Full time- associate area director or high level staff associate (experience dependent) to serve as the direct ministry coordinator for Kittitas County Young Life.

If you are looking to grow God’s kingdom and set the area up to reach the next kid in the next school in the next town, this is the place to do it! We are looking for a person who loves working with kids and has a passion for building teams!

You would be working for/with the Kittitas County Young Life area director and would oversee current high school and middle school clubs in the area.

Young Life has been present in the Kittitas Valley for more than 30 years and has a rich and vibrant history. The vision of this role is to continue to grow the existing ministries and teams in place, and to be able to reach every school in the area and towns surrounding the area. This job would include strengthening relationships with families in the community, and recruiting and developing leaders. As the director of direct ministries, you would directly oversee the following ministries:

• Active clubs: Ellensburg High (Young Life), Kittitas Secondary (Young Life and WyldLife), Morgan Middle School (WyldLife)

Ellensburg sits about an hour and a half east of Seattle and boasts more than 200 days a year of sunshine and less rain than Phoenix, Ariz. Ellensburg is home to Central Washington University and the Famous Ellensburg Rodeo. There is a ton of outdoor activities at your doorstep including mountain biking, hiking, fishing, hunting and skiing.

Responsibilities:

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.

• Assist in casting the area’s vision for reaching “every kid” within the defined area.
• Assist in developing consistent gathering times with leaders to build unity and provide vision and direction.
• In cooperation with the area director and through spiritual leadership and good management, implement the necessary actions in his or her area to carry out Young Life’s mission of introducing kids to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith.
• Recruit, train and deploy others to have an effective Young Life ministry.
• With the area director, create a plan for the spiritual leadership of volunteer leaders, staff and committee members.
• Cooperatively provide quality summer staff, work crew and adult guests for summer camps
• Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders.
• Assist in training leaders and team leaders on 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 personal support.
• As directed by the area director, manage part of the local area budget according to TDS principles.
• Assist in raising the necessary funds to carry out the ministry vision for the local area and take on some major donor relationships as directed by the area director.
• Help build the Young Life brand via public relations as an excellent tool for working with youth in the area.
• Assist in coordinating and conducting 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 a model Young Life club; lead/supervise an effective Campaigners ministry with excellence.
• Observe and evaluate each of the schools/ministries in the local area on a quarterly basis, as directed.
• Along with the area director, develop and implement ongoing plans to maximize Gospel proclamation through camping opportunities.
• Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life property, other Young Life camp or in another position as directed.

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.
• Maintain accurate information on kids and leaders for area records.
• Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone involved in ministry.
• Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs.
• Accept both short- and long-term assignments or projects and complete them as directed.

Qualifications:

Education

• College degree preferred.

Working Conditions

• Will include the extremes of a camp assignment, e.g., heat/cold, dirt, long hours and the physical demands of hiking, horseback riding, boating, etc. This staff person must be able to handle these conditions.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage (at no cost to you).
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 401(k) matching plan (up to four percent).
• Health club benefit.
• And more!

How to Apply:

Please submit an online application, including resume and cover letter

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