Executive Director

Southwest Community Ministries

Louisville, Kentucky

This is a Full-Time position. This job reports to the Board of Directors.

Overview

Accomplish the goals of the Southwest Community Ministries. This includes, but is not limited to, informing and advising the Southwest Community Ministries’ board and committees, as well as outside committees, supervising executive staff, providing community leadership, developing programs and seeking funds.

Job Skills/Requirements

1. Lead five staff members and lend support to an extensive volunteer network at the Southwest Community Ministries. 
2. Oversee all staff members on a daily basis, actively work with bookkeeper to maintain financial accounting methods that successfully meet and exceed routine auditing and sound financial management principles.
3. Serve as the primary representative of Southwest Community Ministries with churches, government agencies, non-profits, for-profits, and other organizations that serve the needs of members of the community.

Additional Information

1. Minimum of Bachelor's degree, advanced degree preferred.
2. 3 years of top leadership, or 5 years of assistant/program leadership preferred.
3. Strong organizational, financial, time management & multi-tasking skills.
4. Strong presentation, oral & written communication skills.
5. Compassionate approach & advocacy for low income people in the area codes being served.
6. Demonstrated leadership ability, with exemplary personal & ethical standards.
7. Connection to and/or familiarity with Southwest Louisville community preferred.

Benefits:

1. Medical Insurance
2. 2 weeks of paid vacation and three after 5 years of employment
3. Ten (10) paid sick days, ten (10) paid holidays (usual days)
4. Salary commensurate with qualification & experience

Please email letter of interest and resume by November 30th to: mtyates@yahoo.com with Executive Director in the subject line. 

Louisville Loop section to be closed 
for up to one month

Crews from MAC Construction, contracted by the Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District, will begin work on a 2.12-mile section of the Louisville Loop Oct. 3 resulting in closures of the trail for up to a month.

MAC will be working to repair and repave the section of the paved path stretching from the parking area access path at Riverview Park to the access point at Bethany Lane.

Some landmarks along the closed section include Riverview Park, Mike Linnig’s restaurant and Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing.

The project will be completed no later than Nov. 2.

To view the map please click here. 

See the latest scams in BBB’s October 2016 Hot Topics

1.    Protect yourself from identify theft! Attend BBB’s FREE document shredding and electronic recycling event on Oct. 15 from 6 am to 11 am at 12501 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, in the Kroger parking lot. Bring up to 4 large boxes or bags of documents for shredding. Accepted items for electronic recycling include cell phones, PC towers and laptops. Printers and computer monitors cannot be accepted.

2.    Don’t fall for fake Facebook emails. Scammers create an account with an official sounding name, so victims think the comment has come directly from Facebook. It states, “One of your friends added a photo of you,” and includes a link for the user to log into their account. This link redirects the user to a fake Facebook page, which phishes for personal information.

3.    In a fake check overpayment scam, a local consumer was contacted about putting advertising on his vehicle for an energy drink. The man received a check for $1,950 with instructions to keep $1,895 and wire $55 to someone who would be sent over to wrap the vehicle. Don’t fall for it.

4.    A local consumer received a call from someone who claimed to be with Reader’s Digest, saying they had won a new truck. All he had to do was go to the closest Wal-Mart and wire $389 to cover the taxes. If you receive a call like this, hang up! This is a scam.

5.    Local consumers say they are receiving calls from scammers who are using BBB’s good name. The scammers are using various scenarios to phish for personal information. One scammer even claimed the consumer was being sued. BBB does NOT make these types of calls.

6.    A new scam is targeting seniors, preying on fears that they could lose Social Security benefits. Seniors receive a letter that appears to be from a nonprofit advocacy group claiming that Congress is attempting to abolish Social Security. The letter states this group is mailing referendum ballots to seniors to allow them to vote to keep the government program. The group asks for a $16.45 donation.

7.    There’s no such thing as the Instagram Ugly List 2016, but currently there’s a message circulating that tags recipients saying they've been added to the list. There's a link to the supposed list, but it's a gateway to a hacking scam. Your account will be compromised and the Ugly List message will be sent out to all your Instagram friends in your name.

8.    Dozens of consumers in Kentucky and other states have filed complaints with BBB about The Nerd Cave, a custom T-shirt company based in Seymour, Conn., for failing to deliver their merchandise after they have paid for it. The company advertises on social media and well-known websites, and its owner has refused to address the pattern of complaints.

