YoungLives Coordinator - Spartanburg, SC

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This role is located in Spartanburg, SC.

YoungLives Coordinator

Summary:
The YoungLives coordinator serves, in accordance with the objectives, policies and procedures established by mission leadership, to develop and sustain YoungLives ministries in the respective areas.

Essential Duties:
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.

• Ensure that all Young Life ministry in the area, is designed and carried out with a dependence on prayer that takes place out of the overflow of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Leadership Development — “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.

• Meet with mentors, childcare and other volunteer leaders on a regular basis.

• Assist in recruiting and training mentors, childcare and other volunteers to build leadership teams that reflect the community.

• Attend and be involved with area leadership as assigned.

• Assist in training committee, mentors, childcare and other volunteers how to work effectively in teams.

• Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to mentors, childcare and other volunteers.

• Train and lead a team of mentors, childcare and other volunteers in developing 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 principles to develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members and more as assigned by the area director.

• Learn to plan and execute area fundraising events under the direction of an area supervisor.

• Become a respected Young Life steward to the community for both kids and adults.

• Partner with respective area director to build a sub-committee for YoungLives.

• Regularly communicate and participate with the local Young Life committee.

• Develop relationships with schools, teen parenting programs, crisis pregnancy centers and other applicable community organizations.

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 implement a regular outreach meeting with excellence.

• Lead Campaigners meetings with excellence as assigned by the area director.

• Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for YoungLives.

• Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year.

• Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life property, other Young Life camp or in another position each summer as directed by supervisor.

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.

• Ensure that YoungLives health and safety policies are followed.

• 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.

• Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs.

• Accept both short and long-term assignments of projects.

Training:

• Completion of at least two years as a Staff Associate.

• Core Training — phase one to be completed as a Staff Associate

• Attend YoungLives trainings as directed by the YoungLives regional and/or divisional coordinator.

• Participation in missionwide staff conference every four years.

• Participation in additional training or experiences if deemed necessary (e.g., more urban exposure; Taking Donors Seriously (TDS) training).

• Attend regional training as directed by the regional director.

• Pursue continuing educational opportunities including graduate degrees.

Education:

• College degree preferred.

• Completion of training as determined by supervisor.

Qualifications Required For The Job:

• Commitment to a growing relationship with Christ.

• Ability to clearly communicate the Gospel and train others accordingly.

• Ability to clearly communicate Young Life’s mission and the vision for YoungLives.

• Understand the unique issues faced by pregnant and parenting teen moms.

• Proven relational skills with both adolescents and adults.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Self-motivated.

• Goal-oriented.

• Proven leadership skills.

• Ability to travel as the job requires.