Corps Administrator (9296)

The Salvation Army•Jacksonville, NC

About The Position

Serves as an evangelist proclaiming Jesus Christ as redeemer and seeking to impact people through spiritual regeneration. Promotes membership in the body of Christ, including The Salvation Army, and provides spiritual guidance and leadership to the Corps Community Center constituency, employed staff, advisory board, and community contacts. Performs pastoral duties such as home and hospital visitation, spiritual and marriage counseling, aftercare for converts, ministry to the bereaved, and religious ceremonies. Preaches and teaches the Word of God, prepares sermons through weekly study, teaches stewardship, recruits and educates prospective members, and guides converts toward appropriate church membership. Represents The Salvation Army publicly and follows its mission, protocol, procedures, and guidelines when making public statements and conducting religious ceremonies. Directs soldiers’ service assignments and delegates authority to commissioned local officers. Supervises Corps groups and community outreach programs, and leads, advises, and develops group leaders and participants. Leads and administers the Corps social service program, ensuring its alignment with The Salvation Army’s mission and objectives. Supervises social service workers, provides spiritual and life-skills casework when a social service worker is absent, monitors budgets, and proposes budget changes. Monitors the Corps’ financial resources for operations, community needs, property maintenance, and equipment replacement, and develops activities to increase funds or align services and expenditures with available resources.

Requirements

Knowledge of The Salvation Army mission and ministry.
Knowledge of the Bible, doctrine, and theology.
Knowledge of Christian leadership and spiritual development principles and practices.
Knowledge of effective preaching and teaching skills and practices.
Knowledge of creative resources and practices for developing and promoting Corps and community spiritual-development programs.
Knowledge of standard social-service skills and practices.
Ability to recruit, lead, and motivate soldiers to accomplish the mission of Jesus Christ through The Salvation Army.
Ability to establish and nurture relationships with adults, children of all ages, and their families.
Ability to plan, organize, and promote Corps group functions.
Ability to administer programs within established budget constraints.

Responsibilities

Proclaim Jesus Christ as redeemer and promote spiritual regeneration and membership in the body of Christ, including The Salvation Army.
Provide spiritual guidance and leadership to the Corps Community Center constituency, employed staff, advisory board, and community contacts.
Perform pastoral functions, including home and hospital visitation, spiritual and marriage counseling, convert aftercare, ministry to the bereaved, and religious ceremonies.
Direct mature soldiers in responsibilities for guiding and nurturing converts.
Preach and teach the Word of God; devote time to weekly study and sermon preparation; and teach stewardship.
Recruit and educate prospective members, explain the demands of Christian soldiership, and enroll prospects who have seriously accepted those demands; direct converts to another church when appropriate.
Represent The Salvation Army publicly, refrain from personal views on sensitive public issues, and defer official statements on such issues to Divisional administration.
Conduct religious ceremonies in accordance with The Salvation Army mission, protocol, procedures, and guidelines.
Assign soldiers’ service responsibilities, delegate authority to commissioned local officers, and ensure the Corps’ overall mission is accomplished.
Supervise, monitor, and schedule Corps groups, including band, songsters, corps cadets, and junior soldiers.
Supervise and coordinate community outreach programs, lead and advise group leaders and participants, and serve temporarily as a group leader while developing future leaders.
Lead and administer the Corps social service program and supervise its social service workers.
Perform spiritual and life-skills casework when a social service worker is absent.
Monitor budget compliance and propose budgetary changes.
Monitor and maintain adequate financing for Corps operations, community needs, property maintenance, and equipment replacement.
Develop and implement activities to increase funds or align services and expenditures with available financial resources, supporting program growth and spiritual outreach.