Regional YoungLives Coordinator

Young Life•Spokane, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position adds relational influence and good shepherding to our Young Lives staff across the region and helps support area directors and staff to care well for healthy and growing local teen parent ministry. Travel is required to visit each area. Calls, zooms and meeting with area coordinators is required. Fundraising is required. Area funds, regional monthly investment, personal fundraising. Presence at regional and sub-regional staff retreats is expected. YoungLives Regional Coordinator Summary: Essential Duties: Ministry Young Life Leadership and Staff Work in partnership with regional director to lead YoungLives in the region. Communicate regularly with regional director and area directors who oversee YoungLives ministries. Partner with regional director and area directors to recruit, train and support YoungLives staff at the area level. Work with area directors to encourage new ministry. Participate with the Regional Leadership Team (regional directors and other regional leaders) in matters pertaining to YoungLives. Work with regional director to develop and lead a YoungLives regional committee or participate on Young Life regional committee. YoungLives Staff and Volunteer Team Leaders Communicate regularly with YoungLives staff and volunteer team leaders for individual support, problem solving, planning, encouragement, vision, common events and goals. Provide initial training tools to YoungLives start-up areas. Plan and lead regular YoungLives training events. Foster community among YoungLives staff and volunteer team leaders. Encourage collaboration with the greater mission of Young Life. Periodically attend area YoungLives events in the region. Speak to civic and church groups to promote and publicize YoungLives in the region. YoungLives Divisional Leadership Team Serve on YoungLives Divisional Leadership Team with YoungLives divisional coordinator. Work with divisional coordinator on division-wide tasks, such as planning divisional trainings, etc. Regularly communicate with divisional coordinator. Participate in regular team calls led by the divisional coordinator. Administration Ensure the administrative requirements are handled with excellence and in a timely manner. Ensure areas understand and accurately report ministry information in Growth Planning Software (GPS). Maintain YoungLives directory with interest, start-up and active ministry information for the region. Ensure areas understand and comply with volunteer management procedures concerning YoungLives volunteers. Ensure areas understand and comply with childcare policies. Financial Management and Donor Development Raise personal support in amount determined with regional director. Use mission financial tools to ensure all expenses are within the budget. Impart vision for the YoungLives ministry in the region to potential donors. Learn and implement Taking Donors Seriously (TDS) procedures. Ensure that all Young Life financial policies and procedures are implemented. Camp Encourage and support YoungLives areas in attending a YoungLives summer camp week. Oversee YoungLives camping within the region (including, but not limited to budgets, assignment teams, childcare, risk management, equipment, leader training, administration and other camp needs). If regional or weekend camping is happening, then ensure standards of excellence are met. Serve on camp assignments as directed by the regional director in partnership with the divisional coordinator. Lead in camp childcare recruiting efforts in the region and help ensure areas meet camp childcare application deadlines. Training Attend regional staff times and retreats, as determined with the regional director. Pursue continuing education or training seminars to enhance professional skills. Participate in programs designed for personal spiritual maturity or enrichment.

Requirements

Commitment to a growing relationship with Christ.
Ability to clearly communicate Young Life’s mission and the vision for YoungLives.
Understand the unique issues faced by pregnant and parenting teen moms.
Proven relational skills with both adolescents and adults.
Past or current involvement in local or regional YoungLives ministry.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Proven leadership skills.
Ability to travel as the job requires.
College degree preferred.
Completion of Young Life Area Director School or equivalent training as determined by the supervisor.
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.

Responsibilities

Work in partnership with regional director to lead YoungLives in the region.
Communicate regularly with regional director and area directors who oversee YoungLives ministries.
Partner with regional director and area directors to recruit, train and support YoungLives staff at the area level.
Work with area directors to encourage new ministry.
Participate with the Regional Leadership Team (regional directors and other regional leaders) in matters pertaining to YoungLives.
Work with regional director to develop and lead a YoungLives regional committee or participate on Young Life regional committee.
Communicate regularly with YoungLives staff and volunteer team leaders for individual support, problem solving, planning, encouragement, vision, common events and goals.
Provide initial training tools to YoungLives start-up areas.
Plan and lead regular YoungLives training events.
Foster community among YoungLives staff and volunteer team leaders.
Encourage collaboration with the greater mission of Young Life.
Periodically attend area YoungLives events in the region.
Speak to civic and church groups to promote and publicize YoungLives in the region.
Serve on YoungLives Divisional Leadership Team with YoungLives divisional coordinator.
Work with divisional coordinator on division-wide tasks, such as planning divisional trainings, etc.
Regularly communicate with divisional coordinator.
Participate in regular team calls led by the divisional coordinator.
Ensure the administrative requirements are handled with excellence and in a timely manner.
Ensure areas understand and accurately report ministry information in Growth Planning Software (GPS).
Maintain YoungLives directory with interest, start-up and active ministry information for the region.
Ensure areas understand and comply with volunteer management procedures concerning YoungLives volunteers.
Ensure areas understand and comply with childcare policies.
Raise personal support in amount determined with regional director.
Use mission financial tools to ensure all expenses are within the budget.
Impart vision for the YoungLives ministry in the region to potential donors.
Learn and implement Taking Donors Seriously (TDS) procedures.
Ensure that all Young Life financial policies and procedures are implemented.
Encourage and support YoungLives areas in attending a YoungLives summer camp week.
Oversee YoungLives camping within the region (including, but not limited to budgets, assignment teams, childcare, risk management, equipment, leader training, administration and other camp needs).
If regional or weekend camping is happening, then ensure standards of excellence are met.
Serve on camp assignments as directed by the regional director in partnership with the divisional coordinator.
Lead in camp childcare recruiting efforts in the region and help ensure areas meet camp childcare application deadlines.
Attend regional staff times and retreats, as determined with the regional director.
Pursue continuing education or training seminars to enhance professional skills.
Participate in programs designed for personal spiritual maturity or enrichment.