Topeka - Staff Associate III or Area Director

Young Life Area Director

We are seeking a full-time Young Life Area Director to oversee all USD 501 ministries. This person will also build and lead a team that reaches the students on one particular campus, in addition to overseeing all USD 501 ministries.

This mission of Young Life is to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith. The person we are looking for to fill this role will have a critical role in developing a culture of outreach (introducing adolescents to Jesus) and discipleship (helping them grow in their faith) within the USD 501 community.

The ideal candidate meets these criteria:

• Deep love for Jesus
• Heart for those who aren't following Jesus
• Emotional maturity
• Ability to build and lead a team

Job functions, in addition to direct-ministry work with students, will include raising financial support; recruiting and training volunteer leaders; interacting with the USD 501 Young Life committee; leading the USD 501 Young Life staff toward a unified vision of ministry in the district; communicating with staff, donors, volunteers, and students; and completing various administrative tasks.

501 Young Life, led by the USD 501 staff person and committee, is one of eight areas that make up the Greater Topeka Young Life Metro, encompassing 12 total staff members and 90+ volunteers (leaders and committee members) who serve over 1,100 students known across 8 campuses.

The city of Topeka has been the beneficiary of considerable investments made by local entrepreneurs who want the town to be a place where people are happy to live. Located an hour away from the Kansas City International Airport, Topekans appreciate a low cost of living, a small-town feel with all of the amenities you need, and generous hospitality by folks all across town.

• 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.

• 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.
• Recruit and train new staff and leaders to build leadership teams that reflect the community.
• Supervise, develop and evaluate area staff, providing resources and experiences needed to implement the vision.

• 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.
• Learn to plan and execute area fundraising events under the direction of an area supervisor and committee.
• Attend committee and adult functions and assist in implementing TDS in the area as assigned.

• 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.
• Observe and learn strategies of additional club ministries, including special ministry clubs, clubs in schools with special needs and more.

• Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management.
• Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency using the mission-wide applications.
• Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders and…