Ministry Assistant

Number of Positions Available:

1
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- We are looking for compassionate people who share our mission and values, if you have the passion and drive to commit yourself to a challenging and rewarding role; we invite you to review our current vacancies.

- ABOUT US

- The Salvation Army is a Christian movement and one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.
Why the role matters

At Rockdale Salvos the mission is to help the people in the community find fullness of life through faith, love and community.

About the role

We are seeking a values-driven and proactive Ministry Assistant to oversee and coordinate community and corps-based activities, with a focus on families.

Reporting to the Corps Officer, this is a permanent part-time (10 hours per week) position based in Rockdale, NSW. Salary and conditions are in accordance with Hay 12 (Award Free).

You will successfully- Analyse the needs of the local community using data and evidence to drive insights.- Establish programs and initiatives that respond to identified needs of vulnerable local families.- Foster and maintain collaborative relationships with relevant community groups and organisations.- Monitor programs to ensure they operate within agreed budgets.- Participate in appropriate funding activities as agreed with the Corps Officer.- Build strong connections with local families accessing the community hub.- Establish a child safe, trauma-informed family connection space.- Coordinate school holiday program to cater for needs of local community.- Recruit and train volunteers.- Provide pastoral care and discipleship activities.- Identify, address and escalate any risks to clients, personnel and TSA to relevant parties.

You will have- A commitment to the Christian faith and mission of The Salvation Army - Enrolled and active soldier of The Salvation Army - preferred- A current and valid NSW Working with Children Check.- The ability to offer pastoral assistance, to offer prayer and to explain the Christian Gospel.- Experience in a Ministry position, ideally working with children and their families.- Experience within a community setting (desirable).- The capacity to facilitate groups and work one-on-one with a particular focus e.g. faith based groups.- Experience managing volunteers or employees.
- What we offer
- As a registered NFP we offer our eligible employees real and meaningful benefits such as;- NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefit ($2,650)-
- Flexible working conditions-
- Health, fitness and financial discounts / benefits-
- Paid parental leave - 12 weeks-
- Up to 8 weeks leave per year through our purchase leave scheme-
- Up to 5 days paid leave per year to ‘volunteer’ in a TSA program or activity-
- Purpose driven career which has positive social and sustainable outcomes-
- Employee Assistance Program - Independent confidential counselling service;-
- Opportunity for career development;-
- An inclusive culture of dedicated, passionate and professional team members-
- Positively supporting and impacting the lives of others through your career contributionHow to Apply
- If you're excited by this unique opportunity, the above sounds like you, and you have a heart for working for an organisation that truly does transform lives, we would love to speak to you.- The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory National Police Check._
- We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration._
- The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory National Police Check._
- We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration_