Area Director || Park City, UT
Area Director || Park City, UT
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Live in one of the most stunning and adventure-rich towns in America and lead in one of Young Lifes top-tier ministries.
One of the top 10 states to live in!
Young Life Park City offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to combine world-class ministry with a world-class location. This is not just another Young Life area its a flagship ministry with a proven track record deep community support and powerful momentum.
Why Park City
Nestled in the Wasatch Mountains Park City is a vibrant mountain town known for its outdoor beauty world-renowned ski resorts and welcoming community.
Home to a thriving arts and dining scene.
Excellent schools active families and a culture of adventure make this a dream location for leaders who love the outdoors and crave meaningful community.
Why This Young Life Ministry
Top-Tier Area: This ministry is recognized as one of the strongest in the country financially stable strategically focused and spiritually thriving.
Community-Driven: Deep partnerships with local churches schools and families. Long-standing trust and reputation have been built over years of faithful presence.
Leadership Opportunity: Youll be stepping into a culture of excellence with the resources volunteers and vision to take things even further.
Missional Impact: Reach students from a wide range of backgrounds from local mountain kids to international and private school students in one of the most unique mission fields in the U.S.
This role is ideal for a dynamic leader who wants to invest deeply in kids lives build into a strong team and make a lasting mark in a strategic and influential Young Life area.
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.
Must have Young Life experience.
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:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
