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Pastor over Volunteer Programming
JOB DESCRIPTION
Revised: 01/2023
JOB TITLE: Pastor
over Volunteer Programming
CLASSIFICATION: Full Time STATUS: Exempt
MINISTRY: CT Kids MANAGER: Kids Pastor
GENERAL WORK WEEK: Sunday – Thursday LOCATION: Argyle
JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE:
The CT Kids Pastor over Volunteer Programming will
directly report to the Kids Pastor. This position is responsible for connecting
people to the CT Kids ministry through serving, spiritual growth, and
leadership opportunities. The Pastor over Volunteer Programming will need a
unique blend of 3 elements: pastoring people; managing volunteers;
organizational and administratively minded as well as an extroverted/energetic
personality. This role requires a high level of discernment, wisdom, and
confidentiality as a pastor.
STAFF CULTURE:
Culture is critical to the success of Cross Timbers
and its employees. We define our culture
in this way. “The environment we
create by how we work and how we work with each other”. We continually strive for a high
output, happy and healthy team; H3. We
invest in our staff to develop their skills, so they thrive in their roles as
well as focusing on helping them to develop spiritually.
STAFF
EXPECTATION:
As a condition of
employment with Cross Timbers, it is essential (required) that employees and
their families become active participants in the life and ministry of CT. This includes regular attendance to services
and finding a way to volunteer with a ministry not in the scope of this
job.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
·
Previous
experience in a pastoral role demonstrating the ability to encourage and lead
people
·
Experience
in all aspects of volunteer recruiting and management is preferred
·
Highly
organized, administrative, and dependable
·
Experience
in ministry is preferred
·
Experience
in Planning Center or similar planning software is a plus
·
Have
experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
·
Willing and open to change, be flexible in a
variety of situations
·
A team player giving and receiving input, willing
to compromise & cooperate
·
Exhibit clear and effective verbal and non-verbal communications
skills
·
Able
to develop people and systems to optimize growth and effectiveness
·
Forward thinker who assumes responsibility and
takes initiative
·
Must possess a genuine humility and work well in
the context of a team
·
Clearance of a criminal background check
PASTORAL
RESPONSIBILITIES:
A Cross Timbers Church pastor exhibits the heart to
pray for, provide spiritual guidance, encourage, and lead people to Christ. The
church qualifies and commissions a pastor as an individual who has been given
the responsibility and or authority to administer in full or in part the
following:
·
Biblical
Teaching to the congregation or sub-part of the congregation (i.e., kids;
students; college, financial freedom)
·
Lead
or have oversight of a church ministry, program, or department
·
Perform
religious/spiritual functions of the church
·
Baptisms
·
Weddings
·
Funerals/memorial
services
·
Pastoral
(not licensed) counsel
A Cross Timbers Church pastor will become a part of
the Pastor On-Call rotation cycle which helps the organization accomplish and
meet the needs of various pastoral aspects in the life and ministry of the
church.
PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide connection opportunities for
individuals interested in being a part of the Serve Team (volunteers) for
CT Kids
- Oversight and leadership of the Serve Team
(volunteers) process for CT Kids ministry. This includes but is not
limited to responding to potential inquiries to serve, recruiting efforts,
training, scheduling, and pastoring CT Kids Serve Team members with the
support of the Kids Administrative Assistant
- Assist others in assessing their gifts, skills,
interests, and help place them in serving opportunities
- Coordinate and schedule any Serve Team
gatherings, trainings, appreciation events in conjunction with the Kids
Team
- Establish, oversee, and develop CT Kids
ministry Serve Team (volunteer) Leads for services as they provide support
to the overall Kids Serve Team (volunteers)
- Celebrate Kids Serve Team members’ birthdays,
graduations, and other significant life events
- Create a welcoming environment in the Kids
Serve Team breakroom to further promote connection and community with
volunteer leaders.
- Manage and utilize the data base program for communication
and connection scheduling the Kids Serve Team in conjunction with the Kids
Team
- Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge
of the database software becoming a Super User for all aspects related to
Serve Team
- Support the CT Kids team in planning,
coordinating, and executing special projects and events as needed
- Execute all administrative and organizational
tasks related to primary responsibilities for this role
- The
statements contained in the document are intended to describe the general
nature of this role and level of work performed by employees in this
role. This job description in no
way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by
the employee occupying this role.
Employees will be required to follow any
other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties
required by their Manager.
WORK
HOURS:
· The hours of work may vary within the 7:00 am –
7:00 pm work-window on a general basis.
The established work week is Sunday through Saturday for payroll
purposes and is based upon a 40-hour work week.
Full-time staff work weeks are categorized by position as Monday –
Friday or Sunday–Thursday. This role may
be approved for a flex schedule which include the potential for 1-2 days remote
working with the remainder of the workdays in-office. A finalized schedule will be established with
the Manager but typically falls within the general hours noted below.
· A 1-hour lunch break is provided and required to be
taken by an employee. The actual time of
the lunch break is determined with the manager.
- The hours listed below are generalized work hours
and may or may not be done in the office depending on the needs of the position
and approval of the manager on any given day.
Employees must understand that ministry does not always fall within a
normal schedule and working outside of that schedule can periodically including
weekends, evenings and holidays for CT sponsored events that are essential
(required). Additional hours outside the
normal scope of the role such as these will be coordinated with the manager and
may be accommodated with comp time and/or a temporary adjustment to the normal
schedule.
· General Hours - This generalized schedule allows
for the flexibility needed to fulfill a 40-hour work week in a ministry
environment. The expectation of a
full-time employee is always 40 hours of work.
o
Monday - Thursday, 8:30
a.m. - 5 p.m.
o
Friday 8:30
a.m. - 2 p.m.
o
Sunday 7
a.m. - 1 p.m. (hours will vary by need for Argyle Campus)
o
Sunday 1
p.m. - 9 p.m. (hours will vary by need for the Hope Center)
- All full-time employees are required to attend
essential staff meetings/functions. All
employees will have various essential (required) workdays such as Christmas and
Easter services and possibly the week leading up to each holiday or surrounding
other essential functions/events. The
essential dates may vary for each ministry area. The schedule for these services or other
special events (in-person or digital) can vary according to the needs and the
yearly calendar as determined by Leadership.
Vacation and personal time should not be scheduled during those
times. Any exceptions or requests to be
absent other than illness must be approved by the manager and/or Human
Resources.
WORK ENVIRONMENT – PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
·
Position
requires bending, stooping, and stretching to file, and occasional lifting of
boxes weighing up to 25 pounds. Work is generally performed indoors but may
involve limited exposure to outdoor weather conditions.
COMMENTS:
The above statements are intended to describe the general
nature of this job and the level of work performed by employees in this
position. This job description in no way
states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the
employee occupying this position.
Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions
and to perform any other job-related duties required by their manager.
The employment
relationship remains subject to the employment at will doctrine in the State of
Texas, meaning either the employee or the employer may terminate the employment
relationship at any time with
or without cause and with or without notice If you are in agreement with the
above, please sign and return this document to Human Resources.