry environments!

The final step is just to get some important information into your hands via print and video and we collect a signature on our Child Protection Policy just to make sure that all of our volunteers understand just how important it is. Below our some links to important Children’s Ministry Policies. If you prefer things in paper, you can always drop by our Highpoint Kids Check-in Counter and we have printed copies there as well.

  • Download our Children’s Ministry Manual (v9 822KB)
    • This manual is updated regularly to provide answers to common questions about the policies and procedures in our Children’s Ministry. Many questions you may have are answered within. It outlines how we want ministry to be done at Highpoint Kids and what is expected of our volunteers. Please read it through and be aware of the policies. As a volunteer you may now be asked questions from parents or other volunteers and good for you to be able to answer those questions. If you think there is something we need to add to the manual, let Pastor Karl know. Note: When you click the link above, the file may not appear, but go directly to your download folder.
  • Download the Child Protection Policy (230 KB)
    • NOTE: This copy is for your reference. We will send you an email from Dropbox Sign so you can sign it electronically. But this link will provide you a way to read it in advance or reference it later if you’d like. The electronic signing is fast and easy!

STEP FIVE: SET UP YOUR PLANNING CENTER ACCOUNT

Once we have your application and background check cleared, you will be added to Planning Center. Planning Center is the online scheduling tool we use for every service team at Highpoint Church. You’ll get a Welcome E-mail asking you to set up your account.

When your scheduler puts you on the service schedule, you will get an e-mail where you can ACCEPT or DECLINE. Entering a reason for a decline is optional. To save time declining/accepting, Planning Center gives you the ability to plan ahead and block out dates that you know you will be out of town or otherwise unavailable. This is a big help to schedulers so that they can schedule you when you are available.

And that’s our FIVE STEPS!

We realize it takes some effort to get through these steps, but we appreciate the effort. The stewardship of our children is of the utmost importance, and making sure YOU are set for success is our top priority as well!

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