CITY LIFE WEST PAID INTERN

Position Summary GOAL: To advance the mission of Central Ohio Youth for Christ, including affiliates and subsidiaries, by working as part of a team to implement YFC’s 5 Essentials and Holistic Community Development Model with excellence among youth in Franklinton, and to grow the abilities and skills to lead effectively in a Christian ministry.

KEY OBJECTIVES

Responsible for helping lead outreach to local middle school students. Responsible for helping facilitate holistic model programming at City Life Center. Responsible to fulfill City Life staff, team, and internship requirements. Responsible to fulfill COYFC spiritual responsibilities.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To, The Following Help Lead Outreach to Middle School Students Help lead In School Mentoring Groups at local middle schools. Connect with Franklinton youth via neighborhood and school based outreach. Lead and organize various sports and educational programs at the City Life Center. Help connect youth from sports & outreach to spiritual programming. Serve as a godly role model for youth, engaging them relationally and spiritually. Facilitate Spiritual and Holistic Programming Contribute to implementation of Holistic Model Programming, recruit students and assist volunteers, helping students grow in areas of YFC’s Holistic Model. Engage students relationally and spiritually via YFC’s Relational Ministry Actions. Become an excellent practitioner and champion of the YFC 5 Essentials, leading a wider volunteer team toward excellence. Fulfill City Life Center Team Responsibilities Work with City Life Center team to handle student discipline promptly and safely. Diligently and proactively work with team to keep Center clean and operational. Regularly participate in City Life internship learning opportunities. Attend City Life Center staff team meetings. Fulfill COYFC Staff Responsibilities Show up ready to work on time and demonstrate a teachable attitude. Regularly check and promptly respond to work related e‑mail, fill out timesheet weekly, assist with data entry and attendance tracking as needed. Support Leadership Development training efforts. Attend quarterly COYFC Staff meetings and monthly Student Ministry Team meetings (if available). Support development fundraising efforts by inviting 2 new attendees per year to See the Story tours and/or Be the Story. Fulfill Middle School Site Responsibilities Attend all Middle School Camps and overnights as scheduled. Help lead outreach to youth at local middle schools, including in school mentoring groups. Help facilitate and lead middle school small groups. Help coach, facilitate, and amplify the ministry of middle school ministry volunteers. Assist in creation and implementation of games & activities at the City Life Center. Position Requirements Spiritual Responsibilities Articulate and uphold COYFC religious beliefs and practices at work and outside of work; each employee serves to represent the religious message and mission of COYFC (as outlined in the Statement of Faith and Mission) to the broader community. Be ready and willing to lead and contribute to distinctly Christian activities such as devotional worship or prayer services. Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC. Student Ministries Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives. Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC. Regularly share the gospel message with students who come into contact with COYFC ministries. EEO Statement Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and at all times reserves the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character, and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry. We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation. We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization. #J-18808-Ljbffr Youth For Christ USA Inc.