Associate Students Director, Las Vegas

The Associate Students Director/Pastor will play a key leadership role in supporting the vision, health, and execution of The Crossing Students ministry.
Working closely with the Student Ministries Pastor, this role helps translate vision into reality - driving alignment across middle school and high school ministries, strengthening systems, and developing leaders.
This role is both pastoral and operational in nature, serving as a bridge between high-level vision and day-to-day ministry execution.
The Associate Students Pastor will invest deeply in staff and volunteer leaders, contribute to teaching and content development, and help create a unified, healthy culture across The Crossing Students.
This position plays a key role in helping the church accomplish its mission through fostering and engaging in Godly relationships among students, parents, volunteers, congregants, staff and internal ministry teams.
This position is ideal for a leader who thrives in both strategy and execution.
Someone who is relational, organized, spiritually mature, and passionate about developing others.
The person in this role will bring a strong theological foundation, leadership instincts, and the ability to build clarity, alignment, and momentum across a growing ministry.
A copy of The Crossing, A Christian Church's Statements of Belief | Faith, Sexuality & Practices can be found at: t.ly/OR-P7.
What You'll Be Doing
Volunteer Leadership & Development
Own leader onboarding, placement, and development across Middle School and High School ministries (in partnership with admin support for backend systems)
Design and lead a clear, sustainable Leader Recruitment Strategy for The Crossing Students
Build and maintain leadership pipelines to ensure long-term ministry health and scalability
Systems, Structure & Sustainability
Design and as needed, improve processes and structures for all TCS volunteer roles, including Coaches and the broader leadership framework
Ensure clarity in roles, expectations, and organizational structure across all volunteer teams
Serve as the primary driver of systems that support consistency, communication, and execution across ministries
Leader Care & Pastoral Support
Provide pastoral care, support, and discipleship for volunteer leaders
Manage and triage leader-related crisis situations in collaboration with the Student Ministries Pastor and team
Help ensure appropriate care pathways based on context, sensitivity, and leadership structure
Training, Development & Discipleship
Lead and execute leader training environments, including:
Semester-based leadership trainings
Monthly orientations
Ongoing development and discipleship rhythms
Continuously evaluate and evolve development pathways to support leader growth and effectiveness
Leader Health, Engagement & Culture
Oversee leader appreciation, celebration, and care rhythms
Ensure leader-to-student ratios, coverage, and overall team health are strong and sustainable
Champion a culture of ownership, discipleship, and leadership across the volunteer community
Team Integration & Support
Serve as a key "glue" leader across the TCS team, helping align people, priorities, and communication
Partner closely with MS and HS Pastors to ensure leader health directly supports ministry effectiveness
Contribute to overall ministry systems, communication, and organizational clarity
General
Other related duties as needed
What You'll Bring To The Team
Minimum Education: High School Diploma
Minimum Experience: Five years in a full-time students position, with at least three years supervising staff in an equivalent church setting or combination of education and experience
Demonstrates strong leadership ability and a positive, Godly influence to students and the next generation
Demonstrates strong technology experience (Gmail, Google Docs, Word, Excel, Rock, etc.)
Preferred Education: A bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university
Preferred Experience: Seven years of full-time work on the students team, with at least five years supervising staff in an equivalent church setting or non-profit organization
Must pass a pre-employment background check
Proof of legal authorization to work in the United States
What's expected of you
The heart of a servant
Exhibit spiritual maturity
Pursue Christ-likeness daily
Commitment to The Crossing as your home church and regular, intentional involvement in relational community at The Crossing
Align with The Crossing's Statements of Belief | Faith, Sexuality & Practices.
Found at: t.ly/OR-P7.
Participate in staff Prayer Days
Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
Attend needed cross-functional meetings and department meetings
Attend monthly All-Staff meetings and occasional staff events
Attend any required conferences or seminars
Staff Values
We put our church values first
We are committed to deepening our spiritual life
We seize each opportunity to collaborate and diminish siloing
We honor the responsibility we've been given
We pursue excellence, not perfection
We lead by the example of our lives
We champion the staff values daily and expect all staff members to join us in living these out.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support the wellbeing of you and your family.
Benefits are determined by the position you are hired for.
Please see your offer letter for the details of your benefits package.
Health & Protection
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Financial & Time Off
403(b) retirement plan
Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, and parental leave
Paid prayer days
Paid mission trip hours
Growth & Support
Support on your spiritual formation journey
Counseling support
Continuing education
Group study scholarships
Will and trust preparation
Everyday Perks
Free snacks and coffee
Staff swag
A Christ-centered workplace with a fun, relational team
About The Crossing Church
The mission of The Crossing is simple:
to help people discover Jesus & The Journey.
We value the culture of intentional acceptance that Jesus created.
We value this
kind of unconditional love that accepts brokenness but encourages healing.
Our community will point like a neon sign toward Jesus, and offer everyone an invitation to join our journey toward wholeness in Him.
We were established in **** in Southwest Las Vegas, NV.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Crossing, a Christian Church (TCCC) is an equal opportunity employer and all applicants are considered without regard to race, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
As a religious organization, TCCC has the right to hire in accordance with our religious beliefs.
All Staff Members of TCCC must be Christian, and, as such, must consistently seek to live by biblical standards as determined by the Elders of TCCC and agree to demonstrate unity within the church with a humble and teachable spirit.