Corps Program Assistant

Responsibilities

• Outreach Network and connect the community with Corps programs (i.e. Sunday School; outreach events; VBS; Friday night outreach; YPL)
• Visit families associated with youth involved in youth programs.
• Plan, organize or coordinate once a quarter, activities to link parents with the Corps. (This could include Sunday morning youth meeting, family night, parenting classes, picnics, etc.)
• Cookordinate VBS and/or summer day camp.
• Recruit Corps volunteers to assist with programs as needed.
• Be visionary in developing programs that will meet the needs of the community.
• Transport to and from Corps programs and events.
• Fully involved in the annual Christmas Kettle program and Angel Tree.

Discipleship

• Ensure that there is a regular discipleship program for the teens.
• Ensure a regular discipleship program for children ages 6-12 such as Junior Soldier meetings.
• Coordinate and conduct weekly Sunday school openings and teach n class when required.
• Be responsible for a young adult ministry group at the Corps.

Leadership

• Recruit leaders and either coordinate or personally train leaders in youth culture, development assets and program ideas.
• Oversee Child Safety records and organizing ongoing teaching and training of volunteers so they are properly trained in accordance with The Salvation Army’s policy.
• Plan bi-monthly leadership meetings with Corps leaders drafting the agenda and chairing the meeting, keeping minutes of all such meetings.
• Organize at least 30 YPL activities per year (ideally recruiting and training leaders to do this.)
• Provide leadership ns required to various youth programs.
• Develop a volunteering and mentoring program with adults that will work directly with the youth.
• Cookordinate recruitment or recruit for all territorial and divisional camps and other special events.
• Prepare statistics and submit to Corps Officer by the 5th of each month.
• Prepare and submit all youth reports to DHQ in a timely manner.
• Serve on the Corps Council, Advisory Council and other committees as assigned.
• Provide a one page quarterly narrative progress report to Corps Officers.

Music

• Coordinate & provide leadership as necessary to corps' music groups, including both youth & adult groups.
• Plan and lead rehearsals, performances, and special musical events.

Special Projects

• Organize seasonal programs and distributions as directed within the scope of the corps' responsibility, including but not limited to School Supplies, Thanksgiving and Christmas food, and toys.

Physical Requirements

• Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position.
• The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and reach with hands and arms on a continuous basis.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Must have the ability to operate telephone, a desktop or laptop computer, as well as the ability to access and produce information from a computer, and to understand written information.