Job description

GLIDE Church is a hybrid spiritual center of healing, faith, justice and community for everyone. Each week, people experience GLIDE’s legendary Sunday Celebrations. GLIDE Church offers everyone opportunities for social connection and acknowledgment of personal, social and spiritual transformation. Since the 1960’s, The GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band have spread the spirit of unconditional love, through music, voice, rehearsal, and performance. The Ensemble shares in songs and stories of empowerment, an infectious message of diversity, acceptance and love.

• *ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties can be assigned, and the duties and responsibilities of the job are subject to change without notice.

• Congregational Life Coordinator and Community Engagement Manager, will marshal volunteer Lay Leadership of the Glide Memorial Church (GMC) congregation currently involved in GMC’s Congregational Life Groups, including Prayer Circle and Cares Team. These GMC leaders will connect with individuals in the community who are in need of serious illness care (SIC) and end-of-life services, as well as caregivers in need of support as dictated by the Stupski Grant.
• The Congregational Life Coordinator and Community Engagement Manager will foster and design a stewardship program for our large Congregational Life Program to bolster congregational participation, activism, giving, volunteerism, and Church community-building activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties can be assigned, and the duties and responsibilities of the job are subject to change without notice.

• Collaborate with the Minister and Congregational Life leaders to create a pathway for congregation, clients and community to engage with SIC and EOL resources.
• Organize events and initiatives to promote our vision for a just and peaceful world.
• Maintain visibility of Congregational Life programming through internal and external publicity.
• Recruit new congregation and community members into GMC efforts.
• Liaise with Fund Development to provide effective onboarding of Congregational Life giving.
• Report, analyze and draw regular insight from justice organizing efforts.
• Research relevant organizing tools and conduct analyses to further the precision, effectiveness and scope of GLIDE’s justice outreach.
• Stay up-to-date with latest social justice movements, technologies and tools as well as suggest and implement new organizing tools.

Implement effective Congregational Life actions

• Articulate that all Congregational Life Groups are Church Groups and Social Justice Groups.
• Support all Congregational Life Groups.
• Build strong relationships with internal GLIDE Programs and local partnerships (including but not limited to GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice, GLIDE Social Services Programs, GLIDE Community Engagement and Volunteer Department, Tenderloin Housing and Homelessness organizers, Tenderloin Food Security programs, Community Boards and Arts Planners).
• Work with Congregational Life leadership and the congregation to develop action strategies.
• Act as contact for justice-related requests from congregation and wider community.
• Develop and track goals and activities.
• Attend periodic staff, supervisory and community meetings.

Church Team Planning

• Work with the Ministerial Team: Ministers, Church Communications Specialists (and Communications team) to keep GLIDE’s website up to date, on brand and user-friendly.
• Work with Communications team to manage a large and ever-growing collection of digital assets in GLIDE’s digital asset management system.
• Assist in photography, video and other asset development as needed in promoting programs and events.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly organized
• Community Organizing skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Competent using digital technology
• Comfortable working across cultures, coalitions, generations, and diverse religious and spiritual communities
• Must be committed to anti-racism and anti-oppression
• Supports the mission of the GLIDE Memorial Church and the GLIDE Foundation
• Background in community organizing, program management, or volunteer management a plus
• Motivated self-starter who is willing to take direction and execute both independently and as a member of a team;
• Has the ability to prioritize and deliver work under tight deadlines while remaining effective and flexible within a fast-paced, highly fluid environment;
• Consistently maintains accurate and professional work habits, demonstrating a keen attention to detail;
• Skilled in and comfortable with interviewing a wide variety of people and gathering and synthesizing information from many sources;
• Maintains total confidentiality concerning highly sensitive information and acts with discretion at all times;
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills;
• Meets obligations through efficient work habits, including regular and predictable attendance, honoring commitments and meeting deadlines;
• Demonstrates cultural humility, works effectively across cultures, and demonstrates a commitment to learning, communicating and working respectfully with people different from oneself;
• Demonstrates a sure understanding of and commitment to the mission and values of GLIDE.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• 2 years previous experience working as a community organizer with low-income people.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred; minimum Associate’s Degree required.
• Social work background and/or prior experience working with people impacted by mental illness, immigration policies, incarceration and racism.
• Outgoing personality and ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds.
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to manage diverse projects simultaneously.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills and self-motivation.
• Positive, proactive and personable team player.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Comfort with social media and digital communication preferred.
• Graphic design skills preferred.
• Special interest in building power among low-income people of color to fight for social, economic and racial justice.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• None

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COMMUNICATION SKILLS*

• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to speak and write clearly and concisely. Ability to reduce large amounts of information/data to concise points;
• Must demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically with diverse individuals and groups.

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MATHEMATICAL SKILLS*

• Ability to perform basic mathematical functions

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COMPUTER/SOFTWARE SKILLS*

• Fluency in dominate social media platforms, especially: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube.
• Knowledge of social media management platforms, especially Sprout Social a plus.
• Advanced skills in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Basic graphic design skills (facility with Photoshop or online design platforms such as Canva, PicMonkey, etc.) desired.
• Familiarity with Salesforce for Nonprofits a plus.
• Familiarity with SharePoint, OneDrive and Microsoft Teams a plus.

At GLIDE, all employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We are committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. People of color, differently abled people and LGBT persons are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please send your resume for immediate consideration. Help us get to know you by including a note about yourself, plus any additional info that might be relevant!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.45 - $29.42 per hour

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