Director of Community Outreach

Director of Community Outreach

Location

Upland

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

202500688

Area

VP Student Development

Department

Student Development

Opening Date

05/19/2026

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Summary

The purpose of this role is to facilitate opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to serve others through missions, ranging from individual and departmental projects locally in Upland and the surrounding area to week-long domestic mission trips during Spring Break, Summer, or other times during the year.

Mission and Commitment

Taylors mission is to develop servant-leaders marked with a passion to minister Christ's redemptive love, grace, and truth to a world in need.

As a community, Taylor faculty, staff, and students commit to living out Christ's love and truth in the here and now. We worship together, serve one another, and grow in faith as we learn in the classroom, on the field, at chapel, and anywhere else we're doing Life Together.

Duties and Responsibilities

This position is primarily responsible to:

• Testify to personal experience of salvation in Jesus Christ, affirm belief in the University's Statement of Faith, abide by and practice our Life Together Covenant, and both personally agree with and support the Foundational Documents of Taylor University.

Primary Oversight of Personnel:

• Student Leadership Team and Graduate Assistant (when applicable)

Primary Oversight of Programming:

• Domestic Mission Trips (Spring Break/Summer)
• Community Plunge
• Outreach within Upland, Grant County and the surrounding region throughout the year, including ongoing service opportunities for students and employees to benefit of Upland, Grant County, and the region.
• Build and expand partnerships with Upland and Grant County-based ministries and service organizations.
• Partner with 1846 Enterprises to help faculty, staff, and students invest in the town of Upland
• Strengthen initiatives and priorities of the Main Street Mile Initiative through service-based opportunities that engage Taylor constituents in the work of serving our neighbors.
• Recruit and then develop student leader program and manage that team of student leaders.
• Oversee budget and all logistics for the Office of Community Outreach.
• Serve on Taylor's Service-Learning Committee and partner with academic faculty to spur service-learning opportunities across campus.
• Other duties as assigned

Typical Qualifications

• Master's degree is preferred
• Experience in the areas of student development, campus ministries, community development, and/or local church ministry is beneficial

01

Please use this link (https://www.taylor.edu/_docs/about/offices/registrar/undergrad-catalog/foundation.pdf) to navigate to the Taylor University website to review the following documents, which are part of our Foundational Documents: - Mission Statement - Statement of Faith - Sanctity of Life Statement - Statement on Human Sexuality - Multicultural Philosophy Statement

• Yes, I have read this page in its entirety and understand its contents
• No, I have not read this page in its entirety or I do not understand its contents.

02

In reference to the Foundational Documents: Do you personally support these statements to be your own example of belief, and if hired by Taylor University, would you agree to abide by the Life Together Covenant, Sanctity of Life Statement, the Statement of Human Sexuality, the Statement on Multicultural Philosophy, Taylor University Mission Statement, and Statement of Faith?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Taylor University

Address 1846 S Main St

Upland, Indiana, 46989

Phone 765-998-5237

Website www.taylor.edu