Student Ministry Leader, North Charleston Campus

North Charleston, South Carolina, United States | Student Ministry | Full-time

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Hours: Full-time, 30 hours/weekly
This position reports to: Campus Pastor 
The mission: Seacoast Church goes all out in our mission to help others Find God, Grow your Faith, Discover your Purpose, and Make a Difference. Our student ministry exists to grow the faith of the next generation to become engaged members of todays Church. Our Campus Student Ministry Leader develops a relevant environment where students can connect with Jesus, fellow believers, and the church.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Carry out the Vision of the Seacoast Student Ministry

  • Connect

    • Create leadership opportunities for volunteers to meet needs within the campus

      • Recruit, train, and retain leaders in your flow

      • Follow up with all interested adult volunteers, ensure communication and placement in areas of ministry need

      • Regular communication to leaders

      • Provide relational opportunities for leaders to connect and have fun

      • Care for every leader (know the condition of your flock, Prov. 27:23)

    • Connect with parents to build trust in your leadership and trust in the ministry

      • Regularly communicate all campus specific needs to parents

      • Promote, point to, and encourage parent connect registration

      • Counsel parents as needs arise

    • Connect with students to help them get connected to the ministry and connect them to a significant relationship

      • Connect students to a small group and small group leader

      • Regularly have a presence at the school campus (lunches, performances, serving the school, speak at clubs, etc.)

      • Bring additional structure to the spiritual development of MS/HS students through One Nights, small groups, weekend or midweek services, special events, camps, retreats, etc.

      • Assist in transitioning students from Elementary to Middle School to High School to College

      • Effectively follow up with Salvations, First Time guests, next step indications

      • Be on call for miscellaneous needs that arise that may need attention (hospital visits, detention centers, home visits, etc.)

      • Counsel students as needs arise

  • Small Groups

    • Assist the Student Pastor in implementing the overall vision and purpose of small groups

    • Responsible for all aspects of ensuring adult and student leaders are connecting with one another and building community through leading a strong, healthy, and growing small group

    • Take ownership of growing the attendance strategically and purposefully

    • Participate in execution of annual small group plan, group leader identification, recruitment, and ongoing leadership training, coaching, and, care of all small group leaders

    • Implement the provided small group curriculum and assist in facilitating leadership care, coaching and structure for each group

    • Think through each week creatively and purposefully to prepare for an effective encounter with God

  • One Night

    • PARTICIPATE every second Wednesday with your campus

    • PROMOTE student involvement

    • PREPARE all travel arrangements for your campus

    • COMMUNICATE all campus information

  • Events

    • Campus-specific event coordinating, logistics, promotion, and communication

  • Day to Day Responsibilities

    • Set up / Clean up environments, purchase supplies as needed

    • Oversee production of necessary elements and environments including audio, video, worship, etc.

    • Interoffice communication: inform staff and campus of all student happenings, requests, responsibilities and details managed

    • Calendar: oversee student ministry calendar, plan and communicate accordingly

    • Process background checks for new volunteers and existing volunteers every three years

    • Process drive form for staff or volunteers who will drive on church business, including transporting students

    • Report attendance numbers of students and volunteers for Weekend services, small groups, and one night weekly to campus admin

    • Manage budget and finances for the student ministry as well as keep detailed records

    • Reconcile monthly credit card statements properly coding each purchase

    • Actively participate in weekly campus meeting, prepare and engage staff with happenings in student ministry; attend one-on-one meetings with campus pastor; attend weekly student ministry meetings

    • Handle all administrative needs that the student ministry requires

    • Attend monthly all staff meeting

    • Support the goals of the Student Ministry by demonstrating teamwork and performing other duties as requested

Job Essentials:
  • Christ Follower (Seacoast Church makes hiring decisions aligned to our religious faith and beliefs)

  • A calling to genuinely care and love the students in the church focusing on continued spiritual growth and connecting students into small groups

  • Making spiritual health a priority; taking a Sabbath every week, lead and participate in a small group, attend an entire service weekly, regular communication with a mentor or pastor, read the Word to connect with God, and serve in your community

  • Excellent public communicator with the ability to develop volunteer leaders, delegate, and achieve results

  • Live and drive Seacoast cultural values to Love God. Love People. Make it Better. And Have a Good Attitude.

 

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I also understand, if employed, that I am required to abide by all the rules and regulations of Seacoast Church. Seacoast Church is an Equal Opportunity Employer. While we make employment decisions that are aligned to our faith and beliefs, we do not discriminate based on race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. This application will only be valid for the position in which I am applying and will remain active for 45 days. If I wish to apply to another position or the 45 active period has passed, I may need resubmit a new application.