Corps Administrator (9296)

Serves as an evangelist through the proclamation of Jesus Christ as redeemer with the intent of impacting

the lives of men and women through spiritual regeneration; promotes membership into the body of Christ

which includes but is not limited to The Salvation Army.

Provides spiritual guidance and leadership for the Corps Community Center constituency, members of the

employed staff, advisory board, and community contacts; performs pastoral functions including home

visitation, spiritual counseling, the aftercare of converts, hospital visitation, ministry to the bereaved,

marriage counseling and performance of religious ceremonies; directs and assigns to mature soldiers

specific responsibilities for the guidance and nurture of converts.

Preaches the Word of God in an effort to bring the Gospel to the nonbeliever and admonishment and

encouragement to the soldier; devotes sufficient time to weekly study and sermon preparation to ensure

that the preaching is the Word of God and not of a personal persuasion; teaches stewardship as a

requirement for anyone who desires to fight as a Christian soldier.

Recruits members primarily for the Army of Jesus Christ; encourages membership into The Salvation

Army; educates the prospects on the demands placed on a soldier of Jesus Christ and allows enrollment

after prospect has seriously accepted the demands; directs, in certain instances, new converts back to their

former church or a church to which they will be better suited.

Serves as a public representative of The Salvation Army; refrains from expressing personal views on

sensitive public issues; defers official public statements related to sensitive issues to the Divisional

administration.

Performs religious ceremonies in accordance with The Salvation Army mission, protocol, procedures, and

guidelines.

Directs the specific service assignments of every soldier to ensure the accomplishment of the total

mission of the Corps; delegates proper authority to those who are commissioned under him as “local

officers”

As the spiritual, worship and evangelic leader of the Corps, supervises, monitors, and schedules Corps

groups which include band, songsters, corps cadets, junior soldiers, etc. in a manner consistent with The

Salvation Army mission and beliefs; supervises and coordinates greater community outreach programs

which include home league, men’s club, girl guards, scouts, sunbeams, Salvation Army Adventure Corps,

young peoples’ legion, junior legion, etc. for the purpose of leading more people as followers of Christ;

leads, directs and advises all group leaders and participants; serves a temporary group leader while

developing leadership in prospective group leaders.

Serves as spiritual leader and administrator of the Corps social service program ensuring compliance with

The Salvation Army mission and objectives; serves as spiritual leader and supervisor of all social service

workers employed by the Corps; performs spiritual and life skill casework in the absence of a social

service worker; monitors and maintains compliance with the designated budget; proposes budgetary

changes.

In accordance with the mission of The Salvation Army, monitors and maintains adequate financing for the

Corps operations related to community needs, property maintenance, and equipment replacement;

develops and implements activities to increase funds and/or reduce services and expenditures to match

financial resource level and in an effort to further expand the growth of the Corps programs and carry the

spiritual message to more people.

Qualifications

Knowledge of The Salvation Army mission and ministry.

Knowledge of the Bible, doctrine and theology.

Knowledge of principles and practices of Christian leadership and spiritual development.

Knowledge of effective preaching and teaching skills and practices.

Knowledge of a wide variety of creative resources and practices which facilitate the modern development

and promotion of Corps and community spiritual development programs.

Knowledge of standard social service skills and practices.

Ability to recruit, lead, and motivate soldiers to accomplish the total mission of Jesus Christ through The

Salvation Army.

Ability to establish and nurture relationships with adults and children of all ages and their families.

Ability to plan, organize, and promote Corps group functions.

Ability to administer programs within established budget constraints.