Lee County YL College Associate Director

Young Life•Fort Myers, FL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The College Associate Director, in conjunction with the College Director, is responsible for providing college and university students the opportunity to meet Jesus Christ, grow in their relationship with Him, and use their talents to serve Jesus in the world. This role is integral to Young Life's exclusive Christian purposes of evangelism and discipleship, requiring all employees to profess a belief in Jesus Christ, subscribe to the Young Life Statement of Faith, and abide by all organizational policies and biblical standards during both working and nonworking hours. The position involves spiritual development, leadership development, resource development, direct ministry, and ministry support functions.

Requirements

Sign a Statement of Faith.
Profess a belief in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord.
Subscribe to the statements and policies required of all Young Life staff, including the Young Life Statement of Faith.
During working and nonworking hours, be ready, willing and able to fulfill such ministry functions as may be required by the organization.
During working and nonworking hours, refrain from conduct and statements that detract from the biblical standards taught and supported by Young Life.
During working and nonworking hours, abide by all policies and practices of Young Life including, without limitation, those related to religious belief or ministry activities.
College degree required.
Area Director School is required.
Participation in required TDS training.
Participation in All Staff Conference every four years.
Participation in Annual Young Life College Summit.
Participation in additional training or experiences deemed necessary (e.g., more urban exposure).
At the regional director’s prerogative, certain regional training events may be required.
Ability to handle extreme conditions that accompany Young Life camp assignment and cross-cultural mission trips.

Nice To Haves

Encouragement to pursue continuing educational opportunities including graduate degrees.
Encouragement to pursue seminars designed to enhance professional skills.
Encouragement to participate in programs designed for personal spiritual maturity or personal enrichment.

Responsibilities

Commit to understanding God’s Word and practicing spiritual disciplines including retreat and reflection times.
Actively participate in a church community and the spiritual life of the Young Life community.
Assist in leading the area and individuals in spiritual development and prayer.
Help 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.
Help cast the vision for campus ministry and maintain healthy ministry teams by recruiting, mobilizing and retaining teams of staff and volunteers.
Recruit, hire and place staff, leadership teams and committee members that reflect the makeup of the campus community.
Develop, supervise and evaluate staff.
Help provide resources and experiences needed to implement the vision for campus ministry and spiritual leadership plan.
Recommend quality summer staff, summer interns and adult guests.
Ensure excellent contact work, club, small group ministry, camping and service opportunities are modeled.
Lead regular gatherings to cast vision, train and empower staff, leaders and committee to uniquely lead on their campus utilizing Young Life College’s Reach, Build, Launch strategy aligned with the mission and values of Young Life.
Help recruit, encourage and sustain a local committee as partners in ministry to join in prayer, mentoring college students and fundraising.
Work together with the committee members to ensure a fundraising strategy is developed and implemented.
Work together with the committee members to ensure a TDS team is pursuing and maintaining financial partners for the area.
Work together with the committee members to ensure a surplus of funds are available for ministry sustainability and growth.
Work together with the committee members to ensure excellent communication to donors and community.
Work together with the committee members to ensure ongoing recruitment of potential committee members — striving for diversity of age, ethnicity, church attendance and more.
Conduct quality events that display Young Life College’s impact and warrant investment of resources.
As needed and directed, network and collaborate with other Young Life College Directors for encouragement, sharing of strategies and ideas.
Assist in maintaining major donor relationships that provide a personal touch to each major donor multiple times annually to update, thank, and “ask” on behalf of Young Life.
Utilize proven Young Life College methods to carry out a plan for relational evangelism on the campus.
Model and ensure staff, adult and student leaders are engaging in all three levels of contact work with students.
Model and ensure staff, adult and student leaders are leading excellent Young Life College club meetings and small groups — i.e. Campaigners.
Model and ensure staff, adult and student leaders are helping students grow in their faith.
Model and ensure staff, adult and student leaders are utilizing Young Life camps and programs for outreach and discipleship.
Help observe and evaluate each ministry annually.
Create opportunities for students to grow and serve through local and international service/mission trips, community projects, summer staff and more.
Work together with local Young Life staff to identify, recruit and place college students who are interested and qualified to serve as Wyld Life, Young Life, Capernaum and YoungLives leaders.
Be available to serve on assignment two out of every three years as directed by the regional director or divisional office.
Assist in creating a yearly strategic ministry plan and initiatives to reach every kid and review on a regular basis.
Maintain confidential systems for recording use of funds, expenditures and budget.
Maintain confidential systems for recording database of students and donors.
Ensure compliance with Young Life policies and procedures.
Provide clear, prompt and professional communication to key volunteers, donors, staff and ministry partners.
Maintain professional integrity in conduct and appearance, time management and administrative operations as agreed upon with supervisor.
Accept special assignments, lead regional events and serve as a learning resource within the region, division and missionwide.