Adult Discipleship Assistant - PT

Christ Church of Oak Brook•Oak Brook, IL

5d•$25 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

The role of the Adult Discipleship Assistant is to bridge the connection between the GROW staff and other internal departments for growth through communication and organizational skills. People who are successful in this role enjoy helping others by providing and clarifying information about available events and activities. The Adult Discipleship Assistant leverages excellent communication and organizational skills to undergird the continuing spiritual formation of our people. Serving as a bridge between the Adult Discipleship team, our software systems and other Christ Church departments, this detail-oriented role facilitates the flow of information and data to support the seamless execution of Grow ministry programming and bolster Christ Church group life.

Requirements

Working knowledge of Excel, Word, Google Slides, PowerPoint
Spiritual Development Support and model individual spiritual formation i.e. Worship, Grow and Serve. (Weekly worship, prayer, scripture reading, small group, volunteering/service, etc.).
Regularly attends worship and participates in ministry events at Christ Church or a Christ Church campus unless exempted by Christ Church leadership.
Seeks opportunities and participates in authentic worship, exalting and enjoying God as one of life’s greatest purposes and pleasures.
Lives as an attractive witness, living to draw others to Christ in personal, daily mission.
Intentionally seeks to become like Jesus, growing purposefully and intentionally.
Values and contributes to genuine community, doing life together with colleagues and congregation.
Enrolls in genuine service, living a life of service, humility and generosity.
Engages fully in life-changing love by loving people extravagantly.
Detail-oriented with high capacity to manage multiple projects at high level of detail and organization.
Desire to continuously learn and serve others.
Honest and trustworthy.
Integrity for work habits and results.
Ability to discern needs and respond appropriately, sensitively and proactively.
Appreciation for own and others’ giftedness.
Ongoing desire and effort to grow more Christ-like in character.
Able to keep high degree of confidentiality.
High degree of professionalism.
Approachable and accessible.
The person successful in this role will be willing to learn multiple systems and have the ability to manage all simultaneously--quickly switching to and from tasks.
The person successful in this role will be an effective communicator both forward-facing and in-house with persistent but friendly requests.
The person successful in this role will have a working knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Word, and Google Suite.
The person successful in this role will have excellent organizational, logistical, and planning skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and anticipate needs of Communicates with clarity and warmth across diverse audiences
Demonstrates integrity, humility, and alignment with Christ Church’s values
Collaborates effectively across teams and ministries
Organizes and prioritizes work to meet goals with excellence
Learns quickly and adapts to new tools, systems, and challenges
Coaches and develops others, bringing out the best in people
Resolves conflicts constructively and maintains healthy relationships
Innovates and improves ministry systems to better serve people

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary administrative support for ongoing groups, classes, and special events ensuring a welcoming experience for participants, leaders, and volunteers by helping with check in, registration, set-ups, and payments.
Work closely with Adult Discipleship Coordinator to support adult ministry directors through management of website, registrations, reports, attendance, group data, and expenses.
Connect with and communicate needs for various groups to Touchpoint, Asana, Espace, Concur, and various teams in the organization.
Communicate programs and classes to Christ Church via Touchpoint, Asana, Espace, and various teams at Christ Church including Communications, AV, Operations, and Kitchen ensuring all information is shared in a timely manner making the event run seamlessly.
Track attendance for all groups and events and communicate to various Christ Church staff.
Manage team timelines, events, information, and supplies to ensure events and support material are requested and received on time to make the events run smoothly for all participants, leaders, and departments involved.
Managing volunteer status, security access, and information concerning group leaders and ministry volunteers.
Participate in Christ Church staff life by attending all-staff meetings, church sponsored events, worship, training events and contributing to a culture of collaboration and encouragement.
Support church-wide initiatives and special events – assist with Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day services, outreach and mission events by serving in flexible roles beyond primary ministry responsibilities.
Engage in ongoing personal and professional development through training, reading, coaching or mentoring, in order to grow as a leader and servant of Christ.
Collaborate across ministries to ensure alignment, share resources, and strengthen unity on our staff teams.
Demonstrate and model Christ Church’s core values in daily work, relationships and service to others.
Maintain a posture of flexibility by assisting with projects or assignments outside the immediate scope of the role when needed.
Contribute to a culture of grace, care and prayer by being available to support, encourage and pray with staff and volunteers and congregants as appropriate.