Summer Intern - Kids Ministry

Job title

Summer Intern - Kids Ministry

Reports to

Service Trip Manager

Classification

Seasonal, Full-Time

About The Philadelphia Project

The Philadelphia Project seeks to see churches across our region offering hope and service by partnering with the local church, serving our vulnerable neighbors, and creating transformative service opportunities.

Job Summary

Our summer interns help facilitate the programmatic, relational, and spiritual elements of our home-repair summer projects, our summer Kid’s Camp, and our mercy ministry partnerships. Our summer intern staff will (1) serve the participants who are coming in on the service trips, (2) be the primary contact person for the people we serve from our neighborhood during the summer, and (3) lead young people through their mission experience. These participants will range from 6th-12th grades along with college students and adult leaders. Summer interns are paired with one of our local church partners for the duration of the summer where they fully participate in the life and ministry of that church. A church-focused intern will lead groups of students to serve in a church ministry context including evangelism, outreach events, building repairs, children’s ministry and any other service opportunities at the church.

Duties and responsibilities

• Build relationships and invest in youth throughout each week  having fun times and deep conversations
• Lead participants to serve on ministry sites a representative of TPP
• Lead youth in games, activities and conversations that are fun and intentional
• Set the tone spiritually and biblically for why groups are serving
• Communicate TPP’s reasons for why we are serving in this area and community, explaining the context and the needs for our various areas of service 
• Lead your group so the youth pastor has more opportunity to build relationships with their students and less time worrying about logistical details and schedule
• Assist with the logistics that make the week happen, such as meal logistics, club, building maintenance, cleaning, enforcing rules, etc.
• Be a Christlike example to youth participants in service, worship and relationships
• Live in community at TPP and participate in community building activities, training and meetings with other interns and staff
• Attend and participate in weekly worship services at your assigned partner church
• Serve in any way possible at partner church (slides, sound, worship, kids ministry, etc) and invest in the church community
• Other duties as assigned by senior staff

Kids Camp Intern Specific Responsibilities

• Lead teams to serve with our ministry partners. 
• Vision cast to students why each individual day of ministry is important and the impact that their service has.
• Teach and lead students on how to love, serve, and lead campers well.
• Establish relationships and look for creative ways to deepen partnerships over the course of the summer with each of our ministry partners (Roxborough Church, Stenton Family Manor, Atonement Church, etc.)
• Build appropriate relationships with students and seek to help them grow in their understanding of Justice, reconciliation and service. 
• Perform general office tasks as needed.
• Help to enforce the rules and policies of camp, including being familiar with safety regulations and emergency procedures.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain an active, growing relationship with Jesus Christ 
• Ability to maintain a positive, teachable attitude in all things, remaining Christ-centered in life
• A willingness and ability to demonstrate and articulate one’s Christian faith
• Excited about youth ministry
• Strong commitment to service and hardwork
• Ability to commit and invest in the local church
• Desire to engage in both urban neighborhoods and suburban communities
• Oriented towards relationship 
• A commitment to racial reconciliation as a mission/calling of the church
• Excitement to join an establish ministry in its calling to help rebuild churches, homes and neighborhoods
• High school graduate, with at least one year experience or education

Working conditions

• Be able to lift 25-30 lbs.
• Be able to walk, squat/kneel, sit on floor, see, speak