Training Area Assistant - Service Missionaries

This position is central to the missionaries' role to 'Invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.' The Training Area Assistant is an entry support level individual contributor that supports the Manager and Training Office Coordinator in a variety of administrative tasks to increase the organization fluidity of the area. They may support a variety of needs for the area including onboarding, teacher assignments, employee tenure, scheduling, and curriculum, as directed by their supervisor or manager. Their support allows the Manager and Trainers to focus on training missionaries and missionary facing staff.

Required:

• Confidentiality and professionalism

• Strong leadership skills

• Exceptional critical thinking and process design

• Must be able to work independently and with others

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), Google Suite (Drive, Sheets, Documents)

• Excellent interpersonal, public relations and communication skills

• Self-motivated and able to work well under pressure, on own initiative

• Organizational skills and ability to prioritize

To successfully perform the essential functions of the job, there may be physical requirements which need to be met such as sitting for long periods of time and using monitors/equipment.

Preferred:

• 1 year of experience as an MTC Teacher or in another MTC capacity
• 1 year of office or administration experience

Reports to supervisor or manager level in the Training Department.

Assists the Supervisor or Manager in the following:

• Coordinates the interviewing and hiring of applicants

• Schedules and supports onboarding process

• Organizes reports, projections, and statistical data to forecast area needs

• Tracks employee tenure and schedules performance review meetings during eligible time frame

• Coordinates shift assignments by semester

• Coordinates district, companionship, and classroom assignments

• Updates MTC Tools according to assignments

• Handles unique needs of missionaries Scheduling, Training, Medical/clinical, travel, etc

• Fields phone calls and emails from staff in area

• Maintains and updates area webpage

May be asked to take on additional responsibilities:

• Leads and directs the work of other employees, service missionaries and/or volunteers

• Creates, modifies, and improves curriculum resources

• Assists in overseeing the area substitution process and tracking any undesirable patterns of behavior

• Generates teacher performance reports in coordination with the supervisor

• Fills in for Manager in meetings as assigned

May be asked to assist in assessing the proficiency level of missionaries and teacher applicants in the target language.

May take on MTC Teacher responsibilities to teach missionaries, as hours allow.

May include other temporary assigned duties at the MTC (e.g. assisting with Mission Leadership Seminar)

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord's work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings- giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances-our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.