Deaf Teen Quest Intern - Youth For Christ

Position Summary

GOAL: To work as part of a team to advance the mission and vision of the Central Ohio

Youth for Christ team through implementing YFC’s RMAs, 5 Essentials, and Holistic

Community Development Model with excellence among Deaf and Hard of Hearing youth, and to

grow in the abilities and skills needed to lead effectively in a Christian ministry.

KEY OBJECTIVES

Responsible to work with fellow staff and ministry leaders to facilitate holistic model programming with Deaf Teen Quest students.
Fulfill DTQ staff team responsibilities and internship requirements
Fulfill COYFC staff responsibilities
Fulfill COYFC spiritual responsibilities

SPECIFIC DUTIES

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Holistic Model Programming

Contribute to implementation of Holistic Model Programming, recruit students and assist ministry leaders
Participate in and co-lead YFC ministry RMAs in order to grow to lead RMAs independently
Build quality relationships with students to reach more students with the Gospel and to help them develop spiritually and holistically

Fulfill DTQ Staff Team Responsibilities

Become an excellent practitioner and champion of the YFC 5 Essentials, working with site leader to grow the ministry team toward excellence
- Network with sphere of influence to recruit new ministry leaders
- Build quality relationships and meet with ministry leaders to encourage and empower them to grow and problem-solve in their service with DTQ
- Grow to co-lead team meetings with DTQ site leader
Work with DTQ team to handle student discipline promptly and safely
Regularly participate in DTQ internship learning opportunities
Build healthy relationships with school administration and participate in contacting and building times on the school campuses

Position Requirements

Fulfill COYFC Staff Responsibilities

Regularly check and promptly respond to work related e-mail
Fill out timesheet weekly and on Paycor - YFC payroll system
Show up ready to work on time and demonstrate a teachable attitude
Assist with data entry, attendance tracking, and KPI tracking as needed
Attend monthly student ministry team meeting and all staff quarterly meetings
Support Development fundraising efforts by inviting 2 new attendees per year to See the Story tours and/or Be the Story

Spiritual Responsibilities

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel.

As an employee of Youth for Christ and a minister of the Gospel, COYFC expects all employees to:

Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives
Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC
Regularly share the gospel message with students who come into contact with COYFC ministries

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.

We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.

We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.

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