Area Director or , North Washington

Salary will depend on if the candidate qualifies for ADI or ADII

Young Life in North Central Washington (NCW YL) is seeking a motivated, strategic leader who enjoys and is skilled at building teams and creating a mission community. Located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, the Wenatchee Valley is abundant with mountain, water, and snow sports right outside your back door! Anchored in Wenatchee, the ministry includes outreach in East Wenatchee, Entiat, and Waterville.

We currently have five ministries reaching kids through Wyld Life, Young Life, and Capernaum. Our club teams have faithful, longstanding leaders and committee members. The area has a strong base of support and legacy. The Young Life community is resilient and faithful, with generations of impact and healthy relationships within the church and business communities. It is a diverse area ethnically, politically, and economically.

Opportunities abound to develop Young Lives, Young Life College at Wenatchee Valley College, and outreach to a vibrant Latino/x community.

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 volunteer leaders, staff and committee members in the area.

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. Provide quality summer staff, work crew and adult guests for summer camps. Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders. Train 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. Provide leadership to the TDS team and committee in finding partners to own the area vision and budget. Develop and lead the area’s 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 Life brand via public relations as an excellent tool for working with youth in the area. Coordinate and conduct quality events which reflect Young Life’s capacity to impact kids and warrant the investment of a participant’s personal and corporate resources. 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…