Overview
Start your mission volunteer experience with The Salvation Army today! 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.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
* Lead and attend Corps Council / Leadership meetings to assist in decision-making of corps operations such as budgeting, fundraising, and property matters.
* Record minutes of each meeting and make these available for Divisional audits and reporting.
* Support corps spiritual life: provide guidance and assistance with evangelical outreach and soul‐saving endeavours, and involve soldiers, recruits and converts; identify reasons for any lack of or special increase in soul‐winning, with special attention to the proportion of seekers made into soldiers, losses of soldiers and recruits.
* Support worship: prepare and deliver Biblically‐sound worship services and prayer when required.
* Support corps programs: assist with regular and special events and provide suggestions for recent and unique initiatives to increase the prosperity of the Corps; contribute to projects by fulfilling and reporting on specific tasks and actions within timeframes.
Qualifications and Skills
* Experience in developing, delivering and evaluating corps ministries.
* Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
* Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.
* Effective planning, coordination and organisational skills.
* Attends worship on a regular basis, or linked to community through ministry.
Capabilities and Personal Attributes
* Demonstrate Spiritual Maturity: recognise and use spiritual gifts and abilities; use Scripture, reason, tradition and experience to discern God's wisdom for action; display trust in God's goodness and faithfulness in both ordinary and stressful circumstances; actions are motivated and guided by the gospel imperative to courageous love.
* Live with Vocational Purpose: envision, enact and evaluate new and innovative possibilities for mission; critique the environment from a Kingdom of God perspective, considering changing contexts and trends.
* Lead Faith Communities: inspire others through Christ‐like behaviours and attitudes; provide authentic feedback or counsel to others with grace and truthfulness; present publicly in a positive and engaging manner; lead others in seeking God's wisdom; provide pastoral care in the face of grief, loss and critical incidents; develop others to grow disciples.
* Act Ethically and with Integrity: be reliable and trustworthy; recognise and speak out against misconduct, unethical and inappropriate behaviour, including conflicts of interest; set an example for others to follow and identify and explain ethical issues.
* Show Respect: recognise and respect differences in culture, style and viewpoint; promote inclusive and culturally appropriate practices; actively and calmly work to solve problems and resolve conflicts.
Background Check Requirements
Background checks play an important part in our commitment to a safe organisation. For this leadership position in a corps, the requirements are:
* Working with Children Check / Working with Vulnerable People Check.
* Police Check.
Background checks may change over time if legislation or TSA requirements change.
Development Opportunities and Commitment
Ideal Corps Leadership Team Members would be available on a regular basis to provide reliable and consistent oversight of the corps.
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