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YoungLives Regional Coordinator at Young Life

Young Life · Portland, United States Of America · Onsite

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YoungLives Regional Coordinator

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.


  • Qualifications Required For the Job:
  • 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.




  • Education:
  • College degree preferred.

  • Completion of Young Life Area Director School or equivalent training as determined by the supervisor.


  • Qualifications Required For the Job:
  • 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.

  • Education:
  • College degree preferred.

  • Completion of Young Life Area Director School or equivalent training as determined by the supervisor.


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