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JOB TITLE: High School Ministry Director
DEPARTMENT: Family Ministry
DEPT CODE: 0530
REPORTS TO: Youth Ministry Director
STATUS: Salary - Exempt
HOURS: Full-time (40 hours)
LOCATION: 2401 W Cypress Creek Rd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
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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 passion to disciple, train, and lead students in a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. You will cast a vision that will create an environment where students will be challenged to grow in their desire for Christ above all and in their knowledge of the Bible and what it says about how God wants us to live. You will equip students with practical skills to carry out God’s command for us to love Him and to love people.
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
- Passionate about discipleship and hanging out with middle and High School students
- A dreamer and visionary leader
- An advocate for youth and a voice to our congregation to engage and encourage relationships with our youth.
You will:
- Help plan, develop, and implement all aspects of a balanced youth ministry in the areas of church services, volunteers, discipleship, small groups, outreach and Parent involvement.
- Be responsible for all aspects of High School church services. This includes planning and executing biblically accurate and engaging services for youth and occasionally, adults. Creating a service experience that students want to return to and dig deeper in their relationship with Jesus. (40%)
- Assist the Youth Ministry Director in overseeing, planning, and executing Youth Encounter (15%)
- Develop a discipleship program for the youth that is fun, engaging and relevant to today’s youth while building community and infrastructure teaching and equipping them how to dig deeper into God’s Word. (10%)
- Be a liaison between the church and other community organizations, people, and resources that relate to youth and youth ministries. (5%)
- Assist the Youth Ministry Director in oversight of youth ministry team (5%)
- Help to build a successful pipeline between children’s ministry, youth ministry and young adult ministry (5%)
- Work with parents in the process of building the youth ministry and having the parents be an active integral part of what happens at the ministry. (5%)
- Make yourself available to youth in a variety of ways (i.e. lunch at school, attendance at extracurricular activities, visitation, times of crisis, etc.) (5%)
- Be aware of and able to implement resources for developing the youth ministry programming and participate in continuing education events and training opportunities. (5%)
- Develop the senior transition plan, senior dinner, alumni, etc. (5%)
You have:
- Excellent organizational skills with an appreciation for details.
- Proficiency in Microsoft software: PowerPoint, Word, Excel
- The ability to connect well with students
- A strong organizational and communication skills
- The ability to rightly divide God’s word
- Excellent interpersonal skills for relating effectively with staff members, leadership, volunteers, church body and members of the community.
- Excellent planning and follow through ability.
- The ability to be flexible and demonstrate excellent time management skills.
- The ability to handle multiple tasks at one time.
- The ability to complete projects on time and follow-through efficiently.
- The ability to maintain and display compassion and firmness when Pastoring to the special needs of the church body.
- The ability to manage people well and has good leadership qualities of overseeing volunteers.
- The ability to remain calm and level headed when faced with pressing needs or injury in Family ministry or at an event.
- The ability to relate to both parents and children dependent on the specific situation.
- Gifts of the Holy Spirit are evident and flowing daily. Maintain a teachable spirit and a flexible profile when needed.
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 full-time (40 hours/week) salary-exempt position.
● You may have to work evenings and/or weekends to assist with special events or emergencies.
It would be incredible if:
● You love what you do and have fun doing it!
