Leadership Board Member

Lifewise Academy • Ottawa, OH

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About The Position

Leadership Board Members assist with completing launch steps 8–10 and operating a live LifeWise program. They provide input and direction to the program director as the director manages day-to-day operations and help oversee five areas: Leadership (recruiting and onboarding staff and volunteers), Location (researching, securing, and preparing facilities and transportation), Logistics (coordinating details and maintaining positive communications with the school), Loot (leading fundraising and managing the budget and finances), and Language (ensuring public communications are excellent and use appropriate messaging).

The board should have three to nine members in addition to the program director, represent at least three churches and the breadth of the Christian community, and assign responsibility for each of the five areas. Members may oversee more than one area. Board members may not hold a paid position within the program while serving on its leadership board.

Members are expected to demonstrate a mature Christian faith consistent with the LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith, participate in a compatible local church, complete role-specific training and required background and child-safety training, carry out the pre-launch T-Minus Plan, participate in fundraising, attend scheduled meetings, serve for at least one year, and pray consistently for the local program. Each member must provide contact information for a local church leader at a church where they actively participate. Applicants apply through the program webpage using the “Join the Team” button and will be contacted by the LifeWise team with next steps.

Requirements

• Have a mature personal Christian faith in agreement with the “What We Believe” section of the LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith.
• Actively participate and commit to a local church whose doctrine aligns with the LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith.
• Complete board-member role-specific training.
• Complete a background check and Child Abuse Awareness and Mandated Reporting training once every three years.
• Commit to a minimum of one year of service.
• Provide contact information for a leader of a local church in which the member actively participates.
• Demonstrate commitment to the gospel-centered purposes of a local LifeWise program and the know-how, skills, and relationships to get things done.
• May not hold a paid position within the program while serving on its leadership board.

Responsibilities

• Provide input and direction to the program director on day-to-day program operations.
• Recruit and onboard program staff and volunteers.
• Research, secure, and prepare the program facility and transportation.
• Coordinate logistics and maintain positive communications with the school.
• Lead fundraising and manage the program budget and finances.
• Ensure public communications are excellent and contain proper messaging.
• Diligently execute the T-Minus Plan before launch.
• Actively participate in fundraising and attend scheduled meetings.
• Pray consistently for the local program.

What This Job Offers

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