Groups & Care Director

JOB SUMMARY: The Groups & Care Director provides leadership, direction, and oversight for the Groups & Care ministry at the Royal Palm Beach campus. This individual shepherds and leads the campus Groups & Care staff, group leaders, class facilitators, coaches, and volunteer teams while cultivating a healthy culture of spiritual growth, prayer, care, leadership development, and group multiplication. The ideal candidate will demonstrate one or more of the following spiritual gifts: leadership, discernment, exhortation, teaching, and pastor/shepherd. JOB DUTIES: Invite and Resource Leaders - Execute the Central Groups & Care vision and strategy while championing Groups and biblical community across all campus ministries. - Continually invite, develop, and resource Group Leaders, Coaches, Class Facilitators, Celebrate Recovery leaders, Prayer Team members, and Care volunteers. - Maintain sufficient open Groups across key demographics by developing new leaders, identifying co-leaders, and creating opportunities for healthy multiplication. - Facilitate New Leader Orientation, Leader Interest Meetings, and other training opportunities to equip leaders for ministry. Coach and Shepherd Leaders - Develop and support Coaches who equip, encourage, pray for, and provide ongoing care for leaders. - Monitor Group and leader health, providing encouragement, support, and appropriate follow-up when concerns arise. - Facilitate regular Leader Community opportunities while helping leaders identify and develop co-leaders and multiply healthy Groups. Provide Care - Lead and support Celebrate Recovery, Prayer Teams, and benevolence, and develop volunteers to help care for people. - Provide triage counseling, prayer, and other support as needed. - Officiate weddings and funerals and support weekend ministry as requested. Lead and Administer the Department - Work with the Campus Pastor and central team to establish and execute semester Groups & Care goals and lead the campus Groups & Care team with clear direction, accountability, encouragement, and development. - Lead the day-to-day execution of Groups, Classes, Care, Celebrate Recovery, and Prayer in partnership with Central Groups & Care and campus teams. - Maintain accurate ministry information in the relationship management system (ROCK) and on the Christ Fellowship website while monitoring and reporting key Groups & Care goals and measurables. - Manage the campus Groups & Care budget and ensure ministry resources are stewarded effectively. QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS The Groups & Care Director should: - Demonstrate a growing and mature relationship with Jesus Christ and model Christ Fellowship’s mission, values, and leader values. - Be a relational people bringer with a heart for connecting, shepherding, recruiting, and developing people and volunteer leaders. - Communicate biblical truth clearly while demonstrating wisdom, discernment, compassion, and discretion in care situations. - Build healthy relationships and collaborate effectively with staff, leaders, Coaches, and volunteers. - Demonstrate strong organizational skills, initiative, follow-through, and comfort with church-management and web-based systems. - Be willing to maintain a schedule that includes evenings and weekends. EDUCATION - Bachelor’s Degree preferred. RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE - 4-6 years of ministry-related experience, including experience recruiting, developing, and leading volunteer teams. JOB SPECS Classification: Full-Time, Salary (Exempt) Reporting to: Campus Pastor