YoungLives Coordinator-PG County, MD

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** Job Specific

Working Conditions:

** Part time position 15 hours per week in PG County, MD## Young Lives Coordinator
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* Summary:

** The Young Lives coordinator serves, in accordance with the objectives, policies and procedures established by mission leadership, to develop and sustain Young Lives ministries in the respective areas.

** 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.  - Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices.  - 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 Young Lives.  - 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 Young Lives.  

- Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year.  - Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life property, other Young Life camp or in another position each summer as directed by supervisor.
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 Young Lives 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…