High School Girls’ Ministry Coordinator

Biblical Principles And Expectations

All employees proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through their employment, thereby furthering CVCA’s mission to Educate and Cultivate Servants for Christ.

Ministry Overview

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy is a non-profit ministry dedicated to Educating and Cultivating Servants for Christ. We are a middle and senior high school committed to high academic standards. Our biblically integrated, college-preparatory curriculum is delivered by a dedicated staff of Christian professionals committed to teaching from a biblical worldview and philosophy. We are committed to providing our students with experiences that will foster in them a servant’s heart, including extra-curricular activities, inter-scholastic athletics, music, theater, short-term mission trips, and numerous service opportunities. CVCA aims to create a Christian school community characterized by transforming relationships that produce a lived-out faith in the lives of our students, faculty, and staff.

Ministry Requirements

• Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
• Faithfully upholds CVCA in prayer
• Participates in Chapel as schedule permits
• Demonstrates behavior aligned with CVCA’s Mission Statement, Statement of Faith, Core Values, policies, and expectations
• Effectively represents Jesus Christ to those within both personal and professional spheres of influence
  
  

Job Summary

This position fosters the spiritual life of students by regularly providing avenues for spiritual growth and gospel transformation through Biblically based teaching, student service/missions trips, intentional community, informal counseling, and mentoring.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Encourage young women to follow hard after Christ. This is best done through relationships, so this position is to be involved in students’ lives in a discipleship relationship. (Women’s Bible Study, Small Group Lunch Meetings, 1- 1 discipleship time)
• Lead and participate in Chapel as needed. (Specifically, lead and manage the split Chapel for our female students)
• Help direct Fall Fest and any needed girls’ retreats.
• Assist the Student Ministries team in planning any school-wide retreats.
• Offer Biblical wisdom regarding major and minor crises of both students and faculty. This is often done in conjunction with the administrative team and the Student Ministries Office.
• Partner with the Middle School Student Ministry Female Coordinator to support the middle school team, students, and families.
• Teaching experience is preferred as we work to have our SMO team in the classroom.
• Support our faculty and staff as they engage with students and support them as needed.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• In a dynamic and growing relationship with Christ
• Living a life of integrity, which flows from personal Gospel transformation
• Passionate, caring, and pastoral heart toward students
• Capable of relationally connecting and empathizing with student needs
• Effective teacher, pastoring gifts, and leadership ability
• Hard working
• Team player
• Commitment
• Ability to lead a team to meet the spiritual needs of the student body
• Grasps the DNA and spiritual pulse of CVCA
• Proven leadership ability in supporting faculty, guiding students, and collaborating with parents
• A strong calling to student ministry
• An enthusiastic communicator of Biblical truths
• An experienced discipler
• Operates with a sense of urgency and passion
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills
• Patient
• Caring
• Kind
• Integrity
• Self-awareness
  
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with Middle School/High School students
• Teaching and classroom experience preferred
  
  

Working Conditions And Physical Demands

Work is typically performed in a conventional school environment.

About CVCA

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, founded in 1968, is a private, college-preparatory, non-denominational Christian middle and high school that seeks to Educate and Cultivate Servants for Christ. Students meet rigorous admissions standards both academically and spiritually. CVCA’s 1,170 students, of whom 20% represent minority populations, come from a nine-county area. Our facilities include state-of-the-art technology, seven science labs, Innovation Lab, a 31,000 square-foot fieldhouse and competition gymnasium, a 600-seat chapel/auditorium, and 70 acres of sports facilities, including a turf stadium and all-weather track. CVCA is fully committed to maintaining an ethnically/culturally diverse faculty and student body within a biblical community.