Calvary Baptist Church Hiring for Director of IT and Technology Job at Canton, MI Full Time

Position Summary: The IT and Technology Director position is responsible for the overall planning, organizing and execution of all IT functions for the church and school that helps us effectively achieve ministry vision and goals. This includes directing all IT, AV and Tech operations to meet internal customer requirements as well as the support and maintenance of existing applications and development of new technical solutions.

Qualifications:

Job Duties:

• Supervises I.T. staff and determines departmental staffing needs for systems support and help desk functions.
• Working with church staff, school staff and teachers, board members, volunteers, and others to find solutions to manage organization activities
• Analyzes ministry needs presented by the user community and recommends technical solutions both current as well as future needs.
• Coordinate training of staff to enable effective use of all technology and software that the ministry utilizes
• Work to ensure that all networks, software, and hardware have adequate back-up and disaster recovery procedures and protocols in place. Protect the ministry against IT risks, including unauthorized access to information, data integrity problems, loss of processing capability, privacy, and meeting all necessary compliancy requirements
• Ensure the consistency and maintainability of existing networks, platforms, hardware, software applications by creating, maintaining and enforcing standards/procedures for implementing technical solutions.
• Manages hardware and support for School Audio Visual needs including classroom needs

· Prepare annual financial budgets for IT, AV and Tech area, future budget planning, and developing proposals for all capital projects.

· Identifying new technology that will help the school: teachers deliver curriculum most effectively, students prepare for next level of education, and maximize school resources

· Identifying new technology that will help the church: ministry staff and leaders to minister to congregation most effectively and maximize church resources

• Participates on all hardware and software evaluations and maintains vendor contracts. Is the lead staff for all computer/IT related purchasing activities.
• Is the main liaison between users, operations and IT personnel in the areas of systems design, modifications, or trouble shooting.
• Responsible for over 100 school staff laptop devices, 40 classrooms with smartboard units, desktop computers located throughout the classrooms, computer labs and church/school offices, church auditorium computers and media.
• Responsible for campus wide VOIP phone system and all interfaces with IT systems and structures; over 100 handsets and extensions.
• Stays abreast of the IT industry by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Be committed to a consistent, daily walk with Jesus Christ
• Agree with the school’s Statement of Faith and Christian philosophy of education.
• Be Actively involved and faithful to a local church which has a Statement of Faith in agreement with the school’s Statement of Faith.

Desired skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or Computer Science required.
• Desire 5 years’ minimum IT experience and prefer some of that at manager level.
• Previous work in a non-profit or church environment desired. Important please include in cover letter or resume your experience as an employee or member of church. What Church, when, how long?
• Blend of hands on IT work and executive leadership

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $77,162.00 – $86,443.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location