Corps Administrator

THE SALVATION ARMY•Jacksonville, NC

3d•$38,000 - $40,000

About The Position

The Corps Administrator serves as an evangelist, proclaiming Jesus Christ as redeemer and seeking to impact lives through spiritual regeneration and promote membership in the body of Christ, including The Salvation Army. The role provides spiritual guidance and leadership to the Corps Community Center constituency, employed staff, advisory board, and community contacts. Pastoral duties include home and hospital visitation, spiritual and marriage counseling, aftercare for converts, ministry to the bereaved, and conducting religious ceremonies. The Corps Administrator also assigns mature soldiers to guide and nurture converts. The position preaches and teaches the Word of God, prepares sermons through regular study, and teaches stewardship. It recruits and educates prospective members, encouraging Salvation Army membership while helping prospects understand the commitments of Christian soldiering. The role represents The Salvation Army publicly, follows its protocols and procedures for religious ceremonies, and defers official statements on sensitive public issues to Divisional administration. As the Corps’ spiritual, worship, and evangelistic leader, the Corps Administrator assigns soldiers to service responsibilities, delegates authority to local officers, and supervises, monitors, and schedules Corps groups. The role coordinates community outreach programs, leads and advises group leaders and participants, and provides temporary group leadership while developing future leaders. The Corps Administrator also serves as spiritual leader and administrator of the Corps social service program, overseeing social service workers and ensuring alignment with Salvation Army objectives. In the absence of a social service worker, the role may provide spiritual and life-skills casework. The position monitors the designated budget, proposes budget changes, and maintains adequate financing for Corps operations, community needs, property maintenance, and equipment replacement. It develops activities to increase funds or adjust services and expenditures to available resources while supporting program growth and spiritual outreach.

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 Corps Community Center constituents, employed staff, the advisory board, and community contacts.
Perform pastoral duties, including home visitation, spiritual counseling, convert aftercare, hospital visitation, ministry to the bereaved, marriage counseling, and religious ceremonies.
Assign mature soldiers to guide and nurture converts.
Preach and teach the Word of God, devote time to study and sermon preparation, and teach stewardship.
Recruit prospective members, explain the demands of Christian soldiering, encourage Salvation Army membership, and direct some converts to another church when appropriate.
Represent The Salvation Army publicly and defer official statements on sensitive public issues to Divisional administration.
Conduct religious ceremonies in accordance with Salvation Army mission, protocol, procedures, and guidelines.
Assign soldiers to service responsibilities and delegate appropriate authority to local officers.
Supervise, monitor, and schedule Corps groups, including bands, songsters, corps cadets, and junior soldiers.
Coordinate community outreach programs and lead, direct, and advise group leaders and participants.
Provide temporary group leadership while developing prospective group leaders.
Administer the Corps social service program and supervise its social service workers in accordance with Salvation Army mission and objectives.
Provide spiritual and life-skills casework in the absence of a social service worker.
Monitor the designated budget and propose budgetary changes.
Maintain adequate financing for Corps operations, community needs, property maintenance, and equipment replacement.
Develop activities to increase funds or adjust services and expenditures to available resources while supporting Corps program growth and outreach.