Ministry Program Support Specialist

POSITION TITLE: MINISTRY PROGRAM SUPPORT SPECIALIST
STATUS: REGULAR FULL TIME / NONEXEMPT
DIRECT SUPERVISOR: CORPS OFFICER

GENERAL STATEMENT:
The Salvation Army is a branch of the Christian Church and the ultimate goal of all programs is spiritual regeneration of all people.
SCOPE OF POSITION:
Serves the Yakima Corps by assisting the Corps Officer in planning coordinating administrating monitoring evaluating and developing the daytoday operations of the Corps. Develop and lead various Corps programs; participate with adult and senior programming and support youth programming as needed. Oversee and support as directed seasonal programs such as Day Camp Christmas efforts Vacation Bible School and the arrangements of such events. Supervise assigned staff and/or volunteers including work and volunteer opportunity scheduling.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSBILITIES:

Assist Corp Officer in developing leading and/or supporting Salvation Army mission programs and ministries of the Corps; plans develops and coordinates bridging events between the Corps and Corps Social Services and persons served in mission clubs centers schools shelters etc.
Assist with the promotion of growing Corps programs and services in the local City of Yakima community.
Support the planning and coordination of special events and programming.
Represent The Salvation Army at community and interagency meetings as needed and directed following prescribed Salvation Army guidelines.
Responsible for managing Corps rentals including the processing of Property Use Agreements renters Certificate of Insurance. Ensure a staff member is on site during rental use period and appropriate take down and clean up.
Provide transportation as needed for adult and youth programming.
Develop and utilize volunteers from the faithbased community and Salvation Army members to help in the implementation of ministry projects and programs.
Attend meetings as needed such as emergency management faithbased partnership and nonprofit alliance network.
Submit payroll changes or status change issues as necessary.
Submit bills and invoices on a timely and accurate basis. As a corporate credit card holder process receipts weekly.
Ensure timely completion for all program statistical reports.
Record and process all donations according to the Salvation Army policies.
Support all other workrelated needs as assigned.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

Associate or college degree preferred in social services or related field preferred; high school diploma or GED required
Minimum of ten years of experience in ministerial or social services fields
Two to three years working with and leading volunteers
Two to three years of supervision experience
A combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge skills and abilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with The Salvation Army and its mission and programs is preferred.
Ability to work varying work hours depending on programming and needs and scheduling requirements.
Culinary or cooking skills preferred
Bilingual with the Spanish language preferred.
Successfully complete Salvation Army child safety and vulnerable adult training Protect the Misson and ability to adhere to mandatory reporting laws for both vulnerable children and adults
Possess a valid State of Washington Drivers License
Must be over 21 years of age and pass the Salvation Army driving requirements including passing a Motor Vehicle Report
Experience with Microsoft Office applications especially Word and Excel
Experience with learning and using other data collection software programs

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
An aptitude and experience working with a mission driven resultdriven and communityoriented environment
Creativity
Team player
Detail oriented
Initiative
Ability to work and support a diverse group of people with varying backgrounds including youth and adults.
Ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to sit walk stand bend squat climb kneel and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
Ability to grasp push pull objects such as files file cabinet drawers and reach overhead.
Ability to use hand to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls.
Ability to operate telephone.
Ability to operate a desktop or laptop computer.
Ability to lift 20 lbs.
Ability to access and produce information from a computer.
Ability to understand written information.
Ability to operate a motor vehicle. Must be 21 years of age.

Working Conditions:
Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomfort associated without noise dust dirt and similar.

Work Schedule / Location:
Monday through Friday; 40 hours per week inperson at The Salvation Army Yakima Corps. Weekly hours may vary to oversee program events with then adjusting the workweek.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age race color religion sex national origin marital status disability citizenship sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law. Such equal opportunity for employment will apply to recruitment and hiring training promotion salaries and other compensation transfers and layoffs or termination.

The Salvation Army reserves the right to reassign review the job or require that different or additional tasks be performed based on the organizations needs or when circumstances change.
All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as employees to undermine the Salvation Armys religious mission.
The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. The Salvation Army is an equal opportunity employer.

MISSION STATEMENT:
The Salvation Army an international movement is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

A generous benefits package is included with fulltime positions: paid holidays vacation time sick time and medical vision and dental insurance.

Health Insurance: Low biweekly premiums for employeeonly coverage Kaiser HMO for those residing in a Kaiser service area Anthem EPO/PPO is available for those residing outside a Kaiser service area. Voluntary 1 and family coverage at additional cost. Delta Dental DHMO and DPPO dental insurance are offered.

Life and Voluntary Options. An employerpaid life insurance policy covers employees. Voluntary supplemental life shortterm and longterm disability plans are available.

Retirement Plans: Employerfunded Money Purchase Pension Plan (Defined Contribution Plan) 50 vested at five years eligible service time. Plus an employeefunded voluntary 403(b) option.

Parental Leave: The benefit is 40 hours of Paid Leave for qualifying events.

Sick Leave: 12 days of Sick Leave annually accruing from day one eligible for use after three months service time.

Paid Vacation:

• Two weeks annually accruing from day one for nonexempt positions.
• Four weeks annually accruing from day one for exempt positions.
• Accrued vacation is eligible for use after six months service time.

Paid Holidays: 13 designated holidays 1 floating holiday per year

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority