Summer Events Coordinator

This 10 week term position is available for a young adult (under the age of 30) who would like to gain experience and mentorship working in a church environment. Working with appropriate staff this individual would brainstorm, plan, and execute activities and events for kids, teens, and young adults that encourage them to build new relationships in a safe space and help them grow in their character and spiritual development.

Duties and Responsibilities

Planning and Promotion

Plan activity and event details, including schedules, registration, programming, and budgeting.

Communicate with the community, church, and families of kids and teens to promote activities and events.

Execution

Collaborate with appropriate staff to determine what roles you will oversee and lead during activities and events.

Be prepared and present for activities and events.

Administration

Utilize Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word) and Breeze Church Management database software in the planning and implementing processes.

Preferred Qualifications and Attributes

Highly Organized – Able to manage a large amount of details in an organized fashion.

Creative – Able to think outside the box and creatively dream up activities and events.

Team Player – Thrives in a team environment, collaborative, contributes meaningfully to teams.

Communicator – Able to communicate vision and information clearly.

Flexibility – Able to adapt and overcome challenges with resourcefulness and ingenuity.

Tech Savvy – Familiarity with a PC and Microsoft Office, along with basic technology usage skills.

Record Check – Able to provide a clean Criminal Record/Vulnerable Sector Check

Character and Behavioural expectations

Loves the city of Winkler and is eager to serve its citizens.

Loves the local church and is passionate about connecting people into the faith community.

Loves Jesus and is in a growing, dynamic, and personal relationship with Him.

Displays humility and an eagerness to serve others.

Committed to promoting and encouraging unity within the larger Church family in Winkler.

All WMBC staff shall be in full agreement with the WMBC Mission, Vision and Values, as well as the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Confession of Faith.

Other Requirements

This term position is being partially funded by Canada Summer Jobs. To be eligible for employment you must:

be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment

be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment; and

have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

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