Student Ministry Lead & Volunteer Coach

Crossroads Church (Cincinnati, OH); Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossroads Church in the United States seeks an Associate Students Pastor to lead Middle and High School ministries, recruit and train volunteers, and partner with site teams to create vibrant student experiences. You’ll shape weekly environments, weekend experiences, and outreach events while developing future site leadership.

You will oversee first impressions, mentor campus volunteers, and drive relationships with parents and local ministries to expand ReachOut opportunities for students.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years in the field preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proven, dynamic communicator to large groups of students and/or adults.
• Naturally magnetic, with the ability to connect with students, parents, and adult leaders.
• Experience developing and leading high capacity volunteer leaders; strong leadership skills.
• Passion to draw grades 6th-12th into overall mission of Crossroads.
• Ability to handle conflict and difficult conversations among volunteers, students, and parents.
• Ability to determine what is working and what is not in weekend experiences, resources for students and parents, and other resources/experiences provided by Student Ministry Site Support Team.
• Provide critical feedback to improve experiences and resources.
• Must be a self-starter and have a teachable spirit.
• Able to effectively communicate and collaborate with staff and leaders.
• Demonstrate flexibility, responsibility, dependability, and follow through.
• Ability to see the big picture and simultaneously attend to details.
• Understand budget constraints and operate within those boundaries.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Work both independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear vision and direct oversight for all middle school and high school cGroup environments, ensuring every student has access to a consistent, relational, and spiritually intentional group experience aligned with the overall strategy of Students.
• Manage the Connections (first impressions) team to ensure a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for all students, parents, and visitors. This includes recruiting, training and building robust teams that will provide a best in class experience for all of our student services.
• Cultivate and maintain effective communication channels to connect with volunteers, students, & parents, providing updates and facilitating their involvement in the ministry.
• Launch, recruit, coordinate and support Dream Team clubs in 5 or more of our largest districts including middle school and high school teams.
• Partner with ReachOut and build relationships with local ministries to launch and maintain consistent ReachOut opportunities for students to participate in.
• Own the creativity and execution of Theme weekends from a connections perspective.
• Help reshape and restructure Influencers program to provide more mentorship and personal investment for the students. This also includes teaching and content of influencers.
• Apprentice with the Site Pastor in all areas of Student Ministry for professional development with the goal of preparing to move into a site pastor position within 2-3 years.
• Share the on stage hosting and teaching opportunities with the Site Pastor.
• Plan, oversee and maximize opportunities for students to connect with CS outside of our building. Not limited to but including Summer hangouts.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Volunteer management

Student ministry

Team collaboration

Public speaking

Relationship building

Job description

Crossroads Church in the United States seeks an Associate Students Pastor to lead Middle and High School ministries, recruit and train volunteers, and partner with site teams to create vibrant student experiences. You’ll shape weekly environments, weekend experiences, and outreach events while developing future site leadership.

You will oversee first impressions, mentor campus volunteers, and drive relationships with parents and local ministries to expand ReachOut opportunities for students.