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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:
The Dale House ProjectseeksDiscipleship Staffto join in a one-year program of relational ministry among at-risk youth intentional community and spiritual formation located in Colorado Springs Colorado.
Each year the Dale House Project welcomes up to eight individuals (4 males 4 females) ages 22 from across the country. Participants are expected to live in DHP-provided housing with a move-in date inAugust 2025.This program has three goals:
- Experience deep relational ministry with youth with challenging life experiences;
- Live in intentional community with other committed Christians;
- Become a closer follower of Jesus intentionally practicing spiritual disciplines to make sense of your year and draw closer as a disciple and your calling as a Christian leader.
Relational Ministry
We help young people who have experienced trauma neglect receive supports so they can transition to independence and adulthood. We offer several services:
- An employment program which builds basic work readiness skills and prepares youth for jobs out in the community
- Housing where youth live on the block and develop greater confidence in managing their own homes and living situation
- A variety of other services including groups activities trips and case management.
Working on a team of other discipleship staff you will rotate through the housing and employment services throughout the year as you care for youth.
You will also be matched with one youth to be their primary support person as they work towards becoming an independent adult. And more importantly you seek to show the love of Jesus Christ to them by showing up in all of the details and commitments of everyday life.
Your job is to love youth as well as you can. That means you spend a lot of time together strengthening your relationship with them. Knowing the need to earn the right to be heard youll plan activities have deep conversations and simply waste time together.
Living in intentional community
We are located in downtown Colorado Springs Colorado a city of over 500000 people. The Dale House is 20 minutes away from mountain hikes and less than two hours away from the skiing hiking camping in the Rocky Mountains.
When you live at the Dale House you join with other discipleship staff as your roommates and partners in ministry. Your apartment is across the street from where youth live and you share housing with other staff in the program with you.
We are a place where you will - inevitably - enter into conflict with youth and fellow staff. We commit to working through those challenges discovering how relationships can become stronger through effective reconciliation.
Form disciples
This form of ministry is stretching and tiring. Youth carry great burdens and they often struggle to overcome past obstacles and experiences. It is vital for participants to seek Jesus intentionally throughout this year.
Who are we looking for
Each year staff join us from all over the United States to experience an intentional in-depth exploration of Christian ministry among hurting youth. To do that best the main criteria is someone with a mature Christian faith who is seeking to grow closer to Jesus by growing deeper in relationships with others.
Some criteria are most important for success in this role:
- Young at heart.Although most participants are young (ages 22 and up) anyone who is actively asking major questions of identity and purpose including:
- Who am I
- What do I want to do in my life
- What is most important to me
- Who does God want me to become
- Where does God want me to serve
- How can I learn to trust God more fully for the rest of my life
- Faithis an essential motivator in your life. You seek often sacrificially to get closer to Jesus and learn how to follow Him more closely.
- You have a sense of adventure beyond your home or what you grew up in. and anOpennessto the perspectives of others. You must have a willingness to move to try new things as you learn to step out in faith.
- Want toreflectdeeply with others on the events of your life and what God may be doing in your life.
Compensation
- Salary - $30000 per year
- Housing is provided by Dale House Project on our campus. Housing costs $350 per month including utilities. It is a requirement for discipleship staff to live in DHP-provided housing.
- Benefits: Dale House covers the cost for health coverage (monthly premiums) at no expense to you. Other Young Life benefits include: dental vision basic life insurance and a match on 401(k) contributions up to 4%.
About the Dale House Project
The Dale House Project has been training Christian leaders since 1971. Originally founded via Young Life the Dale House became a separate entity about 20 years ago. But we still maintain ties to Young Life including receiving benefits from our parent organization. When you work at the Dale House you receive full medical dental vision benefits. We also provide housing in expensive Colorado Springs with convenient access to all of the activities of the Rocky Mountains!
We have fifty years experience in forming Christian leaders and supporting youth.
Click here to find the application for this one-year program.
Dale House Staff Associate I
Summary:Employment Type
Full-Time