9.    One local consumer received a fake Facebook message from a woman claiming to work for Facebook who stated that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has authorized her to award the consumer a prize of $500,000. Don’t respond to this scam.

10.    Be on the lookout for fake “Notice of Reward” postcards that state you have an unclaimed reward on your account and that, “we are holding $100 in savings for you, good at Wal-Mart, Target, and many more.” The postcard urges you to call their phone number to reserve your reward. This could be an attempt to steal your personal information.

Update as of 10/20/16 

Traffic shifts and delays expected between Bethany Lane and Stonestreet Road (mile points 7.7 to 9.7) due to drainage work and asphalt paving. Lane closures are possible weeknights in the northbound lanes from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. and in the southbound lanes from 9:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. 

Laneclosures are also possible on weekends from 9:00 p.m. on Friday until 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and from 9:00 p.m. on Saturday until 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. 

Southbound US 31W will be reduced to one lane from 9:00 p.m. on Friday,October 21 until 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 23 due to installation of an intermediate pavement fabric.

Update as of 10/14/16

Southbound US 31W will be reduced to one lane from 9:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14 until 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 16 due to installation of an intermediate pavement fabric.

Update as of 10/7/16

Lane closures and delays possible between St. Andrew Church Road and West Ormsby Avenue (mile points 11.6 to 18.6) due to raised pavement marker installation. This work will be performed in a mobile operation during daytime hours from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. 

Update as of 9/28/16

Lane closures and delays possible between Depot Lane and Shipley Lane (mile points 2.9 and 3.9) due to floodwall installation by MSD. 

This work is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1.

Update as of 9/8/16

Traffic shifts and delays expected between Bethany Lane and Stonestreet Road (mile points 7.7 to 9.7) due to drainage work.  Lane closures are possible weeknights in the northbound lanes from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. and in the southbound lanes from 9:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m.  Lane closures are also possible on weekends from 9:00 p.m. on Friday until 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and from 9:00 p.m. on Saturday until 10:00 a.m. on Sunday.

Lane closures and delays possible at the I-264 overpass (mile point 14.7) due to cleaning and painting of the overhead bridge beams. Lane closures are possible weeknights from 8:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. the following morning and on weekends from 8:00 p.m. on Friday until 6:00 a.m. on Monday.

Update as of 8/25/16

Hall contracting is indeed beginning work in the area from Bethany lane to Stonestreet road. Before traffic can be shifted in this section to the north bound side of the roadway, a storm sewer pipe must first be installed across Dixie highway at Fazoli's.  

After this shoulder is safe for traffic, lanes will be shifted from Bethany to Stonestreet so storm sewer work can begin in the area in front of Valley High School. 

It is important that most of the storm sewer work be completed before much of the asphalt can be placed.  The contractor currently does not have any utility or tree delays. Crews are actively working under night time lane closures. Some lane closures are kept in place during the day to protect the construction work that is underway.

Develop Louisville needs the participation of youth, young adults and young professionals in updating Louisville's Comprehensive Plan.

What is a Comprehensive Plan and why does Louisville have one?

A comprehensive plan establishes a framework to guide public and private decisions about future growth, preservation and changes within a local government. 

Louisville Metro adopted its current comprehensive plan, known as Cornerstone 2020, on June 15, 2000. Cornerstone 2020, which has a planning timeframe of 2000 to 2020, provides the framework for Louisville and Jefferson County’s land development regulations and policies (including the Land Development Code). The document describes the community’s direction for future development and growth. It also recommends policies and projects to achieve its desired results.

As future community leaders, you are the ones most impacted by the updated plan that will guide our community's growth to 2040 and we need to hear from you!

Here is the link to share. It is ready for your answers!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9MWVYGK

Please share your input and share this opportunity with others who want to have a voice in our community's future!

The 3rd Division LMPD will host a weekly “Peace Walk” each week. Major Hardison will be joined by a lieutenant and resource officer from the 3rd Division and they will be walking to promote unity and compassionate inclusion of all members of our community. Please see the schedule below and join the LMPD officers for a positive community event. 

LMPD 3rd Div. PEACE WALK Tuesday November 1st 6pm to 7pm

Scottsdale Subdivision.

We will meet at Auburndale Elementary 5749 New Cut Rd.