CAREERS

State Director of Training

QUALIFICATIONS

The candidate must be confident of God’s calling and:

• Have a demonstrated a solid walk with Christ for a minimum of five years
• Trustworthy and honorable in conversation and confidentiality, inside/outside the office
• Good inter-personal skills, organizational skills and communication skills
• Self-motivated and able to multi-task
• Be experienced in youth ministry and mentorship with teens
• Proficient keyboarding, clerical and computer skills- is familiar with email, internet, Dropbox and Microsoft Office software; Excel, Power Point, Publisher & Word
• Computer graphic skills are helpful but not required
• Preferred experience working with volunteers

Specific Responsibilities

Christian Youth in Action

• Oversee the Christian Youth in Action (CYIA) program and planning committee
• Determine the reporting structure for staff and delegate according to roles
• Work with the designated administrator to prepare and timely distribute information to staff and students
• Set up a budget to outline the cost of Training School.
• Determine, in consultation with the Class Instruction Coordinator, Training School’s schedule; e.g. tracks, activities to include, etc.
• Set and enforce key deadlines for registrations, Training School fees to be collected, schedules to be finalized, etc.
• Track and account for all receipts and expenses
• Work with the CYIA Council, and employ social media and other means to promote CYIA

Oversee Training for Local Coordinators and Directors & Staff

• Develop a Plan of Action on how to accomplish the training and development for local chapters
• Develop a Plan of Action to provide training support to regions without chapters
• Coordinate IOT Courses and ensure that IOT’s maintain their credentials
• Provide/oversee on-site training and support for curriculum workshops

Teacher Training Assistance for developing and existing local areas

• Implement the pattern for the best GNC training and to establish it in the new areas
• Encourage that pattern of training to be implemented in existing areas
• Visit existing area trainings to gain more insight and possible techniques and share with all chapters
• Provide Teaching Children Effectively-1 (TCE-1) courses twice a year, once being at CYIA, if feasible
• Oversee and assist with Super Seminars and Quick Start training, particularly with developing chapters

Other Responsibilities

• Take necessary training and/or meet requirements to provide higher level of trainings for the state
• Raise needed financial support
• Ensure compliance of CEF policies and procedures
• Willing to travel throughout the state

As a religious organization, Child Evangelism Fellowship is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees or prospective employees on the basis of religion.

Local Director Peninsula Chapter

QUALIFICATIONS

• Have a demonstrated love for Jesus Christ and prayer, and an unquestionable passion to reach children with the Gospel.
• Be able to recognize how God moves in our midst as He builds the local work one person/one church at a time.
• Be a continual learner, relational, and demonstrate an understanding of how to lead others.
• Love the local church and understand how to mobilize them as ministry partners.
• Have skills to identify other leaders, organize groups, cast vision and evaluate the ministry programs.
• Have extensive experience in Biblically teaching and evangelizing children.
• Have a flawless record in behavior towards children and families.
• Have experience discipling and training staff and volunteers.
• Be an effective teacher willing to lead, coach and correct staff and volunteers.
• Have at least one year of Bible College or Seminary training, maintaining a good academic performance.

General Responsibilities

Christian Youth in Action

• Fulfilling the purpose of Child Evangelism Fellowship in the chapter
• Executing and accomplishing the plans and objectives of USA Ministries, the local committee and state board
• Overseeing all aspects of the ministry within the local chapter with the assistance of the local committee, volunteers and staff

Ministry

• Understand that the foundation of ministry is prayer and lead by example in being committed to developing, implementing, improving and growing an effective local prayer program.
• Promote the ministry in the local chapter with the goal of increasing church partnerships and primary ministries of After-School Good News Club (ASGNC) and 5-Day Clubs staffed by Christian Youth In Action® (CYIA).
• Recruit staff and volunteers, ensuring that they are adequately trained and equipped for ministry.
• Maintain direct ministry contact with children through CEF sponsored programs.
• Build and maintain Christian Youth In Action® (CYIA) ministry. Enlist staff and volunteers to help recruit short-term missionaries. Provide additional ministry opportunities to CYIA missionaries.
• Arrange and help present training such as Kick-Off & Quick Start Training for ASGNC in the fall and Jump Start in February for CYIA and potential CYIA.
• Promote further opportunities to serve-including Short-term Missions and other CEF ministries.
• Participate in the CYIA training school as assigned by the state director.

Leadership

• Work with the local committee in providing vision and strategic plans for evangelizing and discipling all children within the chapter, striving to establish them with local churches.
• Recruit people to do the work of the ministry (both paid and volunteer).
• Meet regularly with the paid and volunteer staff members to provide encouragement, counsel, evaluation of ministry goals and leadership development.
• Encourage the local committee to take advantage of available committee training opportunities.
• Work with the local committee in raising sufficient funds for the ministry.
• Complete routine employee appraisals with all paid staff.
• Oversee (and teach, if necessary) the teacher training program and provides the necessary training for the staff to perform their job well.

