Youth for Christ of Northwest Ohio
City Life Director
Youth for Christ of Northwest Ohio, Lima, Ohio, United States, 45807
Youth for Christ of Northwest Ohio City Life Director Lima, Ohio Apply Now
Our City Life Director develops volunteer teams to provide extensive, faith-based programming to at-risk youth ages 11-19 focused on under-resourced neighborhoods in Lima, OH. Our mission is to help young people develop a way of living taught by Jesus Christ: balancing the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of life. We build valued relationships that are sustained through ongoing involvement and wrap-around care for students in their neighborhoods. We support the family unit and partner with other agencies and other YFC ministries to provide youth a pathway to success. This position does require a portion of personal and community fundraising. The City Life Director is a position that requires spiritual and organizational leadership skills, the ability to work with and through other people, and strong communication skills. S/he must embrace and build a team that embodies YFC's Cultural Attributes: Christ-centered, enduring humility, relentless trust, courageous faithfulness, joyful camaraderie, and kingdom-inspired diversity. S/he will seek to implement relational ministry actions to develop Authentic Christ-Sharing Relationships with young people within the context of the City Life Ministry Model. Schedule:
Monday through Saturday, 40-45 hours per week Salary:
$35,000-$40,000 per year Essential Functions: Recruit, train, and empower ministry volunteers to establish relational, holistic ministry and Christian community development and discipleship/mentoring. Manage relational programming to urban youth through volunteer teams in the school and neighborhood (Mentoring, job skills training, small groups, life skills, trips, etc.). Able to share his/her faith and Biblical truth with lost teens in an individual, small group, or large group setting. Form partnerships with other youth-serving organizations, churches, and businesses to provide opportunities and wrap-around services. Create a Community Support Team that helps solicit the necessary community and financial support for the ministry. Fundraising in a missional and relational model. Provide written stories of students to be used in YFC publications. Attend staff outings and trainings as required. Please Note: Hours must complement our afterschool programs, and evenings. Some weekends are required. All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC/USA. These activities will include extending invitations to fundraising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts. Spiritual Responsibilities: Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life-long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel.
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Our City Life Director develops volunteer teams to provide extensive, faith-based programming to at-risk youth ages 11-19 focused on under-resourced neighborhoods in Lima, OH. Our mission is to help young people develop a way of living taught by Jesus Christ: balancing the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of life. We build valued relationships that are sustained through ongoing involvement and wrap-around care for students in their neighborhoods. We support the family unit and partner with other agencies and other YFC ministries to provide youth a pathway to success. This position does require a portion of personal and community fundraising. The City Life Director is a position that requires spiritual and organizational leadership skills, the ability to work with and through other people, and strong communication skills. S/he must embrace and build a team that embodies YFC's Cultural Attributes: Christ-centered, enduring humility, relentless trust, courageous faithfulness, joyful camaraderie, and kingdom-inspired diversity. S/he will seek to implement relational ministry actions to develop Authentic Christ-Sharing Relationships with young people within the context of the City Life Ministry Model. Schedule:
Monday through Saturday, 40-45 hours per week Salary:
$35,000-$40,000 per year Essential Functions: Recruit, train, and empower ministry volunteers to establish relational, holistic ministry and Christian community development and discipleship/mentoring. Manage relational programming to urban youth through volunteer teams in the school and neighborhood (Mentoring, job skills training, small groups, life skills, trips, etc.). Able to share his/her faith and Biblical truth with lost teens in an individual, small group, or large group setting. Form partnerships with other youth-serving organizations, churches, and businesses to provide opportunities and wrap-around services. Create a Community Support Team that helps solicit the necessary community and financial support for the ministry. Fundraising in a missional and relational model. Provide written stories of students to be used in YFC publications. Attend staff outings and trainings as required. Please Note: Hours must complement our afterschool programs, and evenings. Some weekends are required. All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC/USA. These activities will include extending invitations to fundraising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts. Spiritual Responsibilities: Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life-long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel.
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