RIVERVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS LIFE DIRECTOR

Youth For Christ USA Inc.; Huntington (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Youth For Christ USA Inc. is seeking a Campus Life ministry leader to engage 11-19 year olds with the Gospel. This role focuses on relational outreach, vision-casting, and building sustainable ministry within the local community.

Responsibilities include recruiting and training ministry leaders, planning weekly club activities, coordinating with partners, and ensuring training compliance. A strong commitment to youth mentorship and fundraising is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Youth Ministry (preferred).
• On The Job Training: Yes.
• Travel Requirements: Possible student trips: Retreats, Camps during the summer.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: No.

Responsibilities

• Implement YFC's Relational Ministry Actions (RMA) Framework to develop authentic Christ-sharing relationships with young people.
• Develop a growth strategy to reach every young person at this site.
• Recruit, train and empower a team of ministry leaders to carry out weekly ministry using the RMAs.
• Attend weekly staff meetings and trip & event planning meetings.

Skills

Relational ministry

Team leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Mentoring

Motivation

Fundraising

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Google G-Suite

Job description

Position Purpose

This position exists to reach 11-19 year olds with the Gospel through authentic Christ-sharing relationships by leading Campus Life ministry within the local community. This includes casting vision, implementing strategies, establishing fruitful and sustainable ministry while maintaining YFC USA’s policies for compliance.

Position Summary

This position exists to reach 11-19 year olds with the Gospel through authentic Christ-sharing relationships by leading Campus Life ministry within the local community. This includes casting vision, implementing strategies, establishing fruitful and sustainable ministry while maintaining YFC USA’s policies for compliance.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Implement YFC's Relational Ministry Actions (RMA) Framework below to develop authentic Christ-sharing relationships with young people.
  • Contacting: meet new students, learn names & develop relationships through weekly school involvement, as well as other places where students gather
  • Building times: spend time in shared experiences with students to build new relationships and grow existing ones
  • Appointments: meet with students to focus on their individual needs
  • Small groups: meet with several students to have an interactive discussion about relevant topics & connect them to God’s truth
  • Core: develop a team of Christian leaders who together, follow Jesus in a way that naturally invites friends to discover Jesus with them
  • Club: create community with a welcoming, high energy, large group meeting designed to help lost people discover who Jesus is by connecting relevant topics to scripture
  • Participate in trips and events

MINISTRY GROWTH/EXPANSION

• Develop a growth strategy to reach every young person at this site (more ministry leaders, partnerships, and ways to engage lost kids in 3 story.

TRAIN, EMPOWER, MULTIPLY

• Recruit, train and empower a team of ministry leaders to carry out weekly ministry using the RMAs
• Meet weekly with at least one current or potential ministry leader

LMA (LEAD, MANAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY)

• Plan & prepare for club, meetings, events, etc.
• Attend weekly staff meetings (when available), trip & event planning meetings, & meetings with supervisor as scheduled
• Complete weekly & monthly ministry reports
• Ensure that all ministry leaders complete & comply with annual training requirements

COMMUNITY COLLABORATION/PARTNERSHIP

• Work with the Ministry and Regional Directors on a community support team (CST) to join you in prayer, ministry, fundraising, & community relations
• Develop a strong relationship with the school system
• Develop relationships with pastors & youth workers to partner together in the mission
• Develop relationships & provide good communication & support with parents
• Conduct weekly appointments with like minded partners

Fundraising Responsibilities

• All leaders will be given the opportunity to be involved in the stewardship functions of YFCNIN to a degree that is commensurate with their roles. These activities may include but are not limited to: Circle of Influence, golf outings, campaigns (WBIY), See the Story, luncheons, rallies, etc. The leadership team will work with employees to set an appropriate funding strategy & to offer fundraising training.

Spiritual Responsibilities

Youth for Christ is a Christian faith-based, 501c3 organization that requires all staff to be actively living out their Christian faith and committed to a local church body.

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 lifelong 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 and a minister of the Gospel, YFCNIN expects all leaders 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 facial expression.

Additionally, YFCNIN leaders will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established YFC process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by YFC USA.

Position Requirements

Job Requirements & Specifications

Knowledge & Skills

• An authentic and abiding personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Passionate about seeing lost young teens find hope in Jesus
• A genuine hope for community transformation
• Ability to coach, motivate, and lead teams of adults, volunteers, and student leaders
• Spirit of collaboration with like-minded partners (individuals, churches, businesses)
• High level of spiritual & emotional maturity
• Strong interpersonal communication & problem solving skills
• Teachable team player
• Motivated self-starter
• Ability to learn mission & relationship based fundraising techniques

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Experience In Youth Ministry (preferred)

On The Job Training: Yes

Equipment & Software Utilized: Google G-Suite

Travel Requirements: Possible student trips: Retreats, Camps during the summer

Possible staff training: YFCNIN staff retreat (spring), New Leader Cohort, Campus Life team retreat (fall)

Manages Budget: No

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

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.