JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Youth For Christ USA Inc.; Willmar (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Youth For Christ USA Inc. seeks a Ministry Site Director to lead a network of ministry sites, recruit and train volunteers, and build strong connections with local churches. The role emphasizes Christ-centered leadership and relational ministry within YFC’s model.

The position requires strong communication, team-building, and fundraising capabilities, with a focus on developing enduring relationships with youth and families across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Experience working with youth, young adults, young fathers or young families is preferred.
• Familiarity with ministry processes and leadership training is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, train, and maintain volunteer ministry leader team.
• Develop healthy 3 Story teams for each ministry site.
• Establish guidelines to ensure healthy ministry across sites.
• Report progress and updates to YFC.

Skills

Spiritual maturity

Relational leadership

Communication skills

Volunteer recruitment

Team development

Public speaking

Mentoring and discipleship

Fundraising awareness

Cross-cultural collaboration

Project prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Job description

Position Summary

The Ministry Site Director is a position that requires spiritual and organizational leadership skills, the ability to work with and through other people, and strong communication skills. S/he must embrace and build a team that embodies YFC’s Cultural Attributes: Christ-centered, enduring humility, relentless trust, courageous faithfulness, joyful camaraderie, and kingdom inspired diversity. S/he will seek to implement relational ministry actions to develop Authentic Christ-Sharing Relationships with young people within the context of their YFC ministry model.

Essential Functions

Ministry Team Development (30%)

• Recruit, train, and maintain volunteer ministry leader team in accordance with the processes found in the Knowledge Base
• Create a strong connection between local churches and the ministry site
• Provide training materials and ministry site standards for ministry leaders
• Develop healthy 3 Story teams for each ministry site
• Establish necessary support and guidelines to ensure healthy and growing ministry at all sites
• Be an advocate in the community for young people
• Report progress and ministry updates to YFC

Relational Ministry Action Development (60%)

• Responsible for managing, facilitating and serving in the Relational Ministry Actions (RMAs)
• Direct the 3 Story Team at their site in accomplishing the standards outlined in the RMAs found in the Knowledge Base
• Establish and develop programming materials
• Train and evaluate ministry site leaders in the implementation of curriculum materials

Spiritual Responsibilities

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life‑long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel. As an employee of Youth for Christ and an associate minister of the Gospel, YFC expects all employees to:

• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression. YFC employees will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established Youth for Christ process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by Youth for Christ USA.

Position Flexibility

This position may be filled as a stand‑alone part‑time Juvenile Justice Program Director role. For candidates seeking full‑time ministry employment, this position may be combined with the open Young Dads Program Director position, creating a full‑time ministry opportunity. This unique opportunity allows a qualified individual to serve in two strategic ministry areas while creating a full‑time ministry position. Candidates interested in a combined role should indicate their interest during the application process.

Knowledge and Skills

• Embrace the vision, mission, and Statement of Faith of Youth For Christ.
• Understand and implement YFC’s Five Essentials of ministry.
• Demonstrate spiritual maturity and strong moral character.
• Ability to connect relationally with young people and young fathers.
• Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to recruit, lead, and develop diverse teams of volunteers.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to mentor, disciple, teach, and encourage young fathers.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with churches, schools, community organizations, and ministry partners.
• Basic fundraising and donor relationship skills.
• Demonstrate perseverance, flexibility, and resilience in ministry.

Cultural Attributes

Our Cultural Attributes Are Not Merely Competencies But Expressions Of Obedience To Christ’s Call On Our Lives. YFC Believes Spiritually Healthy Adults Foster Healthy Relationships With Young People. Employees Are Expected To Demonstrate The Following:

• Enduring Humility – Ability to humbly serve and honor others, even in difficult situations, through prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience.
• Relentless Trust – Demonstrates reliance on God and others through generosity, collaboration, grace, forgiveness, empathy, and a willingness to receive candid feedback.
• Joyful Camaraderie – Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, active listening, encouragement, and problem‑solving.
• Courageous Faithfulness – Trusts God with new approaches and challenges while communicating needs and limitations with wisdom and emotional intelligence.
• Kingdom Inspired Diversity – Seeks authentic Christ-centered relationships with people of various backgrounds, fosters an inviting environment, and advocates for those who are vulnerable through active listening, inclusion, and respect for others’ experiences.

Credentials and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
• Ministry experience preferred.
• Experience working with youth, young adults, young fathers, or young families is preferred.

Position Requirements

• Embraces the vision, mission and Statement of Faith of YFC
• Participation in YFC’s Blueprint for Leadership
• Understands YFC’s 5 Essentials and leads through this model
• Self-Motivator
• Strong moral character and of good repute
• Connect well with youth
• Well-spoken in front of youth and adults
• Manage a team of diverse volunteers
• Honors and pursues diversity of gifts, cultures and ethnicities
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities
• Good relationship-building skills with adults and young people
• Perseverance through opposition and obstacles

Fundraising Responsibilities

All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC USA. These activities may include inviting others to fundraising events, cultivating donor relationships, recruiting personal ministry partners, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry. We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation. We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.