Director of Special Needs

Grace Church - Eden Prairie

Part-time or Full-time : 28 or 40 hours / week

Pay : $70,000 - $75,000 / year

Salary - Exempt

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Director of Special Needs Ministries will be responsible for all facets of the Disabilities Ministries at Grace Church. The ideal director has a pastoral heart and is able to connect with special needs kids / teens / adults, and their families relationally. In collaboration with our Kids, Students, Family, Care and Adult Ministries, the director will be responsible for creating a safe, welcoming and loving environment where children and adults with special needs, along with their families, can come to know Christ, grow in their relationship with the Lord and be part of a community. Additionally, the Director will be a resource, both spiritually and practically, for special needs families and will seek to grow the scope and depth of this ministry as an outreach to the greater metro area.

Successful applicants will :

• Have a pastoral heart and the temperament, personality, and life experience to connect with and minister to individuals and families with special needs, both cognitive and physical.
• Have the ability to promote and cast a compelling vision for this ministry.
• Have a good balance between inter-personal / relational skills and leadership / ministry execution abilities, with a high degree of authentic empathy and compassion.
• Have a proven track record as an effective recruiter of high-quality volunteers, with the ability to train them and provide effective ongoing coaching, encouragement and correction when needed.
• Have a proven track record as an effective collaborator in a complex / matrixed organization.
• Have the ability to strategically plan ministry cycles within 1-2-year intervals, while providing updates to their supervisor, comparing progress to annual goals.

Specific ministry responsibilities include :

PROFESSIONAL AND SPIRITUAL EXPECTATIONS :

About Grace Church :

We are an informal, come-as-you-are gathering of Jesus followers who love God and one another. Our goal is to provide a place for you to connect and grow in your faith.

Grace Church is committed to teaching sound Biblical truth. Our mission is simple – we exist to glorify God by making disciples of Jesus Christ across the street and around the world.

As a non-denominational church, we are congregational involved, staff led, and Elder protected.