Cherokee County Mission Staff

Young Life•Orange City, IA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Cherokee County Young Life is seeking a relational, organized, and mission-minded individual to join the team as Mission Staff. This role exists to support volunteer leaders, build meaningful relationships with students, coordinate monthly ministry rhythms, and help move kids toward camp, discipleship, and deeper faith in Jesus. The ideal candidate is someone who loves Jesus, enjoys working with students and volunteers, communicates well, and is passionate about helping create welcoming spaces where students feel known and valued.

Requirements

Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
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.
Be ready, willing and able to fulfill such ministry functions as may be required by the organization.
Refrain from conduct and statements that detract from the biblical standards taught and supported by Young Life.
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

Support volunteer leaders
Build meaningful relationships with students
Coordinate monthly ministry rhythms
Help move kids toward camp, discipleship, and deeper faith in Jesus
Leader care and communication
Contact work with students
Coordinating Club and Campaigners gatherings
Help maintain healthy ministry organization and culture throughout the year
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.
Leadership Development — Equipping leaders, committee and staff includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.
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.
Resource Development — Fueling the ministry includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team.
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.
Assist with camp fundraisers.
Direct Ministry — Proclaiming and modeling includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp.
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.
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.
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.
Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs.