Campus Life Potter's Clay: Common Application Information

Potter’s Clay

Potter’s Clay embodies Isaiah 64:8-9, recognizing ourselves as clay in the hands of the Divine Potter, actively engaging our community with Christ's love. We are highly relational, and regularly serve the needy alongside our brothers and sisters. Our vision, inspired by Revelation 7:9, is a diverse, united kingdom beginning in Ensenada and branching to the rest of the world.

Partnering with Rancho Agua Viva Ministries, we serve with local partners, addressing expressed needs. Join Potter’s Clay to grow in leadership, cultural understanding, and service skills. Experience spiritual growth, forge connections, and gain global awareness as you learn to love your neighbor as yourself.

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Team Lead + Operations:

Responsible for promoting and carrying overall direction and vision of Potter’s Clay with the advice of the PC staff director.
Responsible for providing the current year vision and spiritual direction for PC in collaboration with the PC staff director.
Responsible for the spiritual development of team leads.
Provide student oversight for the PC program as a whole.
Delegate tasks and keep the team accountable in all matters related to PC.
Spearhead and coordinate orientation and training opportunities for PC trip participants and update training materials.
Attend and oversee weekly core team meetings.
Support Business + Fundraising Lead with all required fundraising efforts throughout the year.
Attend all required fundraising efforts.
Along with PC core team members, develop pertinent topic ideas for campus-wide educational events and panels to bring in the wider student body to important conversations happening in the Ensenada community and globally.
Collaborate with the PC staff director to bring health, sustainability, and longevity to the three, five, and ten year plan for PC.
Connect with other student organizations, clubs, and local teams to develop event ideas in collaboration with PC.
Perform other duties as assigned by the PC staff director.
Meet with the PC staff director on a regular basis for input, accountability and encouragement.
Pray that the ministry and partnerships will bring honor and glory to God around the globe!
This position reports directly to the Assistant Director of Campus Life for Ministry & Outreach (PC staff director).
Preference is given to applicants with Spanish language ability and/or cross-cultural skills.

Business + Fundraising Lead:

Responsible for the planning and student oversight of all financial aspects of the ministry.
Provide general oversight of PC’s finances, which includes planning and facilitating all PC fundraising efforts, setting the organizational budget, maintaining accurate financial reports, and submitting check requests in order to ensure timely payments.
Provide leadership on all fundraising initiatives including special events, major gifts, planned giving, sponsorships, donor cultivation and alumni care.
Responsible for helping the organization obtain better brand recognition and financial growth. Coordinate with staff director, team, Westmont, and the greater Santa Barbara area to review current inflow and outflow of resources trends in order to propose new business ideas that can improve revenue margins.
Head of financial management: including accounting, auditing, budget monitoring, creating customized budgets for each team member based on job responsibilities, communication, reporting, and strategic thinking.
Responsible for giving and fundraising initiatives as pertains to the ministry.
Responsible for accruing the appropriate amount of dollars for PC week and additional travels, and getting the dollars converted to pesos as needed.
Meet with the PC staff director to discuss financial budgeting, account management, and receipt of funds raised.
Attend trainings assigned by the PC staff director on giving and generosity, budget management, wealth management, and asset-based development.
Attend weekly core team meetings, training, and meet with the PC staff director on a regular basis for input, accountability and encouragement.
During PC week, the business managers steward emergency funds if needed and both serve and support children’s, health, or mercy ministry.
Pray that the ministry and partnerships will bring honor and glory to God around the globe!
This position reports directly to the PC Team Lead and PC staff director.
Preference is given to applicants with Spanish language ability and cross-cultural skills.

