Area Director - Otter Tail County

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Area Director I

Area Director I

Summary:
Through spiritual leadership and proper management lead in developing a team in the area to carry out Young Lifes 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 Gods 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 and Committee to cast vision for reaching every kid within the defined area.

• Develop consistent gatherings with committee leaders and staff to build unity and provide vision and direction.

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

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

• Supervise develop and evaluate area staff providing 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 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.

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

• Develop and lead the areas fundraising strategy and ensure excellence in communication to donors.

• Raise the necessary funds to carry out the ministry vision for the local area keeping the area consistently in surplus (goal is a onemonth 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 Lifes capacity to impact kids and warrant the investment of a participants personal and corporate resources.

• Direct Ministry Proclaiming and modeling includes contact work club Campaigners and camp.

• Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.

• Lead or colead 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 on a yearly basis.

• 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 each summer.

• 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 missionwide 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 longterm assignments of projects.

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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.

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.

• Must move to community if not already living in

• Engage in personal fundraising and area fundraising.

• Required to serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life property 2 out of 3 summers. An assignment will range from 1525 days at camp.

• This position requires: evenings weekends summer and fall camping.

• Salary Range: $48300$60000 for and AD1

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:

• Must move to community if not already living in

• Engage in personal fundraising and area fundraising

• Required to serve on summer assignment at a Young Life property two out of every three summers. An assignment ranges from 1525 days at camp

• This position requires: evenings weekends summer and fall camping