What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ministry Assistant position at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale?
Position Description
JOB TITLE: Ministry Assistant
DEPARTMENT: Pembroke Pines Campus
REPORTS TO: Campus Pastor
STATUS: Non - Exempt, Hourly
HOURS: Part Time (20)
LOCATION: Pembroke Pines Campus
At Calvary Chapel, we are called to make disciples of Jesus Christ by connecting people to God, people to people, and people to outreach. Our vision is to reach our community and change our world. As a staff member, it’s not what we do, it's who we are.
Your passion:
You must have a love for God and His people. This position acts as an integral part of the Calvary Chapel Pembroke Pines Regional Campus. The specific focus of the Ministry Assistant will be to assist the Pembroke Pines Regional Campus Pastor in all aspects of campus management and the campus. This person has the ability to understand immediate and long-range goals of the Pastor and his ministries and can make judgments and decisions to direct information to the appropriate people so that those plans can be executed effectively in order to accomplish those goals.
You are:
- Convinced a relationship with Jesus changes everything in a person’s life
- Committed to keeping your family as your first ministry
- Dedicated in your personal study of God’s Word
- Consistently placing a high priority on worship and your personal prayer life
- An excellent and generous steward of your personal finances
- Obedient to God to take a Sabbath and make space for soul-keeping
- Deeply compassionate towards people who are in need or hurting
- Excited about global missions and local outreach - you want to change the world
- A part of a healthy friendship community and accountability circle
- Willing to give up personal pleasures and freedoms in order to live a life above reproach and that is aligned with our Leadership Covenant
You will:
- Direct people to the appropriate staff for practical and biblical counseling, encouragement and prayer. These requests come from phone calls, walk-ins, emails and appointments
- Offer biblically sound counsel to volunteers, congregants, and families, when necessary and appropriate
- Provide clerical support for the Pastor of the Pembroke Pines Campus; i.e., emails, mail, supplies, compiling data and producing reports, graphic and connection requests, calendar planning, facility coordination, etc.
- Schedule meetings, appointments and counseling sessions for the Pastor of the Pembroke Pines campus, as well as for him/herself
- Help plan budgets for events and activities
- Plan and execute ministry events
- Provide support to the overseers for the Sunday services. Ensure that the Pastor, overseers and the volunteers have the detailed information as it pertains to the weekly services and ensure that all supplies needed are available for the services
- Plan the ministry calendar, working with the overall church calendar to ensure no overlap
- Provide training and development for volunteers, giving them opportunities to minister at Calvary Chapel
- Work with the scheduling of volunteers to ensure coverage of the ministry monthly
- Establish and update all operational procedures for the Pembroke Pines Regional Campus
- Be responsible for the various outreach opportunities for the Pembroke Pines Regional Campus
- Prayerfully and creatively look for ways to disciple leaders in the church and within the ministry as part of our volunteer initiatives
- Keep confidential matters confidential
- Adhere to all aspects of Employee Handbook including “Expectations and Work Standards”
You have:
- A teachable spirit and flexibility when needed
- Enthusiasm when working
- The ability to establish priorities and direct multiple problems or inquiries simultaneously
- The ability to be a visionary and have the ability to train others to carry out that vision
- Compassion and empathy for others, and the ability to gain peoples’ confidence and trust
- Experience in counseling others with the Word of God and the ability to employ biblical principles to resolve everyday problems
- Excellent organizational and office management skills and the ability to function with minimum supervision
- The ability to establish priorities and direct multiple problems or inquiries simultaneously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for relating effectively with staff members, leadership, and the church body
- Good time management skills and delegation skills
- Strong computer skills
This job description in no way implies that the duties listed here are the only ones the employee can be required to perform. The employee is expected to perform other tasks, duties and training as dictated by their supervisors.
What you are required to know:
- We are an EEO employer.
- You may have to bend, sit or stand for prolonged periods of time, lift, pull, push and/or move up to 35 lbs.
- This is a part time (20 hours/week) hourly non-exempt position.
- You may have to work evenings and/or weekends to assist with special events or emergencies.
- As an employee of and an associate minister of the Gospel, Calvary Chapel expects all employees to:
- Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role on staff.
- Teach from the Bible in the appropriate environments inclusive of staff meetings, conferences, camps and/or outreach events.
Work Schedule:
Part-time (20 hours/week); however, incumbent may be required to work an evening or weekend day to help with a special event or project or in an emergency situation affecting the church facilities. Staff culture is important to what we do. To love like family, we require all staff to attend all staff meetings, department meetings and serve with a willing heart especially at all major campus events.
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Salary : $30,500 - $38,700
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