Youth Director at a San Diego Military Installation
About The Position
The Youth Director will lead and oversee the Club Beyond Young Life Military program at a San Diego military installation. Club Beyond provides an ecumenically focused, outreach-oriented Christian ministry for military teens, creating a safe community where young people can form friendships, build hope, develop resiliency, and experience the truth of God’s love and purpose. The ministry serves teens whose families may relocate frequently and is shaped by military culture and a high rate of turnover among teens, families, chaplains, and volunteers. Staff are expected to live near the community where they serve.
Requirements
- Deep love for Christ and for teens who have not been reached by the church.
- Competent communication with youths, parents, and senior military leaders.
- Teachable heart.
- Willingness to make a three-year commitment.
- Willingness to raise part of the budget through personal support.
- Commitment to a relational ministry approach.
- Energy and strong initiative.
- Small event planning skills.
- Must live near the community where ministry is conducted.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of three years of youth ministry experience preferred.
- College degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop healthy relationships with adults and teens and build relationships with the local community, military installation, and chapel community.
- Serve as an incarnational role model and help develop outreach to unchurched teens and discipleship for Christian teens.
- Lead and equip volunteers to deliver hands-on Christian youth programs for middle and high school students.
- Adapt ministry work to frequent turnover among teens, families, chaplains, and volunteers in a high-tempo military environment.
- Respect and embrace the community’s military culture.
- Live out the Club Beyond Core Value Statement through Christ-centered leadership, an exclusively military focus, incarnational methods, an ecumenical perspective, strategic partnerships, professionalism, and excellent stewardship.
- Live near the community where ministry is conducted.
- Raise part of the budget through personal support.
Benefits
- Full health coverage, including dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Expense reimbursement for office- and ministry-related mileage.
- Training and career development built into the job.
- Full-time salary based on experience, responsibility, and fundraising levels.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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