Youth Outreach Area Director

PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 

Timber Bay exists to bring the hope and love of Jesus Christ to youth. 

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

The Area Director is key to accomplishing our purpose. They develop and direct a total community outreach program to youth living in or near a specific community. Responsibilities of an Area Director focus in five areas: 

● Fundraising and Personal Support Development, 

● Community Program Development, 

● Assisting with Camp and Retreat Programming, 

● Business and Ministry Management, 

● Staff Development and Support. 

Specific responsibilities can include: 

1. Continuing an active outreach to youth. 

2. Building relationships with youth in need of a mentor. 

3. Developing referral relationships with community juvenile services, authorities and school personnel. 

4. Recruiting, training and managing volunteers, interns and staff. 

5. Planning and implementing activities for small groups, large groