EMPLOYMENT opportunities

Worship Leader:

Overview:

Standale Reformed Church (SRC) is seeking a Worship Leader who harbors a deep passion for Christ through which they strive to lead a worship experience that opens the hearts of our congregation, fostering opportunities to encounter God.

Who we are:

Standale Reformed Church is a congregation of the Reformed Church of America (RCA). Our congregation is age-diverse and passionate about an inspiring, life-giving worship experience. Our time of worship is a blend of hymns and contemporary music. We strive to live out our mission each and every day: Rooted in Christ. Real in relationships. Reaching our neighbors.

Characteristics of the Worship Leader:

• Possess strong leadership skills to develop and maintain a worship team that raises the honor of God’s name; building, recruiting, and growing a community of artists along the way.
• Exude and inspire a high level of excellence and commitment to the worship program in order to build a worship culture that loves Christ and honors worship.
• Understand and own the value of a powerful worship experience by designing life-giving services that allow people to encounter God and engage their hearts.
• Seeks to live a life that is rooted in Christ, loving God and neighbor.

Specific duties:

• Stay connected with and coordinate the worship team, organizing a schedule that supports the team and the needs of the church.
• Input songs into WorshipTools and check to see if the right song verses are on the slides.
•  Lead rehearsal one hour on a weeknight and on Sunday morning before the service. 
• Lead worship on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. 
• Arrange for special seasonal worship events throughout the year.
• Maintain a strong working relationship with the Pastor and team at SRC.

Position details:

• This position will be 10 - 12 hours a week; however, we are hopeful that in the future to increase the role. Design your own hours and work in a hybrid environment for all prep work.

Send in your resume today to: office@standalerc.org!

Youth Ministry Director:

Purpose and Overview:

The Youth Ministry Director will build young disciples for Christ by developing and implementing a comprehensive approach to youth ministry in the areas of group building, worship, discipleship, mission, and outreach while serving as a spiritual leader and role model.

Who we are:

Standale Reformed Church is a congregation of the Reformed Church of America (RCA). Our congregation is age-diverse and passionate about an inspiring, life-giving worship experience. Our time of worship is a blend of hymns and contemporary music. We strive to live out our mission every day: Rooted in Christ. Real in relationships. Reaching our neighbors.

Characteristics of the Youth Ministry Director:

• Possess strong leadership skills to develop and foster a vibrant youth ministry so that our youth feel both loved and supported by their congregation, and also learn to disciple and love others in their community
• Exude and inspire a high level of excellence and commitment to the youth ministry program so that our students have a reliable, God-fearing role model they can look up to and emulate
• Understand and own the value of a powerful youth group experience by designing engaging meetings that allow students to encounter God and open their hearts.

Specific duties:

Plan the programs-

• Plan and deliver all ministries at SRC involving students in the 6th through 12th grades in accordance with the mission and the goals of SRC. This includes:
• Weekly youth group meetings on Sunday nights
• Discipleship on a smaller scale with students who are interested in taking their faith to a deeper level
• Mission trips, fellowship, work/service projects, and fundraisers to support the youth ministry and to help live out our mission of “reaching our neighbors.”
• Fellowship and relationship-building activities
• Connecting with students one-on-one by attending their extracurricular activities, including but not limited to sporting events, music concerts, musicals, band competitions, etc.

Staff the Programs-

• In consultation with the Pastor, recruit, train, and supervise teams of adult volunteers and mentors who work with youth in all aspects of youth ministry, ensuring an adequate adult-to-youth ratio
• Ensure that all volunteers and mentors have passed a background check and receive appropriate orientation, training, and ongoing support to successfully fulfill their responsibilities.

Lead the Programs-

• Supervise volunteers by providing direction, input, and feedback
• Develop and maintain good relationships with individual students, their parents/guardians, and/or any other parental figures who might be present in their lives (this may include teachers or school administrators)
• Maintain open awareness of outside resources for developing and enhancing the youth ministry program

Maintain the Programs-

• Communicate with church team members, the congregation, and parents in an efficient manner using all available resources (text, email, website, social media, newsletter, bulletin boards, Remind app, etc.)
• Ensure that the program operates within the approved budget

Position details:

• This position will be 10 to 15 hours a week; however, we are hopeful that the role will increase in hours as the youth group numbers increase. The role pays $20 per hour, creating a total weekly rate of $200-250
• Tuition reimbursement is available!
• Design your own hours and work hybrid environment for all prep work
• The Youth Ministry Director will be supervised and guided spiritually by the Pastor, who will meet regularly with them for mentoring, evaluation, planning, encouragement, and prayer.
• Funds are available to support any education that would support this work.

Qualifications:

• Must embrace a Christian doctrine and RCA-based theology
• Bachelor’s Degree: a degree in Pastoral Ministry, Theology, Education, or a related field is preferred

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Tuition reimbursement

Send in your resume today to: office@standalerc.org!