Description:

The Sammamish community, located on the Eastside of Seattle, is a rapidly growing, multiethnic area with an increasing number of East, Southeast and Central Asian families. This growth is driven by Seattle’s global high-tech workforce, exceptional schools and appealing suburban living. These factors contribute to the flourishing multiethnic communities expanding throughout Seattle’s Eastside, including Sammamish.

Our mission is to provide every student the opportunity to hear the Gospel before they graduate. We believe God is inviting us to develop staff and volunteer teams that represent and are empowered to serve our diverse community.

We are seeking an area director to lead our ministry. This person will have the opportunity to develop skills vital for success in a rapidly evolving workplace and enhance their Young Life career within a global organization. Our community is home to some of the world's largest and most influential corporations (Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, etc.), so your impact here will have global reach. As Young Life leaders, we have a unique opportunity to foster a culture of belonging as we engage with and include kids from diverse backgrounds.

This work will serve as the foundation for the growing active ministry for the 9,000+ students at Skyline, Eastside Catholic, and Eastlake High School, as well as their feeder middle schools.

Sammamish Young Life is one of the most active and deeply rooted Young Life areas in the Pacific Northwest. Our next area director will collaborate with our multi-staff Sammamish/Issaquah team, allowing them to learn and grow alongside a diverse set of peers. Supported by an active area committee and a welcoming parent community, this person will build relationships with students and leaders, recruit and manage volunteers, engage with the community, raise funds, and lead direct ministry.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a multiethnic vision and strategy for ministry in the area.
• Recruit and train new staff and leaders to build leadership teams that reflect the community.
• Lead and cultivate direct ministry including club, camp, Campaigners and contact work, setting the example for truly incarnational ministry.
• Foster a sense of belonging for all students through relationships rooted in sustained, consistent contact work.
• Increase student ownership through active discipleship both informally and formally with Campaigners.
• Build relationships with parents, teachers, coaches, donors and community members.
• Recruit and lead adult “Go Teams” that serve and support ministry in their school community.
• Lead kids and leaders at camp and serve on assignment teams as directed by the North Puget Sound Region.
• Develop and lead the area’s fundraising strategy and ensure excellence in donor communication.
• Actively lead fundraising for the area and raise personal support. Raise the necessary funds to carry out the ministry vision for the local area and maintain a positive cash flow.
• Play an active role in the administrative needs of the area.

Qualifications:

• A strong, growing spiritual life.
• Demonstrated success working with middle school and high school students.
• Desire to cultivate a multiethnic community by building relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to lead through cultural intelligence frameworks with high emotional intelligence, both externally and internally.
• Capability to work independently with minimal supervision in an unstructured environment.
• Proficiency in recruiting, training and leading adults.
• Ability to be a team player and to work closely with other staff.
• Willingness to build and execute a fundraising strategy.

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!

How to Apply:

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