Campus Life Sheldon Area Director

Knowledge & Skills

Willing to demonstrate and/or possesses the following:

• Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience. (Enduring Humility).
• Demonstrates proper reliance on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, by collaboratively incorporating others’ ideas, welcoming candid input, recognizing others’ need for grace and extending forgiveness and empathy. (Relentless Trust).
• Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, with active listening and problem-solving skills, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers. (Joyful Camaraderie).
• Trusts God with new approaches and changes, and communicates needs and limits with emotional intelligence, while seeking confidence and wisdom in Christ. (Courageous Faithfulness)
• Seeks authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds, fosters an inviting environment and empowers historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy for those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences. (Kingdom Inspired Diversity).  

Primary and Secondary Steward Responsibilities

Employees may be assigned a Primary Steward of any of the following: Volunteer(s), Donor(s), Vendor(s), Chapter(s), Processes, Standards and Best Practices (PSBPs). All Employees are assigned the role of Secondary Steward, which plays a supporting role to the Primary Steward to serve a chapter in a specific way, for a specific timeframe as determined by the Primary Steward. Secondary Stewards can be assigned to focus on specific management issues like YFC compliance, legal, risk, strategic planning, fund development coaching, staff development coaching, new ministry site development, process stewardship or a variety of other equipping roles.

Fundraising Responsibilities

All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC/USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to— extending invitations to fund raising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.

CAMPUS LIFE AREA DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION

To build relationships with lost students for the purpose of sharing the gospel and seeing them become lifelong followers of Christ while connecting them with a local church 

A) STUDENT MINISTRY

Campus Life ministry combines healthy relationships with creative programs to share the life changing message of Jesus with lost students and connect them with a local church. Campus Life seeks to engage these young people wherever they are found as lifelong followers of Jesus Christ. Our staff are charged with the responsibility of consistently pursuing lost kids & engaging them in life-long relationships with Jesus and connecting them to a local church. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. Therefore, our directors are charged to accurately handle Biblical truth. 

The Campus Life Staff’s student ministry assignment is summed up in the “Relational Ministry Actions” or RMAs (See descriptions on page 3):

·     Contacting Students 

At least 6-8 hrs/week 

·       Building Times 

AT LEAST ONE PER WEEK THROUGH MAY 3hrs/WEEK

·     Appointments / Hang Outs

WORK AND PRAY FOR AT LEAST ONE PER WEEK 2 HRS/WEEK

·     Campus Life Weekly Club 

one club per WEEK October through may PLUS PREP 4 hrs/WEEK

·       Trips (extended building times) 

AS NEEDED

B)    RAISE FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Campus Life Staff are responsible for raising financial support for their salary and program expenses beyond the budgeted allotment from net positive events (ie: All Nighter). If hired in a partner youth staff role at a church, Youth For Christ will explore the possibility of matching salaries with the partnering church for up to one year from the date of hire. The Campus Life Staff person is responsible for actively raising financial support to fund the program in the community. Campus Life programs must be self-sustaining. Programs will be canceled or changed to a volunteer led site if support is not raised to meet the required salary for the director. Raising financial support includes, but is not limited to the following:

·       Developing & maintaining donor relationships by spending at least one hour a week doing donor development.

·       Raising awareness through church presentations and partnerships.

·       Writing a monthly newsletter to the program supporters.

C)     DEVELOP COMMUNITY SUPPORT

A sustainable Campus Life program needs not only a solid staff member, but a team of leaders that get behind the mission of YFC. This allows us to reach as many lost students as possible all while developing a like-minded missional community. Developing community support includes, but is not limited to the following:

·       Strategically recruit & develop volunteer leaders to reach young people.

·       Partner and work together with local churches and agencies.

·       Develop a prayer team to intercede on behalf of the area’s Campus Life program.

D)    EXPAND OUTREACH 

• Pursue conversations with community members, sharing the mission of YFC in your community and the need for more schools to be reached 

• Work toward finding staff, partnerships, or other like-minded partners to effectively expand the gospel reach to all the middle and high schools in Springfield 

E)      COACHING 

• Oversee the development and training of staff in your area 

• Coach staff in your area and meet weekly to discuss: RMAs, ministry goals, volunteer team development, personal funding goals, and weekly events/club 

• Foster a team culture from the staff in your area and work cooperatively toward ministry area development

F)    PARTICIPATE IN COUNTY WIDE EVENTS AND MEETINGS

We operate a large ministry site here in Lane County. We find that working together on many projects produces wonderful results as we come together as one body to accomplish the mission of YFC. The following are the required events and meetings as of March 2023. This list is in addition to your weekly club schedule you develop and is subject to change.

·       Campus Life “All/Late Nighter” (2 Times A Year – typically fall and winter) 

We bring in about 350 middle school students and 150 high school students. HS and MS staff are required to attend and work this event.

·       Campus Life Camp (2 weeks per summer)

We host a middle school and high school camp each summer. All HS and MS staff are required to bring kids to their respective camp’s age group, and work the week that is not their club age group.

·       YFC Golf Tournament General Operations Fundraiser (typically in October)

All staff are asked to recruit sponsors and/or foursomes to play the event. All staff are also required to work the event day.

·       YFC Dinner Auction General Operations Fundraiser (typically in spring)

All staff are asked to seek donations as well as table sponsors. All staff are required to work the day before, day of, and day after the auction.

·       “YFC 3 DAY”

All staff are required to attend our annual staff planning and team building retreat. This typically happens in the spring. 

·       Weekly Staff Bible Study/Meetings

All staff are required to attend our weekly staff meeting, bible study, and divisional meeting. All these meetings happen most Thursday mornings. Staff are generally asked to block out their schedule for meetings from 9:00am – NOON on Thursdays (8:00am 11:30AM for High School Staff). There are some exceptions for our part time staff.