Youth Ministry Director at Fort Bliss, Texas

Young Life • Fort Bliss, TX

7d • $45,000 - $60,000

About The Position

The Youth Ministry Director leads and oversees the Young Life Military program, known as Club Beyond, at a military installation. Club Beyond provides an ecumenically focused, outreach-oriented ministry for military teens, creating a safe community where they can develop friendships, experience the truth of God’s love and purpose, build hope, and develop resiliency. Staff are expected to live near the community where they serve and work within a military culture characterized by frequent turnover among teens, families, chaplains, and volunteers. The role involves developing relationships with teens and adults, partnering with the local community, military installation, and chapel community, and leading volunteers in middle- and high-school youth programs. Staff are expected to embody Club Beyond’s Christ-centered, military-focused, incarnational, ecumenical, partnership-oriented approach, while demonstrating professionalism and excellent stewardship. The position may be full-time or part-time; the listed salary and benefits information applies to full-time staff.

Requirements

• Deep love for Christ and for teens who are unfamiliar with 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.
• Willingness to live near the community where the ministry is performed.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Develop healthy relationships with adults and young people 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.
• Work effectively in a setting with substantial turnover among teens, families, chaplains, and volunteers.
• Respect and embrace the community’s military culture.
• Live out the Club Beyond Core Value Statement, including its Christ-centered and exclusively military focus, incarnational methods, ecumenical perspective, strategic partnerships, professionalism, and stewardship.

Benefits

• Full health coverage, including dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Reimbursement for mileage related to office and ministry activities.
• Training and career development built into the job.
• Full-time salary based on experience, responsibility, and fundraising levels; stated base salary range is $45,000 to $60,000.
• A location-dependent cost-of-living adjustment may be available.
• Annual national funding of $16,667.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed