Student Intern - Rivers & Rails (Undergraduate Ministry)
Work Location:
Ohio
Job Type:
Part time
To advance the purpose of InterVarsity, this position is focused on learning the
basics of college campus ministry. This position is limited to students who are
currently enrolled in a four-year or community college. Second year students and
students enrolled at a community college may intern at a two-year/community
college. Third year students and higher can work at a four-year or community
college. Non-InterVarsity students who attend a Christian college must have
third or fourth year standing.
GROWTH OBJECTIVES
* Develop in college campus ministry leadership
* Grow in spiritual understanding, biblical knowledge, ministry experience and
skills, and mature as a disciple of Jesus Christ
* Develop daily spiritual disciplines
* Pursue spiritual relationships and involvement in a worshipping community
* Discern God’s call to ministry service with InterVarsity and its mission
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
* Participate and engage fully with the campus ministry team to cast spiritual
vision and direction
* Contribute to the accomplishment of the campus ministry team’s plans for
spiritual growth and transformation
* Teach students to love, study, and apply Scripture to their lives
* Promote the Mission on campus (to advance witnessing communities that are
bolder, broader, and more ethnically diverse):
* Seek opportunities to proclaim and demonstrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ
* Learn to guide chapters (or assigned segments of a chapter) in the
development of strategic thinking regarding witness to the university
* Learn to model and assist students and faculty in growing in their love for
God's people of every ethnicity and culture
* Encourage a prayerful lifestyle in students, especially focusing on those who
do not yet follow Jesus as Lord and Savior
* Engage positively with the supervision and training you receive from your
staff ministry trainer and/or director
* Assist with reporting as assigned
* Serve as an ambassador of InterVarsity to individual ministry partners and
churches, through prayer, discussion of ministry efforts, mission, and
accomplishments
* Other duties as assigned by supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS
* A follower of Jesus Christ
* Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement
* A developing passion for evangelism
* Demonstrates campus ministry leadership qualities such as initiative,
self-awareness and cultural awareness, communication, professionalism,
eagerness to learn, cross-cultural competence, teamwork, and relational
maturity.
Rivers and Rails InterVarsity [http://riversandrails.intervarsity.org/]
Pay Range: $15.06 - $20.08 per hour
Pay: This position is funded through personal fundraising. Accordingly,
compensation will vary based on the ability of the individual to secure a donor
team to fund the cost of his/her salary. The anticipated salary range for this
position on a full-time basis (40 hours/week) is dependent on a variety of
factors, including location and cost of living. The actual salary
received, including any geographic adjustment to account for location and cost
of living, is subject to the individual’s ability to raise funds necessary to
cover the full amount of such salary within the range set forth in the job
posting details.
Benefits:
We offer a competitive benefits package, including health care and retirement
savings with a match. Eligibility is based on employee type and hours worked.
Benefits include the following:
* 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
* 403(b) matching contributions
* Dental insurance
* Employee assistance program
* Employee discounts
* Flexible work schedule
* Flexible spending accounts
* Health insurance
* Health savings account
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Parental leave
* Professional development assistance
* Vision insurance
Equal Employment Opportunity:
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is both an equal opportunity employer and
a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race,
color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status,
parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or
disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of InterVarsity
Christian Fellowship/USA as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the
organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all
staff share the same religious commitment. Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of
1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a)) InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA
has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with InterVarsity’s
Statement of Agreement: Purpose and Doctrinal Basis because InterVarsity
believes that each and every staff plays a vital role in advancing
InterVarsity’s mission and purposes.