Staff Associate - West Plains area, WA

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Young Life in the West Plains area in Eastern Washington is seeking a motivated, strategic leader who enjoys and is skilled at building teams and creating a mission community. West Plains includes the small communities of Medical Lake, Cheney, Reandan, and Airway Heights. West Plains YL currently has a Wyld Life ministry, drawing kids from all nearby communities.

For the West Plains Staff Associate, the charge is creating a master strategic plan for outreach and discipleship; strengthen the current Wyld Life by training and developing 5-10 more leaders; recruit and train 8-10 adults to serve on the committee; build ministry presence in each community and local schools and fundraising to sustain and expand ministry to reach more kids, including high school Young Life.

15 hours/week will focus on direct ministry, and 10 hours/week on adult work, development, and area support.

Through both formal training and direct field ministry experience, learn how to effectively carry out and manage Young Life ministry.

• Spiritual Development — “Following Jesus” includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health and church relationships.
• Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and a sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word.
• Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community.
• Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community.
• Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.
• Leadership Development — “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.
• Meet with your volunteer leaders and area leadership on a regular basis.
• Learn to recruit and train new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the community.
• Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders.
• Assist in training leaders, team leaders and committee how to work effectively in teams and develop a yearly ministry strategy.
• Resource Development — “Fueling the ministry” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team.
• Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices.
• Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners.
• Observe and learn to network and develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members as assigned by the area director.
• Learn to plan and execute area fundraising events under the direction of an area supervisor and committee.
• Direct Ministry — “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp.
• Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.
• Lead a team to plan and conduct a new or existing Young Life club and Campaigners/discipleship ministry with excellence.
• Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for a ministry.
• Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year.
• Ministry Support — “Taking care of business” includes accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan.
• Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management.
• Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency using the mission-wide applications.
• Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders and donors for area records.
• Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone involved in ministry.
• Set yearly strategic ministry plan and initiatives to reach every kid; review them on a regular basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs.

• Core Training — Phase One (New Staff Training, Leadership I,…