Greater Holland YoungLives Area Coordinator

About the role

The Greater Holland Area is seeking our next YoungLives Area Coordinator to continue our decades-long ministry to teen parents and their children.

Essential Duties

• 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 God’s 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.
• - Meet with mentors, childcare and other volunteer leaders on a regular basis.
• - Assist in recruiting and training mentors, childcare and other volunteers to build leadership teams that reflect the community.
• - Attend and be involved with area leadership as assigned.
• - Assist in training committee, mentors, childcare and other volunteers how to work effectively in teams.
• - Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to mentors, childcare and other volunteers.
• - Train and lead a team of mentors, childcare and other volunteers in developing a yearly ministry strategy.
• Resource Development — “Fueling the ministry” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team.
• - Responsible for helping raise funds for the ministry and camp scholarships.
• - Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners.
• - Observe and learn principles to develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members and more as assigned by the area director.
• - Learn to plan and execute area fundraising events under the direction of an area supervisor.
• - Become a respected Young Life steward to the community for both kids and adults.
• - Partner with respective area director to build a sub-committee for YoungLives.
• - Regularly communicate and participate with the local Young Life committee.
• - Develop relationships with schools, teen parenting programs, crisis pregnancy centers and other applicable community organizations.
• Direct Ministry — “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp.
• - Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.
• - Lead a team to plan and implement a regular outreach meeting with excellence.
• - Lead Campaigners meetings with excellence as assigned by the area director.
• - Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for YoungLives.
• 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.
• - Ensure that YoungLives health and safety policies are followed.
• - 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:
• - Completion of at least two years as a Staff Associate.
• - Core Training — phase one to be completed as a Staff Associate
• - Attend YoungLives trainings as directed by the YoungLives regional and/or divisional coordinator.
• - 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.

Qualifications Required For The Job

• Commitment to a growing relationship with Christ.
• Ability to clearly communicate the Gospel and train others accordingly.
• Ability to clearly communicate Young Life’s mission and the vision for YoungLives.
• Understand the unique issues faced by pregnant and parenting teen moms.
• Proven relational skills with both adolescents and adults.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Self-motivated.
• Goal-oriented.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Ability to travel as the job requires.