Flagstaff Middle School Team Leader

Job Specific Working Conditions

School Connector – Wyld Life (Flagstaff Middle School)

Status: Part-Time (8 hours per week)

Compensation: $20/hour (approx. 30-40 hours/month)

Fundraising Component: $5,000/year (training and support provided)

Wyld Life is seeking a well-connected parent of a Flagstaff Middle School student to serve as a School Connector. The primary objective of this role is clear and measurable:
Build a consistent weekly attendance of 20+ Flagstaff students at Wyld Life club. This position focuses on relationship-building, networking, invitation, and removing barriers that prevent students from attending.

• Maintain a positive, active presence within the Flagstaff community.
• Build and maintain relationships with other parents and stay informed on school activities.
• Personally invite students and families to Wyld Life club and follow up with new attendees.
• Help distribute promotional materials and increase awareness of Wyld Life.
• Identify students who need rides and coordinate carpools.
• Attend weekly clubs and communicate regularly with the Wyld Life Director.

• Parent or guardian of a current Flagstaff Middle School student.
• Strong relational presence within the school community.
• Comfortable initiating conversations and inviting others.
• Organized and reliable.

Estimated 8 hours per week, including school presence, parent communication, club attendance, and ride coordination. The schedule is flexible and designed to fit within a parent’s existing rhythms.

• 4-5 hours/week spent at club
• 2-3 hours/week spent networking at the school and inviting
• 1 hour/week meeting with WL Director

• 20 Flagstaff students attend the club weekly.
• Increased parent awareness of Wyld Life.
• Consistent and functional carpool system.
• Regular first-time student attendance.
• Strong relational connections within the school community.

Summary: Mission / Authority Through both training and direct field ministry experience, learn how to lead and participate in effective Young Life ministry.

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 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.

Leadership Development — “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.

• Meet with your volunteer leaders and area leadership on a regular basis.
• Learn to recruit and train new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the community.
• Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders.
• Assist in training 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.

• Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices.
• Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners.
• Observe and learn to network and develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members as assigned by the area director.
• Assist with camp fundraisers.

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 conduct a new or existing Young Life club and Campaigners/discipleship ministry with excellence.
• Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for a ministry.
• Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year.

Ministry Support — “Taking care of business” includes…