CAMPUS LIFE SPECIALIST

About the Role

The Campus Life Specialist is a position that requires spiritual and organizational leadership skills, the ability to work with and through other people, and strong communication skills. They must embrace and build a team that embodies YFC’s Cultural Attributes: Christ-centered, enduring humility, relentless trust, courageous faithfulness, joyful camaraderie, and kingdom-inspired diversity. The role involves implementing relational ministry actions to develop Authentic Christ-Sharing Relationships with young people within the context of YFC’s ministry model.

Responsibilities

• Ministry Team Development (40%)
  • Recruit, train, and maintain a volunteer ministry leader team
  • Create a strong connection between local churches and the ministry site
  • Provide training materials and ministry site standards for ministry leaders
  • Be an advocate in the community for young people
  • Report progress and ministry updates to YFC
• Relational Ministry Action Development (50%)
  • Manage, facilitate, and serve in Relational Ministry Actions (RMAs)
  • Direct the 3 Story Team at their site in accomplishing the standards outlined in the RMAs
  • Establish and develop programming materials
  • Train and evaluate ministry site leaders in the implementation of curriculum materials
• Spiritual Responsibilities
  • Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization and specific ministry initiatives
  • Participate in and lead regular times of prayer, devotion, and worship
  • Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps, and events
  • Model empathy, humility, and care for all people, promoting equity and inclusion in faith expression
  • Opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through YFC or an outside recognized body
• Fundraising Responsibilities
  • Regularly participate in activities that advance YFC’s stewardship functions, including:
    • Extending invitations to fundraising events
    • Recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts
    • Sending letters, handwritten notes, and personal calls
    • Personally ministering to donor contacts

Requirements

• Embraces the vision, mission, and Statement of Faith of YFC
• Participation in YFC’s Blueprint for Leadership
• Understands and leads through YFC’s 5 Essentials model
• Self-motivated with strong moral character and good repute
• Connects well with youth and is well-spoken in front of youth and adults
• Manages a team of diverse volunteers
• Honors and pursues diversity of gifts, cultures, and ethnicities
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities
• Strong relationship-building skills with adults and young people
• Perseverance through opposition and obstacles

Cultural Attributes

YFC’s cultural attributes reflect an obedience to the call of Christ and are essential to fostering spiritually healthy relationships with young people. The role requires demonstration of the following:

• Enduring Humility: Ability to humbly serve and honor others, even in difficult situations, with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience.
• Relentless Trust: Demonstrates reliance on God, others, and self through generous collaboration, welcoming input, and extending grace and empathy.
• Joyful Camaraderie: Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, active listening, and problem-solving, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers.
• Courageous Faithfulness: Trusts God with new approaches and changes, communicates needs and limits with emotional intelligence, and seeks wisdom in Christ.
• Kingdom-Inspired Diversity: Seeks authentic Christ-centered relationships with people of various backgrounds, fosters an inviting environment, and empowers historically marginalized groups through active listening, inclusion, and advocacy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (required)
• Three years of ministry experience (required)