CITY LIFE KIX NORTH MIAMI PROGRAM ASSISTANT

About the role

The City Life Program Assistant offers help, hope, and wholeness to youth in their designated neighborhood to bring teens to know Christ. S/he works to develop Christ-sharing and shepherding relationships with at-risk youth.

Responsibilities

• Attends regular staff meetings, as well as special trainings throughout the year
• Ability to create a positive, enriching environment for youth while assisting students with completion of Homework and other activities during the after school program
• Follow the daily activity schedule set by the Program Site Director for the after school school program
• Leads and assists in all areas of the program: Bible studies, skills, and other small group academic and social and emotional learning activities planned by the team
• Participates in all after school program activities fully, including field trips, Family Nights, etc
• Submit lesson plans for assigned activities related to after school programming to the Site Director
• Follows mentoring guidelines set up by Site Director
• Has all materials and supplies ready before programming begins
• Completes special tasks; shopping, set-up, or clean-up duties when needed
• Mentor 3-5 kids on a weekly basis
• Create a positive, enriching academic and social/emotional environment for the youth
• Responsible for serving in the Relational Ministry Actions (RMAs)
• Work with a 3 Story Team at their site to accomplish the standards outlined in the RMAs found in the Knowledge Base
• Establish, develop, and implement programming materials
• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC programming
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression
• Demonstrated experience working with children/youth
• Available to work the required program hours (typically 1:30 - 6:30pm)
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills, including leadership skills
• Ability to work and interact in a diverse environment/community
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work as an effective team member
• Reliable personal transportation
• Positive response to criminal background check (fingerprint)
• Embraces the vision, mission and Statement of Faith of YFC
• Understands YFC’s 5 Essentials and leads through this model
• Self-Motivator
• Strong moral character and of good repute
• Connect well with youth
• Well-spoken in front of youth and adults
• Manage a team of diverse volunteers
• Honors and pursues diversity of gifts, cultures and ethnicities
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities
• Good relationship building skills with adults and young people
• Perseverance through opposition and obstacles
• Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience
• Demonstrates proper reliance on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, by collaboratively incorporating others’ ideas, welcoming candid input, recognizing others’ need for grace and extending forgiveness and empathy
• Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, with active listening and problem-solving skills, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers
• Trusts God with new approaches and changes, and communicates needs and limits with emotional intelligence, while seeking confidence and wisdom in Christ
• Seeks authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds, fosters an inviting environment and empowers historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy for those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• Some college is preferred

Skills

• Demonstrated experience working with children/youth
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills, including leadership skills
• Ability to work and interact in a diverse environment/community
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work as an effective team member
• Reliable personal transportation
• Positive response to criminal background check (fingerprint)
• Embraces the vision, mission and Statement of Faith of YFC
• Understands YFC’s 5 Essentials and leads through this model
• Self-Motivator
• Strong moral character and of good repute
• Connect well with youth
• Well-spoken in front of youth and adults
• Manage a team of diverse volunteers
• Honors and pursues diversity of gifts, cultures and ethnicities
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities
• Good relationship building skills with adults and young people
• Perseverance through opposition and obstacles
• Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience
• Demonstrates proper reliance on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, by collaboratively incorporating others’ ideas, welcoming candid input, recognizing others’ need for grace and extending forgiveness and empathy
• Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, with active listening and problem-solving skills, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers
• Trusts God with new approaches and changes, and communicates needs and limits with emotional intelligence, while seeking confidence and wisdom in Christ
• Seeks authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds, fosters an inviting environment and empowers historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy for those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences

Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• Some college is preferred

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$16-17

Schedule

18-20