Description:
Young Life’s Area Director role requires a dynamic, vibrant personality that will help Young Life flourish in the Newburgh community. This person is a highly motivated self-starter with a missional mindset; loves the Lord and has a growing spiritual life outside of the ministry; possesses the perseverance to ask, inspire, and motivate staff, adults, and students in the ministry; must be able to multitask and prioritize what is necessary for the Area at any given time.
Responsibilities:
Spiritual Growth and Responsibilities
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Has a relationship with Jesus Christ and is actively growing spiritually in ways outside of the Young Life ministry.
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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
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Actively engaged in a local church
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Adheres to Young Life’s policies for staff people.
Volunteer Development/Direct Ministry
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Supervise, lead, train, and collaborate with other staff in the local area
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Able to inspire and cast vision, inviting new volunteer Committee members and leaders into the ministry while giving them ownership and helping them to develop as leaders
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Models and embodies relational ministry (contact work) and earning the right to be heard with students, volunteer leaders, Committee, and donors
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Leads a team and staff to plan and execute programmatic ministry events (Club, Campaigners, Camp, etc) with excellence. These are often evening activities.
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Implements a training program to help staff, volunteer leaders, and Committee members become excellent in their roles
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Executes a Camp strategy that maximizes students’ opportunities to respond and react to the Christian faith. Includes week-long summer camping and weekend camping trips throughout the year as scheduled.
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Spiritually develops local staff, volunteer leaders, and Committee members.
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Oversees the current direct ministry of one high school and two middle schools while creating a plan to open specialty ministries (Capernaum, YoungLives, YL College etc.)
Resource Development
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Provides leadership to the volunteer adult Committee partnering to raise the local area budget of approximately $300,000 as well as maintaining it with stewardship capability
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Helps to develop and execute a financial strategy to achieve budgetary goals. This includes personal fundraising, fundraising events, and gathering area donations
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Partner with Committee and staff to execute large fundraising events such as: One large banquet, a Trivia Night, a Wing-a-Thon, and a Golf Outing
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Is the “Chief Asker, Communicator, and Storyteller”. Has a communication plan for the area to reach new and current parents, students, leaders, school administration, and Committee
National, Divisional, and Regional Responsibilities
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Attends National, Divisional, and Regional trainings as assigned. Travels when necessary throughout the year (see attached travel commitment sheet)
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Attends month-long assignments at Young Life properties in the summer when assigned (approximately 1 out of every 3 years)
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Is an active part of a Regional Event Team throughout the year in charge of planning and executing one of the following: Regional Leader Summit, Fall Camp, or Spring/Fall Staff Overnight meetings.
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Some of these responsibilities require travel, overnight stays, etc. throughout the year.
Qualifications:
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Passionate about the Lord and adolescents
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Strong leader, rallier of people, vision caster
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Experience in supervision, development, and mentorship of people
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Proven relational skills with both students and adults
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Must be a self-starter/initiator
Eager to learn and grow - - teachable
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Willingness to participate in many evening/weekend events
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Creativity in making events, meetings, and gatherings fun
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College Degree preferred
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Young Life experience (staff or volunteer) preferred
Benefits:
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Medical, dental and vision coverage (at no cost to you).
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Paid vacation and sick leave.
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401(k) matching plan (up to four percent).
- Health club benefit.
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And more!
How To Apply:
Submit an online application, including resume and cover letter