Youth Ministry Director at Fort Carson, Colorado

Young Life•Colorado Springs, CO

18h

About The Position

The Youth Ministry Director leads and oversees the overall Young Life Military program, Club Beyond, an ecumenically focused and outreach-oriented ministry serving teens from active-duty military families. The role builds a safe, Christ-centered community where teens can develop friendships, experience belonging, build hope, and develop resilience amid frequent moves and change. Staff members serve relationally by being present in teens’ lives and walking alongside them. The Director develops relationships with teens, adults, the local community, the military installation, and the chapel community. The role includes outreach to teens who are not connected to a church, discipleship for Christian teens, and leading and equipping volunteers to deliver hands-on middle- and high-school Christian youth programs. The Director must be comfortable serving in a military community with high turnover among teens, families, chaplains, and volunteers, and must respect and embrace military culture. Club Beyond describes its ministry as Christ-centered and exclusively military-focused, using incarnational methods and an ecumenical perspective. The organization values strategic partnerships, professionalism, and excellent stewardship. Staff are required to live near the community where they serve. The position is full-time, with salary based on experience, responsibility, and fundraising levels. It includes full health coverage, expense reimbursement for office- and ministry-related mileage, and training and career development.

Requirements

Deep love for Christ and for teens who are not connected to a church.
Ability to communicate competently with youth, 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.
Energetic disposition.
Small-event planning skills.
Strong initiative.
Ability to live near the community where ministry is conducted.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of three years of youth ministry experience preferred.
College degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee the overall Club Beyond Young Life Military program.
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 to teens.
Develop community outreach to teens who are not connected to a church and provide discipleship to Christian teens.
Lead and equip volunteers to conduct hands-on middle- and high-school Christian youth programs.
Work effectively amid high turnover among teens, families, chaplains, and volunteers.
Respect and embrace the military culture of the community.
Live out the Club Beyond Core Value Statement and its Christ-centered, military-focused, incarnational, ecumenical, partnership-oriented, professional, and stewardship-focused approach.
Live near the community where ministry is conducted.
Raise part of the budget through personal support.