POSITION SUMMARY
The Jr High & High School Director influences the direction and implementation of the Sun Valley Community Church (SVCC) vision at assigned campus. This position provides leadership to the Student Ministry Team, ministry to Junior High and Senior High students and their families, and oversight of campus SV Students administrative functions. In all actions, reflects the Sun Valley Community Church (SVCC) team leadership distinctives.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Campus role:
- Serve on assigned campus influencing the direction and implementation of SV Jr High and High School vision
- Provide oversight for the campus Jr High and High School Ministry budgeting, staffing, and ministry initiatives
- At smaller campuses, may assist Campus Pastor with Guest Services and other campus needs as requested by Campus Pastor
- Jr High and High School students:
- Build intentional ministry strategies and environments to help students meet, know and follow Jesus
- Equip and empower Jr High and High School staff and volunteers to lead the SV Jr High and High School ministries through creating a culture of recruitment, development, training and reproduction. Lead with and through a team
- Build “relational sticky” ministry where students relationally connect with other students and volunteers and where students feel safe, are known and relationally pursued in a healthy manner
- Expand the reach of SV Jr High and High School students through local schools and community activities
- Central Services Team:
- Relate to and coordinate with the Next Gen team regarding content, ministry practice consistency, communication and coaching
- Parents:
- Partner with parents through providing resources, training, and intentional experiences, to equip parents to be the spiritual leaders of their families
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS – To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, an/or ability required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Education and training that has equipped them for vocational ministry in a large ministry context
- Demonstrated track record of spiritual maturity and character consistent with biblical requirements for church leadership
- Three years of experience in a leadership role in a church or related setting working with Junior High and Senior High age and teams of volunteers with a track record of building and growing student ministry
- Strategic in nature, innovative thinker with ability to drive projects and strategies through to completion
- Self-motivated, self-directed requiring minimal supervision
- Effective team building skills and ability to motivate others
- Effective customer service, relational and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Agrees and aligns with the mission, vision, leadership distinctives, and doctrinal statement of SVCC
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Four years full time related experience in a multi-site church setting of over 2000 members/attenders
Skills Required
- Education and training that has equipped them for vocational ministry in a large ministry context
- Demonstrated track record of spiritual maturity and character consistent with biblical requirements for church leadership
- Three years of experience in a leadership role in a church or related setting working with Junior High and Senior High age and teams of volunteers with a track record of building and growing student ministry
- Strategic in nature, innovative thinker with ability to drive projects and strategies through to completion
- Self-motivated, self-directed requiring minimal supervision
- Effective team building skills and ability to motivate others
- Effective customer service, relational and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Agrees and aligns with the mission, vision, leadership distinctives, and doctrinal statement of SVCC
- Four years full time related experience in a multi-site church setting of over 2000 members/attenders
What We Do
Sun Valley Community Church is a non-denominational church based in Gilbert, Arizona, with multiple campuses across the Phoenix area. Their mission is to help people meet, know, and follow Jesus while embodying values of authenticity, community, and generosity. They focus on providing modern, engaging worship services and biblical teaching that is accessible and applicable to everyday life.
