Area Director

Description:

Young Life North Shore is looking for an area director who is passionate about growing ministry and spending time with high school kids. This area director would oversee one to three high schools (still to be determined), as well as be a part of our college ministry at Northwestern University. This is a full-time position that includes salary and benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Execute Young Life's mission to "introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith" through the power of relationships.

• Lead all aspects of the high school ministry including supervising a volunteer leader team of college students and young adults.

• Spend significant time each week building relationships with high school students.

• Plan and run weekly programmatic events for students such as Young Life club (large group outreach event) and Campaigners (Bible study).

• Lead the ongoing recruiting and training of college and adult volunteer leaders.

• Lead multiple summer and school season camping trips.

• Assist with college ministry at Northwestern University.

• Raise funds and awareness of Young Life in the area through relationships and large-scale fundraising events.

Qualifications:

• A deep love for Jesus and passion for outreach ministry.

• Ability and desire to relate to high school and college students.

• Strong Christian faith, knowledge of God's Word, and ability to lead others to Christ.

• Proven track record of self-starting and taking initiative.

• Ability and desire to maintain a varying schedule that includes evenings and weekends.

• Willingness to live in the local area (this includes the city of Evanston and towns of Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth Glencoe, Northbrook, Northfield and Glenview).

• Possess high capacity and high energy level.

• Comfortable relating to adults of all ages.

• Bachelor's degree.

• Young Life experience, professional ministry experience, or fundraising/development experience required.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage (at no cost to you).

• Paid vacation and sick leave.

• 401(k) matching plan (up to four percent).

• Health club benefit.

• And more!