Young Life College Director or Staff Associate

Mission & Authority: To directly oversee the operations of several departments which provide mission services and facilitate effective functioning of the entire operations segment of Young Life. YL Staff Associate III Summary: While implementing the necessary actions in his or her area to carry out Young Life’s mission of introducing kids to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith, participate in a customized training program to become an area director while holding area responsibilities. Ministry Functions: Spiritual Development – “Following Jesus” includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health, and church relationships. Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and a sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word. Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community. Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community. Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development. Leadership Development – “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting. Meet with your volunteer leaders and area leadership on a regular basis. Learn to recruit and train new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the community. Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders. Assist in training leaders, team leaders and committee how to work effectively in teams and develop a yearly ministry strategy. Resource Development – “Fueling the ministry” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team. Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices. Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners. Observe and learn to network and develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members as assigned by the area director. Learn to plan and execute area fundraising events under the direction of an area supervisor and committee. Attend committee and adult functions and assist in implementing TDS in the area as assigned. Direct Ministry – “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp. Actively engage in all three levels of contact work. Lead a team to plan and conduct a new or existing Young Life club and Campaigners/discipleship ministry with excellence. Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for a ministry. Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year. Observe and learn strategies of additional club ministries, including special ministry clubs, clubs in schools with special needs and more. Ministry Support – “Taking care of business” includes accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan. Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management. Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency using the mission-wide applications. Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders and donors for area records. Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone involved in ministry. Set yearly strategic ministry plan and initiatives to reach every kid; review them on a regular basis. Probable work on personal leadership development in areas of strength, deficiencies or needs in preparation for area director or next position. Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs. Training: Core Training — Phase One (New Staff Training, Leadership I, Leadership II, Apologetics and one Winter Training course are to be completed in the first two years. Training may be supervised by a regional director, regional trainer or area to develop personal spiritual maturity and enhance personal character. May include regional training meetings and ministry skills training assigned by the area director. Education: College degree preferred. Qualifications Required for the Job: Experience in direct ministry. Proven relational skills with both kids and adults. Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Work Conditions: Includes the extremes of a camp including: heat/cold, dirt, long hours and the physical demands of hiking, horseback riding, boating and more. Staff person must be able to handle these conditions. Job Specific Working Conditions: We are seeking a full-time Young Life College Director or Staff Associate to lead ministry on the Washburn University campus. This mission of Young Life is to introduce adolescence to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith. The person we are looking for to fill this role will have a critical role in outreach (introducing adolescence to Jesus) and discipleship (helping them grow in their faith – which includes equipping and training college students to be Young Life leaders on middle school and high school campuses across Topeka). The ideal candidate meets these criteria: Deep love for Jesus Heart for those who aren’t following Jesus Emotional maturity Ability to build and lead a team Job functions, in addition to direct-ministry work with students, will include raising financial support; recruiting and training volunteers to reach students on the WU campus; interacting with the YL College committee; communicating with other staff, donors, volunteers, and students; and completing various administrative tasks. #J-18808-Ljbffr