Program Support Administrator

**Location: Langley, BC** ( Hybrid)**

**Department**:C**ounselling and Care Ministries**

**Term**:Permanent Full Time** -**40 Hours per Week**

**Anticipated Start Date**:**ASAP**

**Salary Range: $45,760 - $5**0**,000 per annum ($22/hour - $2**4** /hour)**

Are you looking for a place where you can experience a strong sense of belonging and make a positive difference to a well-established, mission-driven organization? If yes, this may be the opportunity for you.

**About Us**

**Why Join Us**
- Generous paid time off starting at 3 weeks to ensure you have time to recharge.
- Comprehensive extended health benefits to promote physical and mental well-being
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including counseling to support mental health.
- Store discount for staff to all Focus on the Family resources and materials.
- RRSP Matching starting at 5% after a year of continuous employment to help plan your financial future.
- A supportive, friendly, Christian work environment to help you grow and feel valued.

**About the Position**

**Key Responsibilities**

**Hope Restored** & Kerith Ministries**
- Maintain appropriate records for this program in data-base (Penelope)
- Additional tasks as needed, such as sending out books, taking payments, helping with mailings, etc.

**Care Ministries**
- Provide back-up assistance in Counselling Intake:

- Manage incoming calls with screening as agreed upon
- Direct calls as appropriate to a counsellor or to another Focus department
- Help clients with referrals to appropriate resources, regional counsellors, and/or retreat or treatment centers
- Requisition resources for clients as directed by counselling team
- Referrals and Database Maintenance:

- Provide administrative assistance
- Maintenance of Penelope database - opening cases, tracking calls, etc.- keeping records of those contacts, helping with registration and intake interviews.
- May assist with letter mails when needed

**About You**
- You have a deep and committed personal relationship with Jesus Christ
- You thrive in a fast-paced work environment, love customer service and helping people find the resources they’re looking for.
- You have experience in customer service, call centre experience would be an asset.
- You want to use your skill set to help families grow stronger, encourage couples to deepen their love and faith, ensure children are raised to love the Lord, and provide practical guidance to those who are in desperate need of hope.

**What You Bring**
- Ideally completion of a post-secondary degree or certificate in psychology, sociology, or other relevant program
- 1-2 years’ experience working in a professional office setting
- Background in church or ministry leadership roles with a keen understanding of how denominations and churches function
- Proven task management and time management skills
- Capable and willing to use technology including the Internet; must be able to use competently MS Word, MS Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and Outlook
- Ability to distinguish between “counselling” and “care” and offer the latter while avoiding the former
- Articulate communicator - able to communicate effectively using the phone and other electronic media. Excellent listening skills.
- Willing and able to work as part of a team, capable of drawing on the strengths and resources of team members and the organization
- Active participant in the organization’s devotions time and able to minister to constituents on the phone.

**Other**Requirements**

This important role requires an individual who is able to sign and adhere to our Christian Foundations and Standards.