Description:

Young Life Capernaum, which started in 1986, is an outreach and discipleship ministry of Young Life to teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Capernaum is an international, ecumenical, Christian organization that gives young people (high school to age 22) with intellectual and developmental disabilities the chance to experience fun and adventure, to develop fulfilling friendships and to challenge their limits while building self-esteem through club, camp, and other exciting adventures.

Bucks County is a suburb of Philadelphia, with Newtown located approximately 40 minutes northeast of the city. Bucks County also sits directly next to the Delaware River, which separates Pennsylvania from New Jersey, which is why Bucks County falls in the Garden State Region. Newtown has a strong committee that wants to see kids of all ages and ability levels be introduced to Jesus and to grow in their faith. We are searching for a Capernaum coordinator who can help launch Capernaum ministry in the Greater Newtown area. We believe that Capernaum ministry is vital in us fulfilling our mission of reaching every kid, and a Capernaum coordinator will be vital in allowing us to do that.

Responsibilities:

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.
• Ensure that all Young Life ministry in the area is designed and carried out with a dependence on prayer that takes place out of the overflow of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Leadership Development — “Equipping leaders, committee, and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision, and vision casting.

• Recruit and train volunteer leaders, adult helpers, and high school buddies alongside the traditional area director in the local area.
• Direct an effective outreach ministry of Capernaum in an area or region. The responsibilities of the Capernaum coordinator include the ability to function at various levels and with diverse groups of people.
• Supervise and evaluate volunteer leaders in their leadership development, in their personal spiritual formation, and in their ministry with Capernaum kids.
• Recruit and train leaders to nurture Capernaum kids through leading Campaigners meetings.
• Recruit and train leaders to attend summer camp and to work with Young Life’s regulations and property constraints.
• Train leaders in healthy communication with parents/guardians around care of kids with disabilities.
• Lead a team to plan and implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for the ministry.

Resource Development —​ “Fueling the ministry” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding), and TDS team.

• Work with the area or regional director to guarantee all expenses are within the budget.
• Impart vision for the Capernaum ministry to potential donors.
• Learn and implement Taking Donors Seriously (TDS) procedures.
• Raise personal and ministry funds as directed.
• Ensure that all Young Life financial policies and procedures are implemented.
• The Capernaum coordinator will assist the area director in working alongside the traditional Young Life committee. He or she may be responsible to recruit a sub-committee that focuses on Capernaum.
• Communicate the needs and successes of the local Capernaum ministry to the area committee.
• Ensure the administration requirements, from all levels of Capernaum supervision, are handled with excellence and in a timely manner.
• Complete the required paperwork for new volunteers, drivers, and mentors and submit the proper forms to the Service Center.

Direct Ministry —​ “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners, and camp.

• Be active in all three levels of contact work.
• Lead a team to plan and implement Capernaum Young Life outreach meetings with excellence.
• Train leaders to plan and implement Campaigners meetings with excellence.
• Work with surrounding traditional Young Life clubs toward inclusion of Capernaum friends specific to events and summer and weekend camp opportunities, as appropriate. Speak to civic and church groups to promote and publicize the ministry and needs of Capernaum.
• In order to gain access to kids with disabilities, develop relationships with school administration, parents, and school aides.
• Build relationships with parents of Capernaum kids when appropriate.

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 missionwide 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 a yearly strategic ministry plan and initiatives to reach every kid; review on a regular basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience, and area needs.
• Accept both short- and long-term assignments of projects. The area director, regional director, and mission director of Capernaum will determine what missionwide training events and classes will be necessary for the local Capernaum coordinator to attend. The goal is that every local Capernaum coordinator will receive the same missionwide training as any other staff in this range.
• Participation in any required TDS training as assigned.
• Supervisors may require additional training or experiences.
• Will work with the local area director and regional director to determine attendance at regional training times.

Qualifications:

Education

• College degree preferred.

Experience Required for the Job

• Proven relational skills with both youth and adults.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

How to Apply:

Please submit an online application, including resume and cover letter, via the button below.