Summer Ministry Position - Work Projects Coordinator
Paid Summer Ministry Positions with YouthWorks
Are you looking for a job that develops your leadership skills, builds your resume, puts you in cross-cultural settings, and even pays you? YouthWorks is a Christian, nonprofit organization that provides Christ-centered mission trips for more than 17,000 teenagers and adult leaders in communities across the U.S. We hire college and post-college-age staff to facilitate mission trips on each one of our sites. Amid managing around 70 students and adult leaders on a mission trip each week, our staff teams cultivate relationships, develop their relational and organizational skills, and deepen their faith. All our ministry positions are paid. For more information, see our website: https://www.youthworks.com/summer-staff/. We are close to finishing hiring our Site Coordinators - apply today!
Work Projects Coordinator: Build meaningful relationships in a community while meeting tangible needs. Help youth engage in the community by leading work crews in painting, yard work and minor projects. YouthWorks will provide extensive training in partnering with community members, setting up and completing projects and managing crews throughout the day. Invite participants to come alongside the community to make a lasting impact.
We have a small number of sites where we do more advanced projects such as flooring and drywall. Please note on your application if you have experience in more elaborate home repair projects.
Qualifications
- Must be at least 20 years of age during YouthWorks summer dates and one year post-high school or equivalent
- Actively pursuing a relationship with Christ
- Desire to serve the Church
- Able to relate to youth
- Model servant leadership
- Have a teachable spirit
- Previous work project experience
- Able to teach skills to participants
- Interact with community members in a highly relational way
- Must meet our driving requirements of being 20 years of age or older during YouthWorks summer dates and have a valid U.S. driver’s license
Team Tasks/Roles
· Lead morning devotions
· Participate in evening programming and worship
· Facilitate a team of students in meal preparation
· Engage throughout the day with churches, including youth and Adult Leaders
· Engage in respectful service and regularly communicate with community partners
· Site preparations including inventory, shopping and confirming service schedules
Compensation:
· $2,750 + food/housing/transportation for work purposes
· $150 Bonus for qualified guitar, piano, or ukulele players who help facilitate worship on site
Dates of Employment
· The dates for summer employment are May 21st-August 4th, 2021
· We are open to staff starting later if their schedules do not allow them to start on 5/21
· Staff must reside in assigned community for the duration of the summer
Contact Information:
Phone: 877-249-9904
Email: recruiting@youthworks.com