[Hiring] Mission Staff - Young Lives @Young Life

Role Description

Mission / Authority: Through both training and direct field ministry experience, learn how to lead and participate in effective Young Life ministry.

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.
• Leadership Development:
  • “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision, and vision casting.
  • Meet with your volunteer leaders and area leadership on a regular basis.
  • Learn to recruit and train new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the community.
  • Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners, and camping to other leaders.
  • Assist in training leaders, team leaders, and committee on how to work effectively in teams and develop 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 to network and develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members as assigned by the area director.
  • Assist with camp fundraisers.
• 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 conduct a new or existing Young Life club and Campaigners/discipleship ministry with excellence.
  • Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for a ministry.
  • Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Requirements

• College degree preferred.

Training

• Missionwide Training: None is required.
• RTD training events such as New Staff Training, Winter Training, Focus Conferences, and Young Life University are available on a request basis with approval of the regional director.
• Regional Training: At the regional director’s prerogative, certain regional training events may be required.
• Area Training: Actively engage in training provided by area leadership.
• Individualized training supervised by the area director designed to develop personal spiritual maturity and enhance personal character.
• Individualized program to learn and gain competency in ministry skills (e.g., The 5 C’s).
• Become familiar with area strategy and ministry health as assigned by the area director.
• Introduction to personal fund-raising principles including familiarity with Basic Elements for Part-time staff.