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LaunchPoint Table Facilitator
ORGANIZATION: Knox Area Rescue Ministries
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Purpose/Overview: LaunchPoint is a four-week program which helps homeless men and women begin a new life journey. During the four-week period, a class of approximately 30 participants begin discovering God’s plan and purpose for their lives, develop their own life plan with realistic goals, and learn to implement their life plan in manageable steps. The focus of LaunchPoint is on moving forward and making good choices.
Table facilitators will facilitate session icebreakers and devotionals as well as give instructions for activities and exercises. The table leader will also facilitate table discussions, Q&A, and participant feedback. Table facilitators are asked to be focused on the relationship and spiritual connection with our guests rather than being required to have extensive knowledge of the resources available. Tasks are structured, and training will be provided.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a positive role model, healthy support system, and great listener for assigned group
- Facilitate session icebreakers and devotionals
- Give instructions for activities and exercises
- Lead table discussions and promote involvement
- Post-class prayer with staff and volunteers
- Keep group on task and focused
- Reinforce a sense of responsibility with positive encouragement as individuals’ complete goals
- Support client’s development of greater confidence, motivation, and self-esteem
- Define appropriate boundaries for a supportive relationship in which each individual can become more responsible and independent
- Be available for approximately 15 minutes after class for debrief
Time Commitment: Minimum 1 shift per week (9am-12pm) One-year commitment
Qualifications:
- Mature follower of Christ, and willing to share the Gospel
- Good small group facilitator skills, and ability to engage others in discussion
- Capability to keep others focused and on task
- Ability to listen to and facilitate discussion amongst guests
- Keen understanding of effective boundaries
- Understands importance of supporting individual’s goal-directed activities
Training/Preparation:
- KARM specific boundaries training
- Conflict awareness training
- Observe/shadow 2 shifts before facilitating a table
- Learn what resources KARM offers so you can inform guests
1 Shift
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morning /
08:30 AM to 11:45 AM EST
Monday-Friday
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About Knox Area Rescue Ministries
Location:
418 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to seek to rescue the poor and needy of the Knox Area by providing recovery services in Jesus' name.
Description
Rescue, recovery and restoration - these three words represent both the promise of healing and the power of hope at Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM). Established in 1960 as the Knoxville Union Rescue Mission, we began as a shelter for homeless alcoholic men. Since then, KARM has been feeding the hungry, helping the needy and healing the wounds of lives shattered by homelessness, poverty, violence and despair. Indeed, our mission statement captures the commitment to this urgent need: "Our purpose is to seek to rescue the poor and needy in the Knox area by providing recovery services in Jesus’ name." By reaching out to hurting, homeless men, women and children in Jesus’ name, we seek to restore lives.
In addition to food, shelter and other basic necessities, we offer alcohol and drug counseling, group counseling, life skills training, parent education and family enrichment, educational opportunities and job training experiences. Our services are designed to repair the wounds of shattered lives and renew hope in people’s hearts by reminding them that they are not discarded or forgotten. KARM is the only agency in the Knox area that provides emergency overnight shelter and meals to all homeless in need. In additional to meeting the emergency food and shelter needs of thousands, an additional goal is to move those in hopeless and desperate circumstances to a residential status of stability and hope.
Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) is a local Christian ministry devoted to rescue, recovery and restoration, who for over 49 years has worked to heal the hurting, feed the hungry, and shelter the homeless in our community. KARM is a key partner in the Knoxville Mayor’s Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness and works closely with other agencies to help facilitate getting the homeless off the streets and into safe permanent housing. Our professional affiliations include membership in the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions and the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability.
CAUSE AREAS
Faith-Based,
Homeless & Housing
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 1 shift
WHERE
418 N. BroadwayKnoxville, TN 37917
(35.971455 ,-83.9236 )
DATE POSTED
December 16, 2024
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- One shift per week minimum