Area Director - Edmonds, WA

Young Lifeorporated

Posted on : 13-06-2025

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Edmonds, WA - USA

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Posted on : 13-06-2025

Job Description

Young Life requires all employees to sign a Statement of Faith. We recommend you read this statement before applying for any position.

Job Specific Working Conditions:

Edmonds part of the Sound Cities Young Life area is a vibrant city located just 15 miles north of Seattle. It is truly an unrivaled arts dining shopping and entertainment destination on the edge of the Puget Sound. Its easy to plan a day a week or a whole life in this quaint town. With a walkable downtown ferry horns in the distance and beautiful views everywhere its the perfect place to Connect. Create. Inspire. Make a Splash! Edmonds has a deep Young Life legacy with active ministries in need of support and leadership as well as opportunities to create new ministries. We are looking for a co-Area Director to focus on the 3 high schools (2 public and 1 private) and the feeder middle schools in the Edmonds community. This person will also be partnering with our current Area Director who is focusing on the northern part of Sound Cities. Edmonds is a very diverse area with kids from all ethnic and sociological backgrounds. This position is eligible for a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) depending on the area that the candidate is living in.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

Required Experience:

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Area Director - Edmonds, WA

Young Lifeorporated

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Area Director I

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