Ministry Administrative Assistant

Reality Church
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2024
Categories: Administration/Assistant
Denominations:
Church Size: 751 to 1000
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay Type: Salary
Pay Range: $36,720 - $42,840
Employee Workplace: On-site
Job Description:

Job Summary:  The Administrative Assistant is responsible for bringing administrative, leadership, and organizational support in a timely and accurate manner at a high level of service satisfaction and teamwork. Reports to the Executive Pastor.

Key Roles: 

  • Build/lead administrative support team
  • Assist in building structure & organization.
  • Administrative support for Sunday experiences.
  • Administrative support for volunteer leaders.
  • Daily operations at the office/building.

Essential Duties: 

  • In the office Monday through Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm, Sundays 8:00am - 1:00pm. Some additional at-home or evening work may be required.
  • Manage and maintain projects and tasks as assigned.
  • Maintain and record database and metric information.
  • Establish and maintain a good paper and computer file system.
  • Perform other administrative duties as requested by the Executive Pastor.
  • Lead an administrative team to help with all administrative aspects of Reality Church.
  • Work closely with the Pastor of Discipleship to administrate ministry needs.
  • Manage purchasing, invoices and reimbursements.
  • Provide administrative support to Sunday worship services. 
  • Communicate and schedule rooms for ministry needs and community rentals.
  • Provide administrative support to the ministries within the church.
  • Help to administrate the follow up of ministry needs of congregants and community members.
  • Manage the day-to-day operations of the office.
  • Prepare reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
  • Manage incoming correspondence via US mail, email, texts and voicemails. 

Required Attributes/Skills: 

  • Must have strong organizational and planning skills. 
  • Strong people skills; ability to be a team player and work well with volunteers.
  • Always maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Work well in a relational leadership environment. 
  • Display a professional attitude toward congregants and ministry teams.
  • Be trustworthy, confidential, and self-motivated. 
  • Maintain a professional appearance. 
  • Maintain excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
  • Continually seek professional and personal growth.
  • Capacity to work in a high change, fast paced environment. 

Education/Experience: 

  • This position requires a High School Diploma or G.E.D. A college degree is preferred. A minimum of 5 years of administrative assistant experience is preferred. 

Physical Environment:

  • Noise levels are quiet to moderate at times.
  • The physical exertion is moderate, and work is performed in an office setting.
  • May occasionally require offsite event facilitation for the ministry team.
  • May work alone or around many people.

To learn more about who we are, check out

  • our website: https://www.pursuereality.org/ 
  • video about us: Join Our Staff at Reality Church our "Join Our Staff" page: https://www.pursuereality.org/new-hires 
About Reality Church

  • Reality Church is a ten-year-old church plant nestled in the diverse suburbs of Lancaster County. Lancaster provides a great place to raise a family and has a strong school system. 
  • We are a church that’s passionate about connecting unchurched people to Jesus. We want to help people make real connections, feel known, feel valued, and be equipped to enlarge the Kingdom. Authenticity and “no-pressure” spirituality are important to us. Because of that, we strive to create environments where people can engage and feel comfortable. 
  • We are a church with a lot of vision because we care so much about introducing more people to Jesus and making disciples. We are focused on growth both numerically and in the depth of knowing God more. We aren’t afraid to take risks for the gospel. 
  • The Bible is the foundation for what we believe and it should always lead us toward more love for God and others. We feel called to our community and want to be a church that would be missed if we weren’t here. Kids, youth and family life are a big deal to us.
  • Reality Church is growing and currently has 900 regular attenders with an average attendance of 600 people on a given Sunday. 
  • Currently, our staff is composed of a Lead Pastor, Discipleship Pastor, Worship Pastor, Assistant Pastor, Communications and Marketing Director, and Children’s Director, along with other part-time staff.
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