Students Program Director

Sun Valley Community Church • Gilbert, MN

3d

About The Position

The Students Program Director works collaboratively with Sun Valley Community Church (SVCC) leadership to develop the vision for weekend, midweek, online, and special-event content for Student Ministries. The director creates a strategic implementation plan and leads Student Ministries priorities and standards for staff, including direct oversight of Preteen, Jr. High, and High School programming in midweek and weekend environments. The role also contributes to equipping campuses, team members, ministry teams, and parents. The director reflects SVCC team leadership distinctives in all actions.

The position oversees consistent, age-appropriate programming across student ministry environments and plans content and programming for services, online environments, and special events. It provides direction, coaching, and feedback to campus staff, maintains curriculum scope-and-sequence and planning documents, and supports campuses during summer camp and campus launches.

Requirements

• Education and training that has equipped the candidate for vocational ministry in a large ministry context.
• Demonstrated track record of spiritual maturity and character consistent with biblical requirements for church leadership.
• Three years of experience in administration, curriculum development, and/or student ministry programming.
• Strategic thinker who is innovative and able to drive projects and strategies through to completion.
• Self-motivated and self-directed, requiring minimal supervision.
• Effective team-building skills and ability to motivate others.
• Effective problem-solving, creativity, and written and verbal communication skills with parents, students, volunteers, and staff.
• Support the mission, vision, and values of SV Students.
• Agree and align with SVCC’s mission, vision, leadership distinctives, and doctrinal statement.

Nice To Haves

• Four years of full-time related experience leading or managing Preteen, Jr. High, or High School programming in a multi-site church setting with over 2,000 members or attenders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage Preteen, Jr. High, and High School programming for midweek and weekend services, ensuring consistent, age-appropriate environments across student ministry environments, including content, look and feel, worship, object lesson supplies, environmental needs, and cultural implementation.
• Create a strategic implementation plan and develop content based on SVCC’s culture, scope and sequence, and language to create environments where participants have fun, experience biblical teaching, understand how to apply what they have learned, know who Jesus is, and are known by peers and team members.
• Oversee planning, content creation, and programming elements for weekend, midweek, online, and special events, and create necessary content delivery methods for campuses.
• Lead, coach, and manage priorities and standards so campus staff are prepared to execute weekly Preteen, Jr. High, and High School ministry.
• Provide clear direction on program implementation and expected outcomes, and coach campus staff on alignment with SVCC’s vision, values, culture, and strategic priorities.
• Provide regular feedback to campuses and create opportunities to receive feedback on program content and execution across all student age groups.
• Update and maintain Student Ministries scope-and-sequence and content planning documents.
• Provide leadership and support to campuses during summer camp and campus launches as they relate to Student Ministries programming and curriculum.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed