Staff Associate / Associate Area Director

Description:

Young Life North Shore is looking to fill a number of open staff associate positions (potential for associate area director role based on previous experience). Each of these staff people will oversee a high school ministry at one of our three high schools (Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South, New Trier), as well as be a part of our college ministry at Northwestern University. This person will report to the Young Life North Shore area director and work alongside our staff team. 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).

• Assist the area director in the ongoing recruiting, leading and training volunteer leaders.

• Lead multiple summer and school season camping trips.

• Alongside the area director, assist with our college ministry at Northwestern University.

• Together with the area director, raise funds and awareness of Young Life in the area.

Qualifications:

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

• Ability and desire to relate to high school 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 is helpful but not required. Some sort of youth ministry experience strongly preferred.

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!