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Job Specific Working Conditions:
The Greater Houston Region is looking to hire an Area Director for the City of Pearland. Pearland is a large suburb of Houston with multiple high schools and middle schools. Pearland Young Life currently has ministry at two high schools and an active group of parents ready to help start WyldLife. There is room to grow into more high schools and middle schools and to develop YoungLives and Capernaum. There is also potential to extend ministry into smaller school districts surrounding Pearland.
Young Life has existed in Pearland for 30 years and there are faithful volunteer leaders and many adults in the community who support Young Life along with a committee. The ideal candidate for this job is someone who is familiar with Young Life and ready to engage in the adult work needed in order to build strong volunteer teams and a strong and engaged committee.
Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Partner with the 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.
- Develop and execute an area vision and strategic plan.
- Oversee the resource development of the area; meet with donors and oversee fundraising events.
- Participate in dynamic direct ministry with kids (contact work).
- Participation and leadership in annual staff events and training.
- Recruit train and lead committee members.
Qualifications:
- Spiritual maturity and a growing faith.
- Successful track record in working with adolescents and sharing the Gospel.
- Strong leadership skills and experience in developing people.
- Strong initiative and vision.
- Experience in raising money and managing a budget.
- Ability to cultivate relationships with adults in the community.
Benefits:
- Medical dental and vision coverage (at no cost to you).
- Paid vacation and sick leave.
- 401(k) matching plan (up to four percent).
- Health club benefit.
- Andmore!
Mission/AuthorityThrough 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 Functions:Spiritual Development Following Jesus includes prayer and spiritual disciplines fellowship growth and health and church 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 and maintain relationships and disciplines in the context of active participation in a church participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life teams and individuals in spiritual 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 Development Equipping leaders committee and staff includes key volunteer care recruiting team building and training supervision and vision 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 a spiritual leadership plan for volunteer leaders staff and committee members in the and train new staff and leaders to build leadership teams that reflect the develop and evaluate area staff providing resources and experiences needed to implement the quality summer staff work crew and adult guests for summer camps. Model excellence in contact work club Campaigners and camping to other leaders team leaders and committee how to work effectively in teams and develop a yearly ministry Development Fueling the ministry includes events major donor care public relations (branding) and TDS leadership to the TDS team and committee in finding partners to own the area vision and and lead the areas fundraising strategy and ensure excellence in communication to 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 and conduct quality events which reflect Young Lifes capacity to impact kids and warrant the investment of a participants personal and corporate Ministry Proclaiming and modeling includes contact work club Campaigners and engage in all three levels of contact or co-lead a model Young Life club; lead/supervise an effective Campaigner ministry with and evaluate each of the schools/ministries in the local area on a yearly and implement ongoing plans to maximize Gospel proclamation through camping on a summer assignment at a Young Life property other Young Life camp or in another position each Support Taking care of business includes accounting administration communication (internal) data management and strategic to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours dress conduct and time finances with stewardship accountability and transparency using the mission-wide accurate information on kids leaders and donors for area 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 other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts experience and area both short and long-term assignments of :Participation in missionwide staff conference every four 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 continuing educational opportunities including graduate in programs designed for personal spiritual maturity or personal seminars designed to enhance professional :College degree preferredWorking 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 :Must have completed Core Training Phase One. Proven leadership relational skills with both kids and adults.A call to reach kids with the verbal and written communication to maintain 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
Area Director - The City of Pearland
