Downtown Students Director

Location

Columbia, SC | United States

Job description

*To be considered for this position, applicants should apply through our official application at . Applications submitted directly through other sites will not be considered.*

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Students Director oversees leaders and volunteers in discipling students from 6th-12th grade and equipping their parents. This job requires pastoral vision to teach and minister to students, parents and volunteers as well as organizational leadership to create environments for volunteers and leaders to implement discipleship and evangelism strategies.

While not required, this role would be a good fit for a church planting candidate who wants experience building a ministry while preparing to plant a church down the road.

COMPETENCIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

The Students Director must have the following competencies/qualifications:

• Ability to start, build and organize evangelistic and discipleship ministries.
• Christlike character.
• High-energy + professional: able to connect with students, volunteers and parents.
• Concern for students from a variety of family backgrounds.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Innovate discipleship and outreach strategies:

• Develop systems to train students as Jesus-Centered Family on Mission.
• Engage students’ friends and their families for the kingdom.

Direct teams of volunteers and leaders who implement:

• Oversee weekly operations for student gathering (music, small groups, etc.).
• Oversee the Student Teaching Calendar and teach regularly.
• Parent communication including training for students’ parents.
• Volunteer recruitment and training.

BENEFITS

• Full-time salary: Range of $35k – $55k/year, based on experience and responsibility
• Employee Health Care Package
• Wellness Program Incentives
• Annual Cost of Living Adjustment
• Annual Vacation Stipend
• Flexible Work Environment: up to 50% can be remote work (minimum 50% must be in office unless otherwise approved )
• Weekly Skill Training and Development Curriculum

MIDTOWN STAFF CULTURE

Below are attributes and performance indicators that we monitor and rate to maintain our staff culture. We take our culture very seriously and are committed to:

• Operating like a big family – We value our growth as a team and being family together. We offer staff development and fun days to regularly train and learn together. We place a high emphasis on working well with others and having a reputation where others enjoy working with you.
• Prioritizing personal & family health – We value the health of our personal lives, marriages, and families. Working in ministry can be hard. Especially on families. So we do a number of church staff initiatives to make it helpful in maintaining health in this area.
• Quality Communication – We value making expectations clear and having ongoing honest communication with supervisors and employees. We have systems and initiatives in place in order to ensure this is taking place regardless of our level of busyness.
• Performing Competently – We value our employees being capable, effective, and improving. So we measure and encourage competency attributes such as reliability, quality work, decision making, self-drive, and the ability to present solutions as opposed to solely problems. We offer regular trainings for our staff to help raise our competency level as a whole.
• Cultural Contextualization – We value the ability to identify and acknowledge cultural norms and having social awareness to pick up on normal ways people talk and operate. This allows us to adapt and modify to fit cohesively. When it is necessary to challenge norms, we do so with humility and through the right channels.
• High Character Standards – Who you are matters more to us than what you can do.

DISCLAIMER: This job description is not an employment agreement or contract and the job description can be altered by church leadership at any time without notice.

*To be considered for this position, applicants should apply through our official application at . Applications submitted directly through other sites will not be considered.*

To apply for this job please visit midtowncolumbia.com .

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