Administrative Assistant - Senior Associate Pastor; One Church Team

SUMMARY

The primary responsibility is to provide high-level administrative support to the Senior Associate Pastor, ensuring their workflow is efficient and their time is focused on critical ministry priorities. This role acts as a proactive partner in calendar management, project tracking, and daily scheduling, while serving as a welcoming host for candidates and daily meetings. The position requires strong organizational skills to keep leadership updated on key priorities and collaborating with the lead team admin team to maintain consistency and community.

• Works in coordination with the overall goals and objectives of Pinelake Church.
• Assists the Senior Associate Pastor to work toward excellence in all areas of the ministry.
• As a part of the overall staff team, participate in campus-wide ministry events and the shepherding of our faith family.
• Basic personal responsibilities:
  • Maintain a vital and growing personal walk with the Lord through committed Bible study, prayer, meditation and practicing L3.
  • Maintain proper priorities in your home including your spouse and children (if married and/or with children).
  • Faithfully support the ministries of Pinelake by maintaining wise stewardship measures over the resources entrusted to you.
  • Maintain active participation in community.
  • Reflect a growing awareness and practice of personal Emotional Healthy Spirituality.
  • Perform duties and responsibilities in a manner to glorify Christ and further the mission and ministry purposes of Pinelake Church (Colossians 3:23-24).
  • Value the 7 H’s of our staff culture in your heart, home, and life (Humility, Honor, Honesty, Hunger, Holy Spirit, Health and Harmony).

• Manage all aspects of calendar scheduling for the Senior Associate Pastor.
• Prioritize and schedule meetings based on seasonal priorities and ministry rhythms.
• Oversee and coordinate the scheduling and hosting of meetings in Room A233 and the main conference room.

• Partner with the Lead Team to track projects in  for visibility, momentum, and coaching opportunities.
• Maintain awareness of all active projects and upcoming deliverables.
• Keep the Elders updated on key priorities through regular communication with Sue and Chip.
• Anticipate needs and proactively work ahead of the Senior Associate Pastor on upcoming steps and initiatives.

• Host daily meetings, ensuring hospitality, readiness, and efficiency.
• Welcome and host candidates during interviews, representing the Church with professionalism and warmth.
• Facilitate and assist with meeting logistics (space prep, materials, follow-up, etc.).

• Track and maintain all relevant metrics for performance, understanding, and progress updates.
• Provide periodic reports or updates to ensure alignment across teams.

• Meet regularly with the Lead Team Admin group to foster community, ensure consistency, and support shared goals.

Works with servant leaders.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Bachelor’s degree preferred. Two to four years of administrative experience minimum for competitive candidates. Applicable experience may substitute for portions of the educational framework.

The individual must be able to understand written or oral instructions; read, analyze, and interpret documents, instructions manuals, and policies and procedures. Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with a diverse group of people, communicate clearly and effectively on the telephone, email and in person, demonstrating tact and diplomacy.

The individual must have demonstrated skill in the use of Windows/MacOS to complete tasks, including word processing and spreadsheets and the ability to use the internet for information retrieval. The individual must have basic mathematical skills, knowledge of bookkeeping and basic accounting, and budget and expense monitoring. The individual must have the ability to read financial information and spreadsheets.

The ability to simultaneously conceptualize and plan multiple tasks; project outcomes using different implementation strategies; and apply creative and innovative thinking to problem situations is required. The ability to work effectively and efficiently under stressful conditions to ensure deadlines are met is essential.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable…