Youth Ministries Facilitator (Milton Campus)
One Church, One Message, Many Expressions
www.porticocanada.ca
Location: PORTICO Milton Campus, intersection: James Snow and Steeles
Position Type: Part-time (up to 20 hrs a week)
Schedule: Sundays 7:30 am-1 pm, Thursdays 5:30-9:30 pm, prep and admin time throughout the week
Salary: $18 per hour
PORTICO'S MINISTRY OVERVIEW
PORTICO Community Church is a Christian church, incorporated as a registered Canadian not-for-profit charity, affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC), serving the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with campuses located in Mississauga and Milton.
PORTICO's Senior Pastor, elected by the official members, reports to the Board of Elders on vision, direction, ministry and church operations. The Senior Pastor is empowered and monitored through policy governance for the hiring, management and care of all ministry staff and for the oversight of ministries, facilities and operational matters.
PORTICO’S MINISTRY OBJECTIVES
PORTICO Community Church is passionately committed to its mission, vision and core values as defined below:
PORTICO’S MISSION
“Helping people find their way back to God.”
PORTICO’S VISION
“One Church, One Message, Many Expressions.”
PORTICO’S CORE VALUES
“CONNECT with Christ and His family”
“GROW together in Christ likeness”
“SERVE Christ’s mission in the world.”
PORTICO’S ENDS
PORTICO strives to fulfill God’s purpose and design for His church as expressed through PORTICO’s stated ENDS.
We believe that because of PORTICO, people will Be Disciples who:
CONNECT with Christ and His Family Mathew 4:19 “Come...”
Mathew 11:28-30 “Come to me...”
GROW together in Christlikeness. Mathew 4:19-20 “...follow me...” Mathew 11:28-30 “...learn from me...”
SERVE Christ’s mission in the world.
Mathew 4:19-20 “...I will send you out...”
Mathew 28:19-20 “Go, and make disciples of all nations...”
And, there will be healthy, self-sustaining expressions of disciple-making communities that have capacity to reproduce themselves and are fully aligned with PORTICO’s Mission.
YOUTH MINISTRIES FACILITATOR (MILTON CAMPUS)
Reporting to the Campus Pastor, PORTICO Milton, the role of Youth Ministries Facilitator is to come alongside the Campus Pastor and support the mission and vision of PORTICO. Key responsibilities include helping plan and deliver Junior and Senior High programs, mentoring students, building a ministry partner (volunteer) team, and supporting events in collaboration with the Mississauga Youth Ministries team.
The Youth Ministries Facilitator is a person who can understand the big picture but whose heart is in the details, who knows what needs to be done and can recruit, train, equip and inspire others to serve into the vision.
The Youth Ministries Facilitator will have a firm grasp on the church’s mission, vision and strategy, and working in harmony with the pastoral team and ministry staff, will equip leaders and ministry partners to carry out PORTICO’S ENDs. To accomplish the expectations of this role, their emphasis will be given to building robust systems of relational and spiritual trust amongst all staff, ministry partners and church attendees, to ensure that the church is healthy, vibrant, and growing.
This role necessitates a leadership style that is servant-hearted and characterized by Christ-like attitudes. The leader must embrace a passion for individual spiritual development, exercise open and honest communication, be intentional in committing to initiating reconciliation & restoration when in disagreements, and express and maintain loyalty, confidentiality & support of the church leadership.
Strong administrative and operational skills and experience, as well as a thorough understanding and commitment to working in a large church, multi-staff setting, will be critical for success in this role.
The Youth Ministries Facilitator will be directly supervised by the Campus Pastor, PORTICO Milton, which includes but is not limited to: leadership support, goal setting, performance evaluation, mentoring, and training.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Meet as a PORTICO Milton staff team once a week for campus-wide alignment and collaboration.
Participate in Sunday morning ministry in the Milton Campus, supporting campus operations as required.
Plan and deliver Sunday morning Junior High program (grades 6-9). Program is offered 2 Sundays per month.
On Sundays with no Junior High program, mentor and support student involvement in serving in other ministry areas.
Plan and deliver a weekly Thursday night program for Junior High and Senior High students.
Build and oversee a Student Ministry team of Ministry Partners, including team-building meetings and debriefs.
Facilitate mentoring and pastoral care for students.
Collaborate with the Mississauga Campus Youth Ministries team to facilitate Milton student involvement in youth-focused events periodically throughout the year, such as Momentum Junior High conference, OVERFLOW Senior High conference, and Youth Retreat.
To foster a sense of community between the ministries, coordinate with the Mississauga Campus Youth Ministries team for strategic all-campus youth events 2-3 times per year.
Other Tasks:
Carry out roles and fulfill responsibilities related to PORTICO’s Fire Evacuation plan & Lockdown procedures
Incident Reports
Storage clean-up in your respective area
Perform other duties as assigned
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
PORTICO is a team-oriented environment, and it is essential that you exhibit a servant-hearted leadership style that is characterized by Christ-like attitudes. The following competencies are essential to a successful working relationship with our staff and volunteers:
Demonstrate a thorough understanding and commitment to working in a large church, multi-staff setting
Exhibit & nurture a passion for individual spiritual development
Exercise open and honest communication
Exercise a commitment to initiate reconciliation & restoration when offended
Possess the ability to inspire, motivate and lead others
Express and maintain loyalty, confidentiality & support of the church leadership
Actively participate in special activities
LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS
As a member of PORTICO’s staff, this role requires that you personally embrace, actively promote and support PORTICO’s mission, vision, core values and Ends within all expressions of the church community.
This position is often involved in sensitive situations, and the individual may become aware of privileged information requiring sound judgment and discretion. Strict confidentiality must be maintained when dealing with the elder board, pastoral or congregational-related issues. A violation of confidentiality is grounds for immediate dismissal.
We thank all applicants, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources at careers@porticocanada.ca of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any material or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
To apply for this job, please submit the job application: portico.cc/job-application.