Administrative

• Ensure that all CEF policies and procedures are being followed and proper governance is maintained.
• Keep adequate records.
• Work with the local committee to develop an annual budget at the beginning of the fiscal year for approval by the local committee and submission to the state director.
• Ensure that all reports, minutes, communications and money, and donor receipts are timely submitted.
• Communicate accurately and in a timely manner with the state director and local committee.
• Attend all local directors meetings sponsored by the state office.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the local committee and/or state director.

Software

• MS PowerPoint and e-mail intermediate
• MS Publisher, Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat basic
• Computers, Projectors and Blockrockers, which are used by some Good News Clubs
• MailChimp for newsletters

As a religious organization, Child Evangelism Fellowship is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees or prospective employees on the basis of religion.

Assistant State Director

Overview

The Assistant State Director works alongside the State Director in:

• Fulfilling the purpose of Child Evangelism Fellowship® (CEF) within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Executing and accomplishing the plans and objectives of the CEF of Virginia state board and CEF USA Ministries.
• Assisting in the oversight and building of ministry within the state, particularly pioneering and fulfilling the State Board’s strategic regional planning.

QUALIFICATIONS

The candidate must be confident of God’s calling and:

• Have a demonstrated love for Jesus Christ
• Have a passion to reach children with the Gospel
• Possess exemplary Christian character
• Be experienced in ministry or mentorship with teens and young adults
• Possess leadership capabilities and experience
• Have a background in ministry
• Exhibit proven administrative ability, especially in being disciplined and organized
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills (interpersonal, written, verbal and digital)
• Possess effective presentation skills to establish church and community partnerships
• Have at least one year of Bible college training. (In some cases, candidates may be allowed to test out of this requirement.)
• Successfully complete required Children’s Ministries Institute courses and practicums
• Express value for people of diverse cultures

Responsibilities

The Assistant State Director will provide assistance to the State Director, local directors and local committees in building ministry throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.  This objective will include, but not be limited to:

• Spearheading the state’s pioneering effort by developing new chapters from unchartered areas:
  • Recruit potential committee members and volunteers
  • Assist in the identification and hiring or promoting staff
• Assisting existing chapters to develop areas in accordance with the State Board’s strategic regional plan
• Establishing and providing oversight of externship program
• Establishing CEF student organizations at Virginia Christian colleges, enlisting them to get involved in CEF ministry
• Helping with the state’s training efforts to conduct CEF ministry
• Assist State Director with strategic planning
• Assist with event planning and coordination of promotional events and yearly statewide retreat
• Raise needed financial support
• Ensure compliance of CEF policies and procedures
• Willing to travel throughout the state

As a religious organization, Child Evangelism Fellowship is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees or prospective employees on the basis of religion.

Office Manager & Social Media Coordinator

Overview

A Full-Time Office Manager is needed for CEF of Virginia, Tidewater Chapter.  This position will be 6 hours/day for a five-day work week, or 30 hours/week with an occasional half day on Saturday.  The potential exists for 40 hours/week as the ministry outreach grows.  The office manager will report to the Local Coordinator/Director and oversee the administrative operations for the Chapter.  Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Purchases necessary office supplies and maintain inventory of CEF materials
• Serves as Child Protection Coordinator by ensuring child protection policy compliance of all employees and volunteers for the chapter and keeps accurate records on GNC roster spreadsheet
• Collects all GNC and 5 DC stats reports and inputs into monthly statistical reporting system
• Communicates with GNC Team Leaders via email and phone  
• Collects student registration forms from GNC Team Leaders for all enrolled students in GNC and ensure all GNC have approved facility requests on file
• Creates monthly prayer calendar and sends weekly prayers and praises to state and local chapter
• Compiles outreach packets for distribution to pastors, churches and schools and for special events
• Prints and sorts GNC Registration Forms for all schools, CYIA Packets and other resources as needed
• Creates yearly student demographic list via VA Dept of Education for accurate GNC stats
• Maintains updated list of all churches within chapter boundaries – 5 cities for outreach
• Formats online registration forms for each GNC on chapter website
• Requests Church Mutual insurance certificates for each school district
• Cleans office to include light dusting, vacuuming and removing trash
• Maintains files (both electronic and hard copy) of policies, general office procedures, correspondences and various statistical reports in accordance with record retention guidelines with monthly backup to external hard drive

WEB COMMUNICATION / SOCIAL MEDIA

• Creates and maintains Facebook page for CEF of Tidewater by posting articles, testimonies and upcoming events.
• Updates chapter website with newsletters, videos and postings from CEF Headquarters to keep site fresh and current
• Maintains segmented lists on MailChimp & evite for ease of communication to specific groups of people (i.e. volunteers, committee, staff, supporters, etc.)
• Sends evites for training, yearly fall kickoff, volunteer appreciation and other events. 
• Assists in designing newsletter, formatting hard-copy of newsletter and mailing to supporters

MINISTRY SUPPORT SERVICES

• Supports fund-raising efforts by overseeing campaign mailings and aiding in banquet coordination
• Supports training by ensuring chapter has a supply of 15 Leader/Admin Training Handbooks and 30 Quick Start Training Manuals and other needed materials
• Assists with teachers’ training, developing and presenting Power Point presentations and computer issues/navigation
• Oversees volunteer help on special projects.

As a religious organization, Child Evangelism Fellowship is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees or prospective employees on the basis of religion.