Outreach Assistant

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Outreach Assistant

Do you have a passion for getting people involved in missions? Are you good at helping people see where their skills can fit into positions? Can you learn quickly about the various jobs at JAARS?

Assist the Outreach Coordinator in processing inquirers, advertising positions, and maintaining the records of positions here at JAARS. You will help make Bible translation and language development possible, especially in the most remote and difficult places on earth.

Brief Description

To assist the Outreach Coordinator in finding qualified volunteers to serve at JAARS.

Responsibilities

• Respond to inquirers, provide information, and show how their skills match our openings
• Input, monitor, and take down openings on various job sites
• Monitor, evaluate, and contact ExploreNext matches
• Set up potential site visit itineraries with department personnel
• Submit newspaper and online postings of openings
• Maintain statistics regarding inquirers, source, site visits, and placements
• Assist in processing receipts and T numbers
• Prepare and assist in staffing event booths
• Demonstrate a deep and growing walk with the Lord Jesus that includes your personal growth and the ability to support others in their spiritual growth
• Embrace the vision, mission, and core values of JAARS, and help us live them effectively

• High school diploma or equivalent, college degree preferred
• Solid computer skills including Microsoft Suite and Google Apps
• Willingness to learn about JAARS, its openings, and website posting
• Good communication skills in a warm and friendly manner
• Organized and detail oriented
• Good proofing of spelling and grammar
• Knowledge of departments and positions at JAARS preferred

JAARS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian ministry headquartered on a beautiful 500+ acre campus just south of Charlotte, NC. Our campus includes extensive training facilities, an airport, office and commercial facilities, guest housing, food services, recreational areas, health clinic, on-site childcare, and youth and family ministry support for staff and partners.

We are pleased to have more than five hundred people serving on our campus. We partner closely with SIL International, the organizations of the Wycliffe Global Alliance and other organizations locally and globally.

JAARS vision is that people’s lives and communities are transformed as they experience God’s Word in their own language.

JAARS mission is to make Bible translation and language development possible, especially in the most remote and difficult places on earth. We do that by enabling locally appropriate and sustainable solutions in transportation, technology, media, and training.

JAARS Core Values

Together in Christ, we commit to:

1. Seek God Above All
2. Serve in Love
3. Act with Integrity
4. Steward God’s Resources with Courage
5. Pursue Excellence
6. Collaborate with Respect
7. Create a Culture of Innovation