NEW CITY CHURCH, a thriving and rapid growing church in urban Phoenix, is seeking a driven, self-starting leader to champion the causes of biblical justice and pastoral care within our church and city. This person will nurture strategic partnerships within the city to advance these causes and will mobilize the people of New City to engage these efforts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Community: Develop and nurture strategic partnerships with key people and organizations in our city — such as nonprofits, churches, schools, government and more — that share New City’s passion and mission for biblical justice. This includes:

• Managing existing partnerships within our Justice & Care initiatives.
• Create new opportunities with strategic organizations that advance our vision.

Care: Develop and manage a system of pastoral care to meet the material needs of hurting people that come to New City, whether from our community or church body. This includes:

• Managing benevolence fund and care portal.
• Providing resources to homeless church attendees in need (food, water, etc).
• Leading a team of volunteers (the “Care Team”) who tend to the needs that arise in the church, whether on Sunday mornings or during the week.

Volunteer Mobilization: Recruit, train, and manage volunteers from New City to implement our plans for justice and care. This includes:

• Developing and empowering volunteer leaders who will help champion New City’s justice and care programs and initiatives.
• Developing serving opportunities that correspond to differing levels of volunteer experience, interests, and availability.
• Offering seasonal opportunities for our people to serve (e.g. Back-to-school, Thanksgiving, Affordable Christmas, etc).
• Identifying unique opportunities designed for kids and families to serve our community.
• Working with the various ministries at New City (Men, Women, College, Students) to develop ongoing serving opportunities/partnerships.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Live and work according to New City staff values (Take Ownership, Be Resourceful, Honor God with your Work Ethic, Be Open to Critique, Do Things with Excellence, Seek God in All Things).
• Fulfill the duties required of New City Church members as outlined in the New City Leadership Covenant and Bylaws.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Able to manage self and drive projects and initiatives with adequate direction and limited supervision.
• People Skills/Attitudes: Values all people as created in God’s image and loved by Him; aspires to serve others; approachable and accessible; works well with others; appreciation for own and other’s giftedness; possesses a healthy sense of humor.
• Professional Skills: Able to discern needs and respond appropriately; able to maintain a high degree of professionalism and accuracy; good written and verbal communication skills; desire for individual and professional growth; demonstrates a positive can-do attitude.

STATUS: Full time, salaried employee
BENEFITS: Health insurance (medical/dental), vacation and sick time
SCHEDULE: 40 hours/week

The New City Kids Coordinator will work to ensure New City Kids show kids who Jesus is through our words, actions and the curriculum we run each Sunday. This role will also work to make sure each element of our program is meeting our New City Kids values and uses creativity to continue to improve the ministry.

 THE GOSPEL IS MOST IMPORTANT

We teach Biblical truth, addressing even the most difficult topics with grace. Each week we will have the opportunity to show children and their families who God is and what He means to us. Everything we do should point children to the God who loves us, made us and wants us to follow Him forever. We do this through our words and actions, the curriculum we use and how we live our day-to-day lives.

 PARTNERING WITH PARENTS

We invest in the family, knowing God created it for the good of everyone. We are here to support and encourage each parent as they raise their children. On average, we have 40 hours a year to share Jesus with a child, while a parent has over 3,000 hours. We strive to come alongside parents as they lead and teach their children – what a privilege! We do this through providing resources, making sure we are transparent in what the kids are learning on Sunday mornings, putting on events that encourage conversation and by regular communication with our families.

 MAKE CHURCH ENGAGING + MEANINGFUL

We gather purposefully and authentically, pointing praise to Jesus and not ourselves. We want to make New City Kids an intentional place where kids are able to seek the Lord through meaningful connection, smiles and laughter. We do this through conversations, worship and age-appropriate activities that show the love of Jesus.

REQUIREMENTS

• Can commit to work 10-12 hours during the week at New City and 5 hours on Sundays
• A desire to see kids follow Jesus.
• Detail-oriented and willingness to lead others
• Proficiency with Google and MS Office suites

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the classroom preparation tasks required to make Sundays run smoothly (craft prep, lesson prep, setting out supplies needed for Sundays, etc.)
• Perform weekly inventory and order all needed items.
• Manage weekly volunteer scheduling for Sundays (4 – 6 weeks out)
• Maintain team of childcare workers and schedule them for ministry events during the week
• Attend weekly staff prayer meetings.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES (as needed and as time/schedule allows)

• Support Kids Pastor in leading, recruiting, training, and encouraging our volunteers.
• Help oversee Sunday Morning Services (service lead/appoint service leads)
• Assisting with special events (child dedications, parent conversations, Friendsgiving, etc.)
• Help create programing for mid-week events.
• Continue to look for ways we can improve our ministry.

STATUS: Part-time, hourly employee
SCHEDULE: 15-20 hours/week