Church Engagement Specialist

Church Engagement SpecialistChurch Engagement Specialist

CarePortal

Organizational Profile

CarePortal is Care-Sharing technology that drives action for local kids and families in crisis. We believe that through the Church and Community, there can be More Than Enough care for every child, through the power of Care-Sharing and the love of Jesus. Our goal is to scale meaningful connections through the local church, making a lasting impact on the lives of everyone involved. We mobilize robust Care-Sharing Networks and lead with Courage, Humility, and Excellence.

We do this through the local Church and in collaboration with child-serving organizations, businesses, and people who care—that’s where you come in.

Position Summary

The Church Engagement Specialist is responsible for managing a portfolio of churches to ensure they remain active, supported, and growing in their response to children and families in crisis.

This role serves as the primary day-to-day contact for assigned churches, providing ongoing support, guidance, and communication to increase engagement and retention. While Network Development builds relationships in person and drives growth, this role focuses on sustaining and strengthening engagement over time, primarily through virtual communication.

Success in this role is defined by increased participation, responsiveness, and meaningful connection within the assigned portfolio. Network health metrics, scorecards and KPIs will be utilized to help gauge performance, however, success in this role will be measured across all of the responsibilities listed below.

Your Responsibilities Include:

Portfolio Management

Manage a defined portfolio of churches, providing consistent communication and support
Monitor activity and proactively engage churches to increase participation
Reinforce behaviors that lead to sustained engagement and requests met

Church Support

Maintain strong, trust-based relationships through ongoing communication
Serve as the primary point of contact for questions, guidance, and support
Resolve most customer issues directly in a timely and effective manner
Coordinate with Platform Support for more technical issues when needed

Increased Engagement Rate

Monitor engagement metrics and identify opportunities to increase usage
Support churches in setting goals and improving response activity
Encourage and track meaningful connection stories

Process Consistency & Improvement

Follow established engagement processes and standards
Provide feedback to improve engagement tools and playbooks content
Support efforts to increase efficiency and scalability in engagement

Coordination & Alignment

Receive new churches from Onboarding for engagement support
Maintain awareness of Network Development activity within assigned markets
Ensure accurate tracking of communication and activity in CRM
Support ecosystem balance through participation in Network Leader facilitated strategy meetings to identify, discuss and solve issues and opportunities.

Request Monitoring & Response Activation

Support churches through response team development and church leader buy-in to achieve sustainable network impact
Monitor unmet requests within assigned portfolio and take proactive action to increase responses by engaging churches to encourage timely responses
Collaborate with other Engagement Specialists to support shared outcomes across markets

QualificationsWhat You Bring to the Organization:

Experience & Skills

Comfortable engaging and supporting diverse faith communities and denominations
Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to lead virtual training sessions
Ability to guide customers through structured processes with clarity and confidence
High attention to detail and strong follow-through
Comfort with virtual training environments and technology platforms
Ability to balance efficiency with a positive, supportive customer experience
Experience with CRM systems, Microsoft Office, and virtual meeting tools preferred
Ability to follow defined processes while identifying opportunities for improvement
Passion for CarePortal’s mission and commitment to Courage, Humility, and Excellence

The above description is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather a focused list of priorities. Success provides the opportunity to not only build a career but also bring much-needed support and care to local children and families in crisis across the United States. Successful candidates, like all CarePortal, LLC employees, are expected to live and work consistent with CarePortal’s vision, mission, and values.

CarePortal, LLC, a subsidiary of the nonprofit organization The Global Orphan Project (GO Project), is Care-Sharing technology that drives action for local kids and families in crisis.

This platform, which brings Christian churches to the point of care for each request made on behalf of children and families, can be used to connect a diverse network of churches, child-serving agencies, businesses, and individuals who care. Learn more at <www.careportal.org>.

CarePortal, LLC offers a competitive benefits package for full-time positions (30+ hours per week) including health, dental, vision and employer paid life insurance, retirement savings and generous PTO plan and a highly competitive, market-indexed compensation when compared to similar non-profit roles. Compensation is commensurate with relevant skills and experience.

The Global Orphan Project is a 501c3 nonprofit located at 3161 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO 64111.

CarePortal LLC associates are at-will employees.

<www.goproject.org> <www.careportal.org>