Description:

The Ozark-Bayou Region is looking for a candidate with Young Life experience who is a strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit to join the established area director, committee, and leaders in Houma, La.

Houma, one hour from New Orleans, is located in Terrebonne Parish. Its population is 35,000 people and is in the heart of the bayou communities of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes with a combined population of more than 215,000. It is a wonderful community in Louisiana's Bayou Country with a rich Cajun culture known for festivals, food, and family. It's a hometown Southern community with many opportunities to hunt and fish, as well as easy access to all that a big city offers with such close proximity to New Orleans.

There is a strong and engaged committee with a devoted community that is eager to grow the existing Young Life presence.

Terrebonne Parish, with more than 12,000 middle school and high school students, is an important area for reaching kids in Southeast Louisiana. Nicholls State University is 20 minutes away in nearby Thibodaux with more than 6,000 university students. Houma is a strategic area for reaching kids in the Bayou communities of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes.

Responsibilities:

In cooperation with the area director and through spiritual leadership and good management, implement the necessary actions in his or her area to carry out Young Life’s mission of introducing kids to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. Recruit, train, and deploy others to have an effective Young Life ministry.

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.

• Assist in casting the area’s vision for reaching “every kid” within the defined area.
• Assist in developing consistent gathering times with committee, leaders, and staff to build unity and provide vision and direction.
• With the area director, create a plan for the spiritual leadership of volunteer leaders, staff, and committee members.
• As directed, supervise, evaluate, and develop specific staff and volunteer leaders, providing resources and experiences needed to implement the area vision.
• Cooperatively provide quality summer staff, work crew, and adult guests for summer camps
• Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners, and camping to other leaders.
• Assist in training leaders, team leaders, and committee how to work effectively in teams and develop a yearly ministry strategy.

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

• As directed by the area director, manage part of the local area budget according to TDS principles.
• As directed, help develop and provide some leadership for the area’s fundraising strategy and ensure excellence in communication to donors.
• Assist in raising the necessary funds to carry out the ministry vision for the local area and take on some major donor relationships as directed by the area director.
• Help build the Young Life brand via public relations as an excellent tool for working with youth in the area.
• Assist in coordinating and conducting quality events which reflect Young Life’s capacity to impact kids and warrant the investment of a participant’s personal and corporate resources.

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

• Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.
• Lead or co-lead a model Young Life club; lead/supervise an effective Campaigners ministry with excellence.
• Observe and evaluate each of the schools/ministries in the local area on a yearly basis, as directed.
• Along with the area director, develop and implement ongoing plans to maximize Gospel proclamation through camping opportunities.
• Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life property, other Young Life camp, or in another position as directed.

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 or projects and complete them as directed.

Qualifications:

• Must have completed Core Training — Phase One.
• Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Education

• College degree 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!

How to Apply:

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