Position: Youth & Family Ministries Director 

Department:  Chambersburg – Ministry Services

Availability of Position:  Immediately 

Schedule: 40 hours per week  

Reporting Relationship:  Corps Officers

Salary and Grade:  $22.76 per hour /77, Non -Exempt

The Salvation Army is hiring and offers truly excellent benefit package to eligible employees including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: holidays, up to 3 personal days, vacation time and sick time.
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Comprehensive health care coverage with low cost employee premiums, co-pays and deductibles
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Remitted Tuition Program
• Eligibility for the Federal Government’s Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

Position Overview:

This Youth & Family Ministries Director will function as part of the Chambersburg Ministry Team and will invest oneself in the lives of young people and their families, developing and maintain relational ministry

opportunities.  To conduct an ongoing and aggressive evangelical ministry with the specific purpose of introducing Children and their families to Jesus Christ.  To provide an environment and ministry opportunities in which

children, teens, and young adults can grow and mature in their faith and grow into a walk of Holiness.

• Represent The Salvation Army in a manner that brings glory to God.
• Assist in every way requested to carry out the spiritual and total mission of The Chambersburg Salvation Army in terms of community needs and our ministry to the people of our community.
• Responsible for oversight of the children, teen and young adult ministry of The Salvation Army of Chambersburg.
• Develop and implement an intentional family ministry, striving to reach the families that make contact with our programs, bridging them to our church.
• Develop and maintain practical approaches to building solid Christian living among the children and families under your influence.
• Develop and maintain programs and ministries to enhance the healthy spiritual, physical, and emotional development of those under your influence.
• Disseminate information regarding community resources available to children, teens, young adults and their guardians.
• Develop and maintain an intensive relational ministry.
• Develop and maintain an organized, systematic, and purposeful home visitation ministry.
• Teach a Sunday School class / conduct Sunday School openings.
• Develop and maintain new or traditional ministries to facilitate the enhancement of the healthy spiritual formation and discipleship of children and their families.
• Attend youth worker training sessions conducted by the Divisional Youth Department.
• Drive, including picking up and dropping off participants, for all programs and Sunday services.
• Strive to up-hold a solid Christian influence in all areas of the Chambersburg facility.
• Provide prayer and devotional time, as requested, in all outreach programs.
• Build relationships within all aspects of the Chambersburg ministry to encourage children and their parents to participate in Church programs / services.
• Assist with organizing events, as a part of the Chambersburg team.
• Attend and chaperone all local, Divisional and Territorial retreats and events as instructed.
• Attend community events, at the direction of the Corps Officers.
• Assist with the Music & Arts Ministries of The Salvation Army.
• Take a leading role in a variety of athletic and recreational activities that are a part of the total ministry of the Chambersburg Salvation Army.
• Assist in teaching children the basic skills in individual and team activities.
• Assist with the overall Christmas effort including driving for kettles as requested and necessary.
• Ensure all Social Media platforms are up to date with ministry events.
• Assist with any other projects or covering responsibilities withing other departments, as assigned by the Corps Officers.

 The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the candidate will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.

Requirements:

• Experience working with children and families.
• Solid and mature Christian.  Salvationist preferred, attending the Corps.
• Must be 21 years or older
• Music & Arts experience
• Excellent communication skills- both oral and in writing.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and appropriate intervention skills within The Salvation Army required
• Must have a valid Driver’s License and be able to drive for The Salvation Army
• Child Protection Clearances PA Act 153 requires that all prospective employees complete the following clearance and background checks prior to employment: PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check and FBI Criminal Record/Fingerprint Check. Meets the Child Protection Clearances required by PA Act 153 along with renewals every five years.
• Must have an understanding of and appreciation for the Mission of The Salvation Army.

Contact: Please submit your resume and cover letter as instructed below.

External candidates interested in this position please apply online at http://careers.salvationarmy.org. 

Internal candidates interested in applying for this position please apply at http://internal-usesalvationarmy.icims.com.

No Phone Calls Please.

Released by the Divisional Human Resources Department 8/25/25.
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 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

The Salvation Army’s Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.

Its message is based on the Bible.  Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.

Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ

and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Requisition No. 2469