Events and Ministry Coordinator (Onsite)

Apartment Life
Dallas, TX
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in event planning and community engagement.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a passion for community building and social events
    — “passionate about the vision and mission of AL and combine this passion with skill”
  • Individuals comfortable with a flexible, non-traditional work arrangement
    — “availability to commit weekly hours to perform job responsibilities, mainly in the evenings and weekends”

Things to consider

  • This role involves a minimum term commitment and is not a short-term position
    — “Be able to make the minimum term commitment to serving in the apartment community”
  • The position requires physical ability to perform various tasks including carrying up to 25 pounds
    — “Be physically able to use stairs, bend, sit, stand, stoop, and carry up to 25 pounds”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to create engaging events and connect with residents personally
    — “plan consistently excellent and irresistible events, provide exceptional personal communication”
  • Showcase experience in budget management and marketing material development
    — “Manage the event budget process, Develop marketing material for the activities”
  • Demonstrate your ability to build and maintain relationships with community partners
    — “Engage a support team of volunteers, vendors, and other community partners”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • engagement of residents
  • positive community atmosphere
  • successful events
Typical background
community managementevent coordinationministry

Skills & requirements

Required

Event PlanningCommunicationTeamworkLeadershipCommunity BuildingMarketing

Preferred

Ministry ExperienceSocial Media Management

Stack & domain

Event PlanningMarketingBudget ManagementCommunicationCustomer ServiceCommunity EngagementTeamworkLeadershipAdaptabilityCreativityProblem-solvingEventsMinistry

About the role

Original posting from Apartment Life via Greenhouse

This is a volunteer position that provides significantly reduced housing costs. Instead of receiving wages, Onsite Coordinators pay a reduced monthly Apartment Life program fee for their apartment.

Events and Ministry Coordinators get to create and provide an excellent Apartment Life (AL) experience to residents and staff in an apartment community! Coordinators are passionate about the vision and mission of AL and combine this passion with skill to plan consistently excellent and irresistible events, provide exceptional personal communication, and offer acts of genuine care and radical hospitality for those in their scope of service- ultimately impacting the community and the lives of apartment residents.

We are seeking mission-minded, highly relational, and responsible coordinators who enjoy meeting new people, planning social activities, and helping people experience God's unconditional love. Coordinators get to partake in doing "business as a ministry" by faithfully weaving together excellence in business with loving their neighbors well.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Plan and host 2 events each month for the residents in the apartment community with the purpose of caring for and connecting with residents, connecting residents to one another and to services or local businesses in the wider community

Provide a caring touch to residents and staff with the help of other residents and a network of community support

Enhance online reputation by inviting residents to share online about their experience in the community

Develop marketing material for the activities such as monthly calendars, event flyers, and social media posts

Manage the event budget process

Prepare monthly summaries

Meet with staff and program director for planning, equipping, and development

Engage a support team of volunteers, vendors, and other community partners to maximize impact

Visit new residents shortly after they move-in and/or residents who are near the end of their lease to connect with them

Required Qualifications

Must be 18 years of age or older

Be legally eligible to work in the United States

Have basic fluency in English to compose marketing elements for the community and required reports for the property management company

Possess a current driver's license and liability insurance, and access to a form of reliable transportation to complete coordinator duties such as shopping for events and connecting with vendors

Be physically able to use stairs, bend, sit, stand, stoop, and carry up to 25 pounds

Have the availability to commit weekly hours to perform job responsibilities, mainly in the evenings and weekends when most residents are home

Be able to make the minimum term commitment to serving in the apartment community

Preferred Qualifications

Previous event planning experience

Experience working within a budget

Some relevant experience using social media

Have a network of support through potential volunteers, vendors, or community partners

To learn more about Apartment Life, we invite you to explore our website, Facebook page, and Instagram page.

Many applicants also find our FAQ page to be a valuable resource when discerning if this opportunity is the right fit.

Additional notes regarding the application

To help us get to know you well, please respond to all questions in your own voice. We kindly request that you refrain from using AI-generated content, as we’re most interested in your personal experiences, communication style, and perspective.

You may see a place to provide a LinkedIn profile or resume. For this position with Apartment Life, you are welcome to submit those, but it is not required.

Source: Apartment Life careers (Greenhouse)

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