Litgroups Facilitator

General Description
To facilitate youth ministry to middle years students utilizing the 662 Literacy Centre and school based locations, collaborating with other caring adults

This includes:

Recruiting and overseeing volunteers; planning and preparing programming elements and materials; collaborative planning, building community relationships, and overseeing direct contact time with students.

This position requires 10-15 hours per week with Westman YFC.

Work Location and Environment
The 662 Literacy Centre and YFC office; partnering schools

Specific Responsibilities

A. Youth Ministry

Working with individual youths in 2 capacities:

• Contacting
• building relationships to earn the right to be heard
• Crisis intervention responding to teens and preteens in crisis

B. Fundraising

• Responsible for mobilizing individuals or groups willing to invest financially in young students
• In collaboration with whole Litgroup team, writing quarterly prayer letters to ministry partners.
• Regularly relay stories and gratitude to ministry partners and wider community
• Hosting occasional events for ministry partners.

C. Spiritual Development & Personal Training

• Take time for prayer, Bible reading and spiritual disciplines, including monthly prayer days
• Involvement in a missional community of faith
• Embrace teaching / seminars / conferences for spiritual renewal / growth

D. 662 Literacy Centre Leadership

Volunteers

• Recruit, supervise and support volunteer teams for the 662 Literacy Centre and discipleship communities.

Facilities

• Ensure that the your group site is cleaned and maintained.
• Ensure that the necessary supplies are available to keep the facilities functioning

Advertising

• Responsible for advertising and public relations for the 662 Literacy Centre and special YFC events.

Programming

• Responsible for lesson planning and program development for use during the sessions
• Responsible to help with special event planning and implementation
• Responsible to acquire resources and curriculum
• Communication with parents, schools, steering committee, donor base and mailing lists
• Distribution and collection of quarterly feedback from students, parents, volunteers, schools, steering committee and applicable others (as per relevance and team schedule)
• Regular program reporting

E. Administration & Staff Relations

• Ensure effective administration so all areas of the 662 Literacy Centre and related programs are functioning effectively.
• Meet with supervisor for accountability and encouragement.
• Attend staff meetings when possible in consultation with supervisor
• Attend monthly All-Staff team meetings
• Participate in wider staff events

Working Relationship:

A

I report to
:
LITGroups Coordinator
B

Reporting directly to me
:
LITGROUPS Volunteers
C

I work closely with
:
LITGroups Coordinator and the LITGroups Volunteers

Basic Requirements

A. _Spiritual Development_

• A personal commitment to the Lordship of Jesus Christ
• A life which consistently brings glory to Him
• Adherence, without reservation to the Statement of Faith of Community Covenant Youth for Christ
• A commitment to discipleship of youth

_B._ _Character Traits_

• Should be able to work well with little supervision
• Should demonstrate an ability to work well under pressure
• Should be a "people person" who works well with in a team environment
• Should possess leadership qualities
• Should possess the ability to relate to middleyears youth of varying cultures with literacy challenges.

C. _Organizational Compatibility_

• Ability and willingness to accept and implement the ministry methods and concepts adapted by YFC.
• Criminal record check (A criminal record would not necessarily disqualify an applicant for this position, depending on what a conviction was for, but given the nature of the duties and responsibilities of this position, it could.)
• Disclosure of and willingness to deal with any unresolved interpersonal or moral issues which may damage ministry effectiveness.
• Signing of the statement of faith and community commitments.

D. _Specific Skills_

• Fundraising skills
• Lesson & Program planning (including EAL specific) skills
• Effective interpersonal and supervisory skills
• Effective time management skills
• Crisis intervention skills

Job Type:
Part-time

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