Where
Alexandria, MN
Job Type
Part-Time
Posted On
December 6, 2024
Classification
Non-Exempt
Category
Ministry
Location / Chapter
West Central Minnesota Area
Ministry Model
Parent Life
Compensation
TBD
Hours
15-20 hours/week
Parent Life reaches expectant and parenting teens and their children through intentional relationships with trained adults and community partnerships. Through a holistic approach, Parent Life seeks to empower teens to make good choices, further their education, and move toward independent living, positive parenting, and a relationship with Jesus Christ.
The role of the Parent Life director is be a minister of the Gospel and engage volunteers in authentic Christ-sharing relationship with teen parents. Under the direction of the Ministry Supervisor, the Parent Life director is responsible for the building, growth, and development of volunteers for the Parent Life program in Alexandria, MN.
The Parent Life Director is a professional position that requires spiritual and organizational leadership skills, the ability to work with and through other people, and strong communication skills. Must embrace and build a team that embodies YFC’s Cultural Attributes: Christ-centered, enduring humility, relentless trust, courageous faithfulness, joyful camaraderie, and kingdom inspired diversity. Must seek to implement relational ministry actions to develop Authentic Christ-Sharing Relationships with young people within the context of their YFC ministry model.
Essential Job Functions and Duties:
Ministry Program Development (40%)
Volunteer Recruitment and Development (40%)
Community Development and Fundraising (20%)
.All YFC employees will be asked to be involved in the Stewardship functions of YFC. These opportunities could include fund raising events, pursuing and nurturing YFC donor contacts, and other opportunities as provided.
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 an associate minister of the Gospel, YFC expects all employees to:
Knowledge & Skills
Our cultural attributes are not about competency. It is an obedience to the call of Christ on our lives. YFC believes that spiritually healthy adults fosters healthy relationships with our kids. We place a heavy commitment and emphasis on developing and equipping a Christ-centered life marked by Enduring Humility, Relentless Trust, Joyful Camaraderie, Courageous Faithfulness and Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Willing to demonstrate and/or possesses the following:
Credentials Required & Preferred Education
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.
YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, Youth For Christ 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.