Adoptee Connection Associate (Family Advocacy Ministry)
Key details
- Location
- Middletown, KY, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Entry level
- Job type
- Full-time
- Function
- Operations & Strategy
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 11h ago
About the role
Summary
The Adoptee Connection Associate works alongside the Family Advocacy Ministry Leader to provide hope, connection, and support for foster and adoptive families, biological families, and adoptees. The Associate will work primarily with children, teens, and adults who have been adopted or experienced foster care.
Why Southeast? Southeast Christian Church is a dynamic, growing church where staff are encouraged to lead boldly, care deeply, and live authentically.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Plan, promote and coordinate Camp Empower, a day-camp for foster and adopted children.
- Develop and oversee efforts to engage teen and young adult Adoptees.
- Participate in the development of Family Advocacy Ministry strategies and plans.
- Develop partnerships with campuses and other internal and external ministries necessary to achieve ministry objectives.
- Recruit, train and lead volunteers who serve within the ministry.
- Serve as a pastoral advisor to teen and adult adoptees.
- Assist with the development of digital and print content for the promotion of events and programs.
What We Are Looking For:
- Knowledge of the Foster Care & Adoption world, experience as an adoptee or in foster care is a plus.
- Capable leader - able to build and inspire a team toward action.
- Able to plan and coordinate events and programs.
- Experience with teaching and speaking in front of various audiences.
- Self-motivated and responsible.
- Possesses excellent interpersonal skills - connects well and establishes healthy working relationships.
Our Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Church leadership experience at the staff or volunteer level.
- Personal or professional background in the Foster Care or Adoption world.
- Strong passion for the biblical call for Christians to serve vulnerable children and families.
- Engaged member of Southeast Christian Church, or willing to become one.
- Exemplifies our seven staff values: Honor, Care, Accountability, Grit, Authenticity, Humility, and Fun.
- Leads by example fulfilling the staff expectations of groups, inviting, serving, worship and giving.
- Agree with the *Statement of Faith, submit to the leadership established by the church, and lives out our church Mantras in tangible ways. https://www.southeastchristian.org/who-we-are#mantras
*Please read our Statement of Faith that is attached below. You will be asked if you agree with our Statement of Faith within the application process.
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