Church Operations Manager Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

• Church Operations & Relations : Serve as the primary weekday, front-facing representative of the Church. Coordinate church office operations, workflows, and administrative systems. Act as an operational liaison between ministries, church leadership, and Foundation departments. Support worship services, programs, and special events, including Sunday Celebrations. Coordinate facilities operations, safety compliance, service requests, and vendor coordination. Exercise day-of operational decision-making authority as needed. Maintain confidentiality, institutional knowledge, and continuity of church operations. Ensure a safe, clean, welcoming, and functional church environment.
• Ministry Support & Coordination : Provide administrative and coordination support to Church ministries, including Pastoral, Music, AV, CLCE, Arts and Liturgy. Support ministry leaders with scheduling, calendars, meeting logistics, and communications. Serve as a coordination hub for ministry information flow, documentation, and follow-up. Assist ministries with administrative preparation for services, events, rehearsals, and gatherings. Support ministry operations without assuming programmatic or project ownership.
• Administrative & Clerical Coordination : Provide general administrative and clerical support including filing, data entry, document preparation, and correspondence. Support scheduling, calendaring, meeting preparation, and follow-up, including capturing action items and next steps. Maintain organized digital and physical filing systems, shared resources, and documentation. Assist with invoice processing, purchasing requests, and coordination with Finance. Support membership records, databases, and administrative tracking as assigned.
• Board & Governance Support (Administrative and Operational) : Serve as an administrative and operational liaison between Church leadership and the GMC Board, as directed by Senior Church Leadership. Support governance processes by coordinating logistics, scheduling, materials preparation, and information flow related to board and committee meetings. Assist with the preparation, distribution, and archival of board-related documents, reports, and records, in collaboration with Church leadership. Support follow-up on board-related action items as assigned, without assuming governance authority or decision-making responsibility. Maintain discretion, confidentiality, and accuracy in all board-related communications and documentation. Preserve institutional memory related to governance processes, decisions, and documentation. This role supports governance operations and documentation but does not hold policy-making authority, voting power, or independent representational authority with the Board.

• 5+ years nonprofit, church operations, or administrative leadership experience preferred.
• Experience as a project manager that has supported multiple departments or ministries strongly preferred.
• Faith-Based Organizing, Church, or House of Worship Experience.
• Strong operational, organizational, and administrative skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong relational intelligence and public-facing presence.
• High attention to detail, follow-through, and discretion.
• Demonstrated cultural humility and collaborative work style.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills required.
• Proficiency using technology such as Microsoft Office Suite and Zoom and/or Teams.
• Commitment to the mission, values, and philosophy of GLIDE.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience 

• Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  
• Ability to work on a computer and see details of objects at close range. 
• Ability to use standard office equipment and lift up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to hear within normal range, and communicate effectively (in person, telephone or Zoom).  
• Finger dexterity and the ability to use all standard office equipment.  
• Sit or stand comfortably; and the ability to navigate throughout office spaces (via elevator or stairs).  

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