Executive Assistant to the President/CEO

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

Liberty Youth Ranch (LYR) is a Christ-centered nonprofit organization dedicated to providing vulnerable children with a loving, stable home and the opportunity to build a successful future.

Established in Bonita Springs, Florida in 2003, Liberty Youth Ranch provides residential care for boys and girls in need of a safe, nurturing, and family-centered environment. The Ranch serves children holistically, addressing their physical, educational, emotional, social, and spiritual needs while helping them develop the skills, relationships, character, and confidence necessary for long-term independence and success.

LYR also operates the Liberty Youth Ranch Upscale Shop, a social enterprise that generates financial support for the ongoing operating costs of the Ranch while providing an additional connection between LYR and the surrounding community. At the center of Liberty Youth Ranch is an unwavering faith in Jesus Christ and the belief that every child possesses God-given uniqueness, dignity, and inherent worth.

A Beautiful Bonita Springs Campus

Our semi-rural 156-acre campus in Bonita Springs provides a peaceful respite from the chaos that crisis can create. We are here for the children who need us the most - to help them thrive and succeed. We serve boys and girls from age 4 to independent living, caring for the whole child - physical, educational, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.

A Home and Family for Vulnerable Children

The Ranch provides a safe, sustaining home and family to children in crisis, providing 365 days and nights of wraparound care. A variety of therapeutic and recreational activities give children the opportunity to work through their circumstances while enjoying childhood to the fullest.

Children are provided a Christ-centered home focused on bridging academic deficits, learning life skills, developing interpersonal skills, and working together as a family. We address academic, emotional, behavioral, and social challenges of the children and families we serve - thereby changing the cycle for today and for generations to come.

LYR is 100% privately funded and has maintained a strong commitment to responsible financial stewardship, balanced budgets, and debt-free operations.

Statement of Faith

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the deity of Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
• We believe that, for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
• We believe that God's redemptive purpose will be consummated by the return of Christ to raise the dead, judge all people, and establish His glorious kingdom. We believe that those who are apart from Christ shall be eternally separated from God's presence, but the righteous shall live and reign with Him forever.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

About the Position

Work Location:  In-Person

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., evenings and weekends rarely

Compensation: $60,000 – $75,000/annually

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Vacation, Sick Leave

Position Overview

Liberty Youth Ranch is seeking a highly motivated, exceptionally organized, and adaptable Executive Assistant to provide one-on-one support to the President & CEO and help ensure effective execution of executive and organizational priorities.

The Executive Assistant serves as a trusted partner to the President & CEO, managing a broad range of administrative, scheduling, communication, research, project-coordination, and follow-through responsibilities. The role requires sound judgment, discretion, initiative, the highest attention to detail, and the ability to anticipate needs in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities include managing the President & CEO's calendar and priorities; coordinating meetings, appointments, travel, and events; preparing correspondence, reports, presentations, and meeting materials; organizing information and records; tracking assignments and deadlines; conducting research; and communicating professionally with employees, Board members, donors, vendors, ministry partners, candidates, and community contacts.

Because priorities may change quickly, the Executive Assistant must remain flexible while maintaining control of ongoing commitments. The successful candidate will be able to reassess priorities, communicate changes, protect deadlines, and ensure that important work continues to move forward.

The Executive Assistant will also support special projects and organizational initiatives as assigned, helping translate direction into action and ensuring that details do not fall through the cracks. This individual must be comfortable taking ownership, asking thoughtful questions, identifying next steps, and following work through to completion.

The position is ideal for a proactive professional who enjoys supporting a visionary executive, creating order, solving problems, communicating with care, and contributing to a Christ-centered organization serving vulnerable children and families.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in business administration, communications, nonprofit management, organizational leadership, or a related field is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and significant relevant professional experience will be considered.
• Candidates should possess meaningful experience supporting a senior executive, business owner, organizational leader, or similarly demanding leadership role.
• The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent organization, time management, written communication, verbal communication, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail.
• Candidates must be able to manage a complex calendar, coordinate meetings and travel, prepare polished written materials, maintain accurate records, track multiple assignments, and consistently follow through on commitments.
• The Executive Assistant must demonstrate adaptability and composure when priorities shift, while ensuring that existing responsibilities, deadlines, and important details remain appropriately managed.
• Candidates must possess strong technology skills and be comfortable learning and using Microsoft 365, Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT, document-management systems, project-tracking tools, and other organizational software.
• The successful candidate must exercise sound judgment, professionalism, emotional intelligence, confidentiality, and discretion when handling sensitive executive, personnel, donor, financial, and organizational information.
• Candidates must be able to work independently, take initiative, anticipate needs, receive direction and feedback, and collaborate effectively with a wide range of people.
• The Executive Assistant must support Liberty Youth Ranch's Christian mission and be comfortable working in a Christ-centered ministry environment.
• Candidates must possess a valid driver's license and successfully complete all required background, drug, driving, and reference screenings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of progressively responsible executive-assistance, senior administrative, project-coordination, or related experience is preferred.
• Experience supporting a founder, President, CEO, entrepreneur, or other C-Suite senior leader in a fast-paced environment is highly desirable.
• Previous experience within a nonprofit organization, Christian ministry, residential organization, children's services organization, family office, professional-services firm, or similarly complex environment is beneficial.
• Experience preparing written executive correspondence, Board or committee materials, reports, presentations, meeting agendas and minutes, and confidential records is desirable.
• Experience assisting with donor relations, recruiting, events, vendor coordination, research, special projects, or organizational initiatives is beneficial.

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