Groups & Care Director

JOB SUMMARY:

The Groups & Care Director provides leadership, direction, and oversight for the Groups & Care ministry at the Royal Palm Beach campus. This individual shepherds and leads the campus Groups & Care staff, group leaders, class facilitators, coaches, and volunteer teams while cultivating a healthy culture of spiritual growth, prayer, care, leadership development, and group multiplication. The ideal candidate will demonstrate one or more of the following spiritual gifts: leadership, discernment, exhortation, teaching, and pastor/shepherd.

JOB DUTIES:

Invite and Resource Leaders Execute the Central Groups & Care vision and strategy while championing Groups and biblical community across all campus ministries. Continually invite, develop, and resource Group Leaders, Coaches, Class Facilitators, Celebrate Recovery leaders, Prayer Team members, and Care volunteers. Maintain sufficient open Groups across key demographics by developing new leaders, identifying co-leaders, and creating opportunities for healthy multiplication. Facilitate New Leader Orientation, Leader Interest Meetings, and other training opportunities to equip leaders for ministry. Coach and Shepherd Leaders Develop and support Coaches who equip, encourage, pray for, and provide ongoing care for leaders. Monitor Group and leader health, providing encouragement, support, and appropriate follow-up when concerns arise. Facilitate regular Leader Community opportunities while helping leaders identify and develop co-leaders and multiply healthy Groups. Provide Care Lead and support Celebrate Recovery, Prayer Teams, and benevolence, and develop volunteers to help care for people. Provide triage counseling, prayer, and other support as needed. Officiate weddings and funerals and support weekend ministry as requested. Lead and Administer the Department Work with the Campus Pastor and central team to establish and execute semester Groups & Care goals and lead the campus Groups & Care team with clear direction, accountability, encouragement, and development. Lead the day-to-day execution of Groups, Classes, Care, Celebrate Recovery, and Prayer in partnership with Central Groups & Care and campus teams. Maintain accurate ministry information in the relationship management system (ROCK) and on the Christ Fellowship website while monitoring and reporting key Groups & Care goals and measurables. Manage the campus Groups & Care budget and ensure ministry resources are stewarded effectively.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

The Groups & Care Director should: Demonstrate a growing and mature relationship with Jesus Christ and model Christ Fellowship's mission, values, and leader values. Be a relational people bringer with a heart for connecting, shepherding, recruiting, and developing people and volunteer leaders. Communicate biblical truth clearly while demonstrating wisdom, discernment, compassion, and discretion in care situations. Build healthy relationships and collaborate effectively with staff, leaders, Coaches, and volunteers. Demonstrate strong organizational skills, initiative, follow-through, and comfort with church-management and web-based systems. Be willing to maintain a schedule that includes evenings and weekends.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree preferred.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

4-6 years of ministry-related experience, including experience recruiting, developing, and leading volunteer teams.

JOB SPECS

Classification: Full-Time, Salary (Exempt) Reporting to: Campus Pastor #J-18808-Ljbffr Christ Fellowship