The Salvation Army 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 for God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Desired Skills & Abilities:

• A passion for athletics
• Assist youth with homework help and school assigned projects
• Be a leader, excited about assisting youth with education, recreation & other activities.
• Must be a self-starter, creative and resourceful.
• Experience in team sports and athletics
• Experience and ability to work with diverse populations
• Experience and/or a desire to work with school age youth
• Ability and desire to provide a healthy and positive community space for youth

Duties:

• Be the liaison between staff, parents, and public volunteer groups communicating various information (i.e., schedule changes, behavior problems, program information)
• Plan and implement weekly Christian education program. Prepare teaching materials and education supplies.
• With the Corps Officer, plan and implement a disciplinary system. This includes both rewards and consequences
• Attend all staff meetings
• Be an active, knowledgeable, and participating member of Corps youth program
• Develop high quality programs to meet the recreational needs of the community within the resources available
• Address any discipline issues with the assistance of Corps Officers, working closely with parents and program staff.
• Ability to record any incidents with appropriate forms. Ouch forms, Incident Reports, Suspected Child Abuse reports (in house and state forms) and Accident reports. As well as faxing and filing all reports through proper channels. Willingness to call Child Protective Services and/or police when needed. (may be required when filing suspected child abuse reports)
• Responsible for assisting in the development and recreational and athletic events. Responsible for ensuring all areas are set up and ready for the use of that area as program requires.
• Responsible in keeping of statistics of After School Kids programs, Recreational programming, and events.

Experience

• Youth Ministry

Education

• High School or Equivalent or better

Behaviors

• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Motivations

• Peer Recognition: Inspired to perform well by the praise of coworkers
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)