Capernaum Director - Park City, UT [Remote]

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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.

Capernaum Director

Summary:
Through spiritual leadership and proper management, lead in developing a team in the area to carry out Young Life’s mission of introducing kids to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith.

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.

• 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.

• Partner with Regional director, local Area Director and committee to cast vision for reaching “every kid” within the defined area.

• Cast vision for ministry with kids with disabilities and maintain healthy ministry teams by recruiting, mobilizing and retaining teams of staff and volunteers.

• Create a spiritual leadership plan for volunteer leaders, staff and subcommittee members in the area.

• Recruit and train new staff and leaders to build leadership teams that reflect the community.

• Provide resources and experiences needed to implement the vision.

• Provide quality summer staff, work crew and adult guests for summer camps.

• Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders.

• Train leaders, team leaders and committee to work effectively in teams and develop a yearly ministry strategy.

• Train leaders and drivers in the physical care of kids with disabilities.

• Encourage leaders to pursue continuing education opportunities and seminars to enhance professional skills.

• Plan and host training opportunities for Capernaum staff and YL area directors in your region as requested.

Resource Development — “Fueling the ministry” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team.

• Provide leadership to the TDS team and committee in finding partners to own the area vision and budget.

• Recruit and work with a local area Capernaum subcommittee.

• Communicate the needs and successes to the local area committee where the Capernaum ministries are located.

• Develop and lead fundraising strategies and ensure excellence in communication to donors.

• Raise the necessary funds to carry out the ministry vision for Capernaum, keeping the area consistently in surplus (goal is a one-month cash reserve minimum).

• Build the Young Life brand via public relations as an excellent tool for working with youth in the area.

• Coordinate and conduct quality events which reflect Young Life’s capacity to impact kids and warrant the investment of a participant’s personal and corporate resources.

• Impart vision for the Capernaum ministry to potential donors.

• Network with other Capernaum Directors for encouragement and sharing of strategies and ideas.

Direct Ministry — “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp.

• Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.

• Lead or co-lead a model Young Life club; lead/supervise an effective Campaigner ministry with excellence.

• Observe and evaluate each of the schools/ministries in the local area every semester.

• Develop and implement ongoing plans to maximize Gospel proclamation through camping opportunities.

• Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life property, other Young Life camp or in another position two out of every three summers as directed by the regional or divisional office.

• Develop relationships with special education programs, Capernaum kids, and families.

• Create a strategy to help churches welcome post high school kids with disabilities into the congregation for their lifetimes.

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.

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

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

Training:

• 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.

• Participate in programs designed for personal spiritual maturity or personal enrichment.

• Pursue seminars designed to enhance professional skills.

• Every Capernaum Director will receive the same missionwide training as equivalent traditional staff in addition to Capernaum specific training.

• This includes: regional training events, Area Director school, regional retreats and regular meetings with regional director.

Education:

• College degree preferred

Qualifications:

• Must have completed Core Training —Phase One.

• Proven leadership skills.

• Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.

• A call to reach kids with the Gospel.

• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Working Conditions:

• Will include the extremes of a camp assignment, e.g., heat/cold, dirt, long hours and the physical demands of hiking, horseback riding, boating, etc. Staff person must be able to handle these conditions.

Job Specific Working Conditions:

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