Publicity + Transportation Lead:

Responsible for the planning and student oversight of all transportation in connection with PC.
Responsible for communicating the ministry of PC broadly to the Westmont student body through social media, emails, and flyers.
Create publicity and promotional materials for activities related to PC. Such activities may include application procedures and deadlines, fundraising events, and/or local service projects.
Coordinate marketing and publicity efforts and strategies for PC and brand.
Formulate promotion materials and recruitment for programs.
Responsible for positioning Urban Initiative in the public eye and media outlets to showcase programs, opportunities, partnerships, and relevant news.
Submit venue and equipment reservations for on campus PC events
Purchase insurance policies for each vehicle entering Mexico on any PC trip.
Arrange the necessary materials in each vehicle’s “car pack” to ensure that the needed documents, equipment, and money are in place to cross the border and get through toll booths.
Attend weekly core team meetings, training, and meet with the PC staff director on a regular basis for input, accountability and encouragement.
During PC week, the publicity and transportation manager serve and support in mercy sites ministry.
Pray that the ministry and partnerships will bring honor and glory to God around the globe!
This position reports directly to the PC Team Lead and PC staff director.
Preference is given to applicants with Spanish language ability and cross-cultural skills.

Health Clinics Lead:

Responsible for the planning and student oversight of the medical, optical, and dental clinics that take place through PC
Work with the doctors and dentists in Ensenada and internationally to plan and staff the clinics.
Responsible for curating a list of medicines and supplies needed and purchasing supplies and facilitating donations.
Maintain regular communication with our medical point persons in Ensenada and internationally in order to ensure that PC is operating in as supportive a manner possible.
In partnership with the volunteer health professionals, oversee the medical, optical, and dental clinic volunteers that will serve in Ensenada during PC week.
Update and maintain the detailed inventory of medicines and supplies before and after PC week.
Attend weekly core team meetings, training, and meet with the PC staff director on a regular basis for input, accountability and encouragement.
Pray that the ministry and partnerships will bring honor and glory to God around the globe!
This position reports directly to the PC Team Lead and PC staff director.
Preference is given to applicants with Spanish language ability and cross-cultural skills.

Children’s Ministry Lead:

Responsible for the planning and student oversight of the children’s ministry aspects of Potter’s Clay.
Work alongside our partners in Ensenada to coordinate and plan Bible lessons, crafts, games, and other appropriate children’s ministry activities during PC week.
Select, equip, and support participants for each project.
Work with the student assistant to coordinate and plan for PC week.
Update and maintain the physical and electronic inventory of material through the year in preparation for children’s ministry.
Attend weekly core team meetings, training, and meet with the PC staff director on a regular basis for input, accountability and encouragement
Pray that the ministry and partnerships will bring honor and glory to God around the globe!
This position reports directly to the PC Team Lead and PC staff director.
Preference is given to applicants with Spanish language ability and cross-cultural skills.

Mercy Ministries Lead:

Responsible for the planning and student oversight of the mercy and local Ensenadan outreach aspects of Potter’s Clay.
Work alongside our partners in Ensenada and internationally to coordinate and plan relational outreach ministry with Ensenadan senior homes, unhoused, rehabilitation centers and more.
Work with the PC director, PC staff director, and partners in Ensenada to assess and evaluate existing partnerships.
Work with the PC director, PC staff director, and partners in Ensenada to initiate and maintain new partnerships which align with the vision and mission of PC in Ensenada and internationally.
Select, equip, and support participants for each project.
Work with the student assistant to coordinate and plan for PC week.
Attend weekly core team meetings, training, and meet with the PC staff director on a regular basis for input, accountability and encouragement
Lead prayer and worship events which bring honor and glory to God through the PC ministry and her partnerships!
This position reports directly to the PC Team Lead and PC staff director.
Preference is given to applicants with Spanish language ability and cross-cultural skills.

Mercy + Children’s Assistant:

Responsible for supporting the Mercy Ministry Lead in all aspects of their work.
Responsible for supporting the Children’s Ministry Lead in all aspects of their work.
Help select, equip, and support participants for each project.
Data Collection: Update and maintain the physical and electronic inventory of material through the year in preparation for mercy and children’s ministry.
Assist in purchasing supplies and facilitating donations for mercy and children’s ministries.
Attend weekly core team meetings, training, and meet with the PC staff director on a regular basis for input, accountability and encouragement.
Assist with prayer and worship events which bring honor and glory to God through the PC ministry and her partnerships!
This position reports directly to the Mercy Ministries, Children’s Ministries, and PC Team Lead, and indirectly to the PC staff director.
Preference is given to applicants with Spanish language ability and cross-cultural skills.