Corps Ministry Assistant

The Salvation Army

Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community

Center Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division

Job Description rev. 7.24.2024

POSITION TITLE: Corps Ministry Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center (Kroc Center Hawaii)

SUPERVISOR: Corps Officer

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

CLASSIFICATION: Full time, Hourly Pay- $20.00 - $20.60

GENERAL STATEMENT: The Salvation Army is a branch of the Christian Church, and the ultimate goal of all programs is a spiritual, emotional and physical regeneration of all people.

MISSION STATEMENT: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

KROC CENTER HAWAII VISION: : Kroc Center Hawaii is to be a dynamic and flourishing gathering place for a diverse community; where all are welcomed, inspired, and transformed through the love of Christ.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Ministry Assistant will provide general administrative and secretarial support to the Congregational Life Department. The Ministry Assistant will have a deep commitment to the mission of The Salvation Army, which will be evident in his or her professional life and the manner in which he or she represents The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in the community.

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or its GED
• Minimum two years administrative assistant experience in a large church or corporate
• Proven experience coordinating a multiple staff church
• Proficiency with Microsoft office applications including Microsoft Word, Access, PowerPoint and Excel.
  

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g. theology, biblical studies, business administration, religious studies)
• Familiarity with Mac OS and Adobe Creative Cloud Suite
• Familiarity with traditional Salvation Army programs at the Corps and Divisional
  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain regular and punctual work
• Be available to work a flexible schedule including working weekends, evenings, and
• Create, promote and maintain a diverse and inclusive environment among program participants, staff, community members, church attenders, volunteers and all guests entering the Kroc
• Oversee projects and events from conception to
• Effectively understand, reflect, communicate the Christian principles, mission, goals, and strengths of The Salvation Army and The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center.
• Work with all ethnic and socio-economic Practice sensitivity and awareness of diverse cultural perspectives.
• Provide administrative and secretarial service for the Congregational Life
• Coordinate and submit content requests to marketing for bulletin, banners, stage design, Kroc website and app
• Maintain up do date information on the church app software, including current events and announcements.
• As needed, provide training on church app software to the Congregational Life
• Prepare weekly Sunday bulletins.
• Perform daily mail
• Create meeting agenda and minutes for department
• Maintain the department calendar in organization systems, including RMS, Kroc website, and current church communication
• Assist in collecting data, preparing, and processing monthly and quarterly
• Assist with special church-wide
• Follow and ensure adherence to The Salvation Army Policies and
• Perform other duties as
  

MENTAL DEMANDS:

Must interact with others with courtesy and tact, with professionalism. This position will manage and prioritize multiple projects in an organized and efficient manner to meet all deadlines. The position requires strong administrative and organizational skills, and attention to details. The work will be in a stressful, fast paced environment and requires changing priorities constantly while meeting deadlines. The position must maintain poise under pressure, respond to crisis situations in a calm and effective manner, and be resilient in the face of workplace stressors such as customer service complaints, maintaining the security of people and property, competing priorities, etc. This position must maintain a self-motivated and self- directed schedule, able to work with limited supervision, and in a team setting with other professionals. This position must possess the self-discipline necessary to perform repetitive tasks without lowering quality of work, exercise good judgment and be comfortable taking initiative with projects.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The position requires sitting; climbing and/or balancing; stooping, kneeling, bending, stretching, crouching and/or crawling; standing; walking; manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; use of vision.

Pushing/pulling/lifting/carrying up to 20 pounds without assistance and occasionally more than 20 pounds with assistance.

COMMUNICATION DEMANDS:

The position requires communicating in English. It requires communicating to various TSA constituents including co-workers, vendors, volunteers, Serve Team Leaders, church members, church council, donors and DHQ. It requires written communication, talking on the telephone and in person; responding to written or verbal requests to and from TSA constituents, requires training/giving verbal and written instructions; requires receiving verbal and written instructions; requires writing/composing written language; requires reading; requires visiting/working at other worksites; requires communication via the latest technologies.

EQUIPMENT NEEDS:

Equipment used includes general office equipment such as computers, photocopiers, scanners, printers, fax machines, telephone (office and cell), video projectors, sound-systems, microphones, audio-visual and lighting equipment, 10-key calculator, and automobile.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Most work will be indoors at the Kroc Center, and in primary and secondary target areas of the Kroc Center. including but not limited to the WPAC, outdoors, classrooms, field, courtyard, gym.

Attendance at trainings and conferences, both in Hawaii and on the mainland, may be required. Extensive travel is possible, including air travel, driving long distances, night driving, overnight travel, and extended travel of three days or more.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

TB Clearance

Valid driver's license and insured transportation.

On an annual basis, employees are required to participate in The Salvation Army's Fleet Safety Program.

CLEARANCES:

The candidate chosen for this position will be required to pass a criminal history information check. Conviction of a crime will not automatically preclude employment. The circumstances involved in the conviction(s) will be considered.

The information in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this classification. It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory, or all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this description. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by management.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.