YoungLives Director Tucson

Tucson is seeking a Young Lives Area Director—part-time or full-time, depending on the candidate to lead and expand ministry to teen parents across the city. With over 15 years of Young Lives history and a team of seasoned mentors, the Tucson Area is well-positioned for growth. The new director will work in close partnership with other Young Life Area Directors to engage teen parents, particularly within schools that offer parenting programs.

Comprehensive training and support will be provided. A commitment to reaching all students with the Gospel is essential.

• 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. Partner with Regional director and Committee to cast vision for reaching “every kid” within the defined area. Develop consistent gatherings with committee, leaders and staff to build unity and provide vision and direction. Create a spiritual leadership plan for mentors, childcare and other volunteers in the area.
  
  Recruit and train mentors, childcare and other volunteers to build leadership teams that reflect the community. Supervise, develop and evaluate volunteers, providing resources and experiences needed to carry out the vision. Provide quality summer staff, work crew and adult guests for summer camps. Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to mentors, childcare and other volunteers. Train mentors, childcare and other volunteers 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. Provide leadership to the TDS team and Young Lives committee in finding partners to own the vision and budget. Develop and lead the Young Lives area fundraising strategy and ensure excellence in communication to donors. Raise the necessary funds to carry out the ministry vision for the local area, keeping the area consistently in surplus (goal is a one-month cash reserve minimum).
  
  Build the Young Lives brand via public relations as an excellent tool for working with teen moms in the area. Coordinate and conduct quality events which reflect Young Lives’ capacity to impact kids and warrant the investment of a participant’s personal and corporate resources. 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 or co-lead a model Young Lives club; lead/supervise an effective Campaigner ministry with excellence. Observe and evaluate each of the Young Lives ministries in the local area on a yearly basis. Develop and implement ongoing plans to maximize Gospel proclamation through camping opportunities.
  
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