YL Military Staff Associate III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska

Young Life•Anchorage, AK

21h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Military Staff Associate III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska. Young Life requires all employees to sign a Statement of Faith and adhere to specific conduct and ministry functions aligned with their Christian purposes of evangelism and discipleship. The role involves spiritual development, leadership development, resource development, direct ministry execution, and ministry support, all within the context of serving military families. Employees are expected to actively participate in the spiritual life of the organization, develop leaders, raise financial support, engage in direct ministry activities like club and camping, manage administrative tasks, and adhere to all Young Life policies. The role also includes personal leadership development and potentially other assigned duties congruent with gifts and needs. A college degree is preferred, and experience in direct ministry, strong relational skills, communication abilities, and the capacity to maintain confidentiality are required. The work conditions include potential exposure to extreme camp environments with physical demands, and specifically ministering to teens of military members.

Requirements

Experience in direct ministry.
Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Must profess a belief in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord.
Must subscribe to the statements and policies required of all Young Life staff, including the Young Life Statement of Faith.
Must be ready, willing and able to fulfill ministry functions as may be required by the organization.
Must refrain from conduct and statements that detract from the biblical standards taught and supported by Young Life.
Must abide by all policies and practices of Young Life including, without limitation, those related to religious belief or ministry activities.

Nice To Haves

College degree preferred.

Responsibilities

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.
Meet with your volunteer leaders and area leadership on a regular basis.
Learn to recruit and train new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the community.
Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders.
Assist in training leaders, team leaders and committee how to work effectively in teams and develop a yearly ministry strategy.
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.
Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices.
Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners.
Observe and learn to network and develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members as assigned by the area director.
Learn to plan and execute area fundraising events under the direction of an area supervisor and committee.
Attend committee and adult functions and assist in implementing TDS in the area as assigned.
Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.
Lead a team to plan and conduct a new or existing Young Life club and Campaigners/discipleship ministry with excellence.
Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for a ministry.
Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year.
Observe and learn strategies of additional club ministries, including special ministry clubs, clubs in schools with special needs and more.
Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management.
Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency using the mission-wide applications.
Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders and donors for area records.
Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone involved in ministry.
Set yearly strategic ministry plan and initiatives to reach every kid; review them on a regular basis.
Probable work on personal leadership development in areas of strength, deficiencies or needs in preparation for area director or next position.
Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs.