Youth and Young Adult Ministry Intern

Position DescriptionChurch Background and LocationWestway Christian Church is a small church located at the corner of Kipling and The Westway in Etobicoke. Our address is #6 Kilburn Place, Etobicoke, ON, M9R 2X5. Coming from the Restoration Movement background, the church believes in the inerrancy of the all the 66 books of the Bible and observes baptism by immersion and weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper.

We are a multi-cultural congregation with over-half of the congregation coming from the Filipino Canadian, Hispanic and South-Asian communities along with white and black Canadians.

We operate a food bank ministry every Tuesday and other programs that serve the Etobicoke community.

To know more about the church, you can visit our website : Position Description

This is offered as an internship position from October to June . The intern will receive a $ monthly stipend. Our hope is that Lord-willing, we may offer more pay in the future.

Purpose

To work alongside the Pastor in our Youth and Young Adults group (The Unlikely) to further develop the ministry of Westway Christian Church.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate’s primary responsibility is to collaborate with the pastor and with the current ministry leaders to oversee the implementation and development of The Unlikely.

Tasks will include but are not limited to : Coordinating The Unlikely programming for the year

Collaborating with The Unlikely leaders in delivering Bible studies, devotions, events, and facilitating small group discussions

Supporting the pastor with volunteer recruitment, scheduling and training

Supporting Sunday service preparation

Supporting the church’s outreach, outings, camps and retreats activities

Communicating regularly and collaborating with the pastor and team leaders to provide support for ministry development

Providing administrative support through annual budget planning and expense management Qualifications

The ideal candidate should : Possess spiritual and emotional maturity; they should believe in sound doctrines; demonstrate character of Christ-like character; and desire continuous spiritual growth

Be enrolled in an undergraduate degree and have at least 2 years of relevant experience in the youth ministry

Be self-motivated, have good time management, possess strong administrative abilities and have high attention to details

Be proficient in MS Office and Google Suite

Be a good communicator, a strong team worker with good people skills and competent conflict resolution experience

Be willing to submit and follow the church’s ministry philosophy

Be a lifetime learner in leadership, ministry, and discipleship

Be fluent in written and spoken English

Be willing to work on Saturday and evening as needed

Experience in volunteer management is an asset

Experience in youth ministry curriculum planning is an asset

Spoken Tagalog is an asset

Current First Aid certification is preferred, but not required

Criminal record check is required All interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and covering letter indicating how that meet the qualifications of the position to : Please quote the job title in the subject line when applying by email.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Thank you and God bless!