Miami and Broward Area KIX North Miami Program Assistant KIX - North Miami

The City Life Program Assistant offers help, hope, and wholeness to youth in their designated neighborhood to bring teens to know Christ. S/he works to develop Christ-sharing and shepherding relationships with at-risk youth.

This position requires spiritual and organizational leadership skills, the ability to work with and through other people, and strong communication skills. S/he will seek to implement relational ministry actions to develop Authentic Christ-Sharing Relationships with young people within the context of their YFC ministry model.

Essential Functions

Ministry Team Development

• Attends regular staff meetings, as well as special trainings throughout the year
• Ability to create a positive, enriching environment for youth while assisting students with completion of Homework and other activities during the after schoolprogram.
• Follow the daily activity schedule set by the Program
  
  Site Director for the after school schoolprogram.
• Leads and assists in all areas of the program:
  Bible studies, skills, and other small group academic and social and emotional learning activities planned by the team
• Participates in all after schoolprogramactivities fully, including field trips, Family Nights, etc
• Submit lesson plans for assigned activities related to after schoolprogramming to the Site Director
• Follows mentoring guidelines set up by Site Director
• Has all materials and supplies ready before programming begins
• completes special tasks; shopping, set-up, or clean-up duties when needed
• Mentor 3-5 kids on a weekly basis
• Create a positive, enriching academic and social/emotional environment for the youth

Relational Ministry Action Development

• Responsible for serving in the Relational Ministry Actions (RMAs)
• Work with a 3 Story Team at their site to accomplish the standards outlined in the RMAs found in the Knowledge Base
• Establish, develop, and implement programming materials

Spiritual Responsibilities

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life-long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel.

As an employee of Youth for Christ and an associate minister of the Gospel, YFC expects all employees to:

• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC programming
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression. YFC employees will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established Youth for Christ process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by Youth for Christ USA.

Position Requirements

Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrated experience working with children/youth
• Available to work the requiredprogramhours (typically 1:30 - 6:30pm)
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills, including leadership skills
• Ability to work and interact in a diverse environment/community.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work as an effective team member
• Positive response to criminal background check (fingerprint)
• Embraces the vision, mission and Statement of Faith of YFC
• Understands YFC’s 5 Essentials and leads through this model
• Self-Motivator
• Strong moral character and of good repute
• Connect well with youth
• Well-spoken in front of youth and adults
• Manage a team of diverse volunteers
• Honors and pursues diversity of gifts, cultures and ethnicities
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities
• Good relationship building skills with adults and young people
• Perseverance through opposition and obstacles

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