Bridge Building, Child and Youth Services, Community and Social Services, Donor Relations, Driver's License, Emergency Response, English Language, Evangelism, Fellowship, High School Diploma, Inventory Management, Leadership, Life Insurance, Material Moving, Mentoring, Microsoft Visual Basic, Multilingual, Music, Music Education, Newsletter, Nursery School and Preschool, Record Keeping, Safety/Work Safety, Schedule Development, Scholarship, School Attendance, Secondary School, Social Work, Spanish Language, Training/Teaching, Volunteer Management
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Position Type: Regular - full-time (40 hours weekly)
Pay Range: $47,725 - $59,750/year
Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
THIS POSITION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Planning, developing, scheduling, coordinating, facilitating, and monitoring a variety of educational, musical, recreational, religious and spiritual development programs activities, events, and trips for the children and young adults; plans and conducts outreach to local families (bilingual English/Spanish preferred), builds and maintains a positive relationship with the children, youth and their parents; builds relationships with other agencies, as well as seeking to recruit volunteers to provide leadership to Salvation Army youth and music programs; provides Christian leadership to the youth in order to encourage their spiritual and religious development. Adheres to and promotes Salvation Army's doctrines and mission. Supports Corps Officers and the overall ministry of the Corps.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ministers to youth and work with Officers, Soldiers, congregation, and staff to oversee the successful operation and growth of youth and music programs.
- Responsible for management, growth, development, and promotion of Corps youth ministry programming (i.e. Troops, Jr Soldiers, Corps Cadets, Sunday School, Youth Group, Junior Church and Nursery and other Corps Programs).
- Attend and participate in Sunday services and other Corps programs.
- Strengthen relationships with children and their families through visitation with children and their families from the neighborhood, Corps, and who attended camp.
- Responsible for recruitment, training, development and coordination of leaders and volunteers for all Corps ministry youth programs. Where volunteer leaders cannot be secured, be prepared to lead strategically selected programs as needed.
- Work with teachers, volunteers, and other ministry staff to develop and improve existing Sunday school program and grow attendance. This will include competitions and special events.
- Oversee, recruit and train ministry volunteers to grow Corps Community Night (youth) programs.
- Promote Junior Soldiers and Corps Cadets discipleship programs, recruit leaders. When there are no leaders, be responsible for overseeing these classes.
- Create and oversee a vibrant youth group.
- Promote and recruit youth to participate in corps ministry and outreach.
- Organize and recruit drivers for pick-up routes as needed for programs of responsibility.
- Be responsible for all clerical support for correspondence, record-keeping, filing and attendance at meetings related to programs responsibility.
- Promote Sunday attendance at The Salvation Army to all children and families.
- Develop Youth programs to include those that are a part of the Excellence in Youth Programming Initiative.
- Works with Divisional Music Department to establish, develop and oversee a School of Music program.
- Develops volunteer leadership - meet with high school and college staff to find students who plan to go into the field of teaching or youth work/ministry; speak with churches about sending short-term missionaries to TSA; explore other local resources for people to do youth and/or music ministry.
- Builds and nurtures positive relationships with the youth; serves as a mentor and role model by leading youth by example; shares meals and fellowship time with the youth; provides individual spiritual guidance when needed; remains available and interruptible to youth's needs and may be required to respond to emergency situations outside of normal hours of work in order to meet the needs of the youth.
- Seeks to discover ways to build a bridge between youth programs that may not be a part of the traditional Corps programs (i.e. BGCA, Community Center, etc.) and the Corps' religious programming, with the end result to get youth active in the Corps' religious programming and services and enrolled as Soldiers of The Salvation Army.
- Understands that not all programs have to be conducted in the Corps facility, but also at community centers, housing project community rooms, Boys and Girls Clubs, parks, schools, etc.
- Organizes and conducts weekly Bible study/Support group meetings for the youth; ensures that the youth attend Sunday services, Bible study and music programs as required; provides Christian leadership to the youth in order to encourage their spiritual development.
- Provides opportunity/training for teens to participate in volunteer/ministry opportunities (Social Services, Angel Tree, Kettles. Community Care, and participating in the Corps Worship Service, etc.)
- Does pickups and drop-offs for programs and events as needed.
- Plans, develops, and distributes a regular newsletter/enews (for updating parents/donor relations/congregational update/etc.) addressing the interests and needs of youth; promotes awareness and involvement in all programs.
- Records and maintains statistical information regarding activities and participants.
- Submits monthly report to DHQ/THQ (provided by THQ).
- Participates in monthly phone calls from THQ representatives to discuss issues and progress.
- Attends and participates in Corps staff meetings.
- Attends Youth Councils, and other Divisional Youth events (Young Adult Retreat, Corps Cadet Retreat, etc.) with Corps delegates and serve as a chaperone.
- Promotes Summer Camp, Divisional Music programs/events and Territorial Youth and Music programs/events.
- Coordinates with other Salvation Army Youth Workers/ Groups to hold regular joint events.
- May serve on one week of camp staff or territorial youth staff, with corps officer's approval, if there are local youth attending.
- Maintains inventory of instruments, equipment, resources, and supplies.
- Maintains in good condition instruments, equipment, resources, and supplies. Recommend repairs as necessary.
- Trained in Safe from Harm and qualified to teach the course locally and ensures that Safe from Harm guidelines are instituted and followed in the local setting.
- Attends TYWC & Re-Effect to take seminars/workshops that relate to position where local resources can provide. If not, scholarships may be available through THQ Incentive Funds.
- Plans, organizes, and schedules youth activities for Spring Break and during the summer months. Including a VBS.
- Supports the efforts of Kettles, Angel Tree, and other Christmas activities.
- Perform other activities/special projects as assigned.
PHYSICAL, MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Ability to meet attendance requirements.
- Ability to read, write and communicate the English and Spanish languages.
- Ability to observe children and ensure their safety.
- Ability to participate in physical effort/activities associated with walking, standing, lifting, playing games, and transporting objects of reasonable weight.
- Ability to drive a passenger van and passenger bus.
- Work is normally performed in an office/Corps environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.
- For special outdoor events, there may be occasions for exposure to physical discomforts associated with being outdoors.
Employee Benefits:
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Savings Plan Available
- Supplemental Insurance Available
- Voluntary Life Insurance and more!
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- High school diploma or G.E.D. required, supplemented by college coursework toward achieving a bachelor's degree in a related field, AND two (2) years of experience performing progressively responsible youth development work and music; OR
- any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- bilingual in English/Spanish, highly preferred.
- Must profess faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and be willing and able to support and encourage the doctrine and ethos of The Salvation Army.
- A Salvationist in good standing with The Salvation Army.
- Must be over 21 years old, required.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
- Valid State Driver's License required.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled