Campus Pastor (PT) (29995)

Responsible for establishing a dynamic Christian campus faith development program applicable to all students and employees. This position plays an integral role in leading the spiritual development of a religiously diverse campus as well as fostering personal faith.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for all components of Spirit Life including scheduling speakers providing leadership to the praise band monitoring attendance and collaborating with OUAZ TV.
• Serves as the spiritual leader of the campus and establishes programming for Sprit Life.
• Creates a dynamic campus Christian faith development program which provides opportunities for personal growth and exploration for traditional-age students with varying interests in personal faith. Works to educate the larger student body to understand what it means to have an enlightened faith and then understand how this faith can impact and inform life.
• Develops programs (exploration relationship building and creative) that provide opportunities for interested students to explore personal Christian faith through co-curricular and spiritual activities following a dynamic and engaging format including but not limited to discipleship faith journeys scripture study worship services and programs around faith development.
• Provides opportunities for students interested in ministry and leadership to serve and support others through a dynamic campus leadership program including ministry-related career planning and internship opportunities.
• Models the Christian faith through conduct attitude and professionalism. Setting a standard and tone which creates excitement in everyday student life and reflects positively on the Christian faith the University and this program.
• Provides ministerial counseling and advising to students as needed. Coordinates Christian counseling-related activities in cooperation with the Campus Counselor as deemed appropriate. Assures policy and parameters are in place through collaborative work with the Counselor to assure students with needs are served.
• Recommends policy changes and develops procedures to improve the units operations.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Education:Bachelors Degree Masters Preferred.

Required Experience:Five years of applicable leadership/campus ministry experience required.

Additional Eligibility Requirements:

• A caring and compassionate person who maintains a positive and engaging personality and relates to and thrives on the development of college students seeking growth and support.
• Demonstrates a strength in mentoring and leading others toward personal and spiritual development.
• Excellent communication skills and sincere willingness to be actively involved in the lives of students.
• Experience fostering initiative as well as leading individuals and groups.
• Maintains interest and enthusiasm by getting involved and effectively leading faith programming (collaboratively) across the community: residence halls athletic teams intramurals non-traditional students etc.

Working Conditions:
(Physical attributes required to perform job duties with or without reasonable accommodation - examples: sitting lifting bending driving environmental factors or elements noise level stairs in a building or other factors that will affect working conditions)

• May require evening and weekend activities for events and meetings.
• Prolonged periods of sitting must be able to lift 5-15 pounds at times.
  

Travel Requirements:

• If travel is required list type and approximate percentage:None
• Responsible for driving students and University vehicles as part of job duties: No

Standard University Expectations:

• Be mindful and supportive of the Mission of Ottawa University.
• Understand and follow the Universitys policies and procedures and exercise good judgment accordingly. Assure that University and student information is managed in a confidential and ethical manner in accordance with the Universitys Code of Conduct and Ethics.
• Manage your staff in accordance with University personnel policies. Encourage collaboration among the staff provide regular evaluation and feedback and facilitate developmental opportunities.
• Model and encourage collaboration among University offices and campuses assuring effective communication and operations.
• Provide leadership through conduct attitude and professionalism. Represent the University to students external groups faculty and staff in a way that reflects positively on the University.
• Exercise inclusivity in your daily actions in accordance with the Universitys Mission Statement Statement of Spiritual Identity and Statement of Inclusion Openness and Community.

Our University

Ottawa University prepares professional and liberal arts graduates for lifetimesof personal significance vocational fulfillment and service to God and humanity from residential campuses in Ottawa Kansas (established 1865) and Surprise Arizona (established 2017) and from professional and online campuses in Kansas City Phoenix and Milwaukee.

Ottawa University is a regionally accredited church-related student-centered private comprehensive university that strives to integrate faith learning and life in the academic experiences of students.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge skills or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise other than an at will relationship.

Ottawa University is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not unlawfully discriminate in recruitment or employment on the basis of race age sex color religion disability national origin sexual orientation genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.