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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">THE OPPORTUNITY</span></p>\n<p><span>Join a team that is passionately committed to a vision for Knoxville’s youth that ensures every child in every neighborhood has the opportunity for a full life. <em>(John 10:10)</em> Supporting this vision, Emerald Youth Foundation, a Christian organization, is engaging 3,000 youth and their families with faith, learning, and health related programs and initiatives. Emerald Charter Schools, a K-8 Knox County public school, was launched by Emerald Youth and remains a partner organization.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">BENEFITS:  </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Medical, Dental, Life, Short-Term &amp; Long-Term Disability insurance paid 100% for employee.</li>\n<li>Voluntary benefits available for family members</li>\n<li>Paid Vacation</li>\n<li>Paid Holidays</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">JOB TITLE:</span> Lonsdale/West Area JustLead Ministry Director</p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">REPORTS TO: </span>Director of Area Ministries – Lonsdale/West</p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">STATUS: </span>Full-time, exempt</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">JOB SUMMARY:  </span>The Area JustLead Ministry Director is responsible for overseeing the implementation of JustLead in the Area, including identifying new collaborators needed, while directly implementing JustLead at a complex location.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:</span></p>\n<p>•Strategize with Area Director on ways to engage church partners and build relationships/connect churches to young people and their families – this may require some corporate church life gatherings at different times.</p>\n<p>•Grow existing and develop new area/neighborhood/community relationships.</p>\n<p>•Ensure target numbers of youth and young adults are comprehensively engaged in faith, learning, and health programs offered by Emerald Youth and/or partnering organizations.</p>\n<p>•Identify constraints or leakage related to the Emerald Youth pipeline that could keep children, youth and</p>\n<p>young adults from being comprehensively engaged or meeting outcomes. Seek solutions working</p>\n<p>collaboratively with others to attempt and resolve issues so youth can move forward in ministry initiatives.</p>\n<p>•Train staff to engage the congregations’ support, mobilizing them as volunteers in the programs. Ensures</p>\n<p>staff receive other appropriate training and comply with organizational safety standards, including but not</p>\n<p>limited to behavior and discipline, child ratios, transportations, CPR, first aid, waiver and medical forms are</p>\n<p>received for trips, and maintenance of safety equipment and first aid supplies. Train staff in areas as needed</p>\n<p>and serve in training role through Emerald University as needed.</p>\n<p>•Ensure JustLead operations maintain sound fiscal management by ensuring operations comply with</p>\n<p>organizational policies and procedures; and developing and maintaining operations related budgets for</p>\n<p>assigned area and ensure budget compliance with direct reports that have spending authority. Submit</p>\n<p>budget recommendations as required. Ensure team tracks and reports all data as required, provide</p>\n<p>measurements as needed, and analyze reports to create improvement plans.</p>\n<p>•Work closely with human resources in the selection process for new JustLead team members, including</p>\n<p>interviewing identified top candidates. Create a culture for securing support from indigenous population in</p>\n<p>both volunteering and employment, and manage HR systems in the area.</p>\n<p>•Manage additional projects and tasks and participate with groups and committees as assigned.</p>\n<p>•For complex-based JustLead program, participate directly and</p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Approve Afterschool/Summer program plans; supervise Afterschool/Summer Coordinator</li>\n<li>Create mid-week youth worship experiences, partnering with neighborhood churches, and make intergenerational as possible (eventually grow to all ages as capacity available); supervise Youth Ministry Coordinator.</li>\n<li>Develop neighborhood youth recruitment plan; direct and participate in implementation.</li>\n<li>Develop staff and volunteer HR map and recruitment plan; direct and engage in implementation (include recruitment of parents); work to retain staff and volunteers.</li>\n<li>Teach and model personal devotional times with young people outside of small groups.</li>\n<li>Drive neighborhood youth participants to App and help provide content.</li>\n<li>Organize and lead neighborhood participants in individual and group Christian service opportunities inside and outside local community.</li>\n<li><span> </span>Provide opportunities for youth leadership within the ministry including in worship, facilitating small groups and other activities with younger children, etc. </li>\n<li><span> </span>Host and attend events with neighborhood participants such as camps, city-wide worship, Christian concerts and movies, and other EY activities (include parents).</li>\n<li>Work to connect young people to church congregations in Area.</li>\n<li>Organize and participate in prayer walks for the ministry site, neighborhood, and neighborhood schools.</li>\n<li>Conduct Lunch Visits and Youth and Family Contacts with neighborhood participants.</li>\n<li>Help neighborhood participants connect with EY Sports programming; support campus FCA huddles and character coach program.</li>\n<li>Help high school participants connect with Calling and Career and transition into young adulthood maintaining contact as necessary.</li>\n<li>Provide transportation for program and other events as needed; acquire/maintain a CDL.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>•For other JustLead programs in area, supervise the implementation of the above responsibilities.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:</span></p>\n<p>•Dedicated Christian with clear knowledge of the Gospel and a passion for the mission of Emerald Youth</p>\n<p>Foundation; connected to a church community; possesses a strong reputation for honesty, integrity, and high</p>\n<p>moral standards.</p>\n<p>•Bachelor’s degree in related field, minimum</p>\n<p>•3-5 years’ program management experience; able to develop, mobilize, and motivate teams including</p>\n<p>volunteers.</p>\n<p>•Experience managing people.</p>\n<p>•Experience developing, refining, evaluating and sustaining programming.</p>\n<p>•Knowledge of Knoxville, its neighborhoods, and demographics; well networked with city and community</p>\n<p>organizations.</p>\n<p>•Demonstrated organizational and time management skills; ability to prioritize tasks and strong project</p>\n<p>management skills managing complex, multifaceted projects resulting in measurable success and program</p>\n<p>growth.</p>\n<p>•Proficient in using technology as a management reporting and communication tools.</p>\n<p>•Excellent written and oral communication skills and business acumen.</p>\n<p>•Ability to achieve results under pressure and meet deadlines.</p>\n<p>•Good driving record. Ability and willingness to obtain CDL with P endorsement and drive large</p>\n<p>vehicles/buses.</p>\n<p>•Experience seeking and forming partnerships.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><em><span style=\"color: #999999\">It is the policy of Emerald Youth Foundation (EYF) to provide employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, sex, age, or national origin.</span></em></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt\"><em><span style=\"color: #999999\">Section 702 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides that the religious discrimination law will not apply to a religious corporation, association, educational institution or society with respect to the employment of individuals of a particular religion to perform work.</span></em></span></p>",
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