Leadership Board Member

LifeWise Academy•Grundy Center, IA

About The Position

The Leadership Board Member supports the launch and ongoing operation of a local LifeWise program. Board members provide input and direction to the program director, assist with launch steps 8–10, and help manage the program’s day-to-day operations. The board’s work is organized around five areas: Leadership (recruiting and onboarding staff and volunteers), Location (researching, securing, and preparing facilities and transportation), Logistics (coordinating details and maintaining positive communication with the school), Loot (leading fundraising and managing the budget and finances), and Language (ensuring public communications are excellent and appropriately messaged). The board should include three to nine members in addition to the program director, represent at least three churches and the broader Christian community, and assign responsibility for each of the five operational areas. Members may take responsibility for more than one area. Board members must not hold a paid position within the program while serving on its leadership board. Members are expected to meet the stated faith and local-church commitments, complete role-specific training and recurring background and child-safety training, diligently execute the pre-launch T-Minus Plan, participate in fundraising and scheduled meetings, serve for at least one year, and pray consistently for the local program. Applicants apply through the program webpage’s “Join the Team” button and will be contacted by the LifeWise team about 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 in and commit to a local church whose doctrine aligns with the “What We Believe” section of the LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith.
Provide contact information for a local church leader at a church where the member actively participates.
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.
Have a proven track record exemplifying the LifeWise Core Values of Commitment and Competence.
Be motivated by love for the Lord and supportive of the gospel-centered purposes of a local LifeWise program.
Have the know-how, skills, and relationships to get things done.
Do not hold a paid position within the program while serving on the program’s leadership board.
The board must have no fewer than three and no more than nine members in addition to the program director, representation from at least three churches, and representation of the broader Christian community across such dimensions as age, profession, gender, and race.
The board must assign a member to each of the five areas: Leadership, Location, Logistics, Loot, and Language; a member may cover more than one area.

Responsibilities

Provide input and direction to the program director regarding day-to-day program operations.
Assist with launch steps 8–10 and diligently execute the T-Minus Plan before launch.
Recruit and onboard program staff and volunteers.
Research, secure, and prepare the program facility and transportation.
Coordinate operational details and maintain positive communications with the school.
Lead fundraising efforts and budget and manage finances.
Ensure public communications are excellent and contain proper messaging.
Actively participate in the fundraising process.
Attend scheduled meetings faithfully.
Pray consistently for the local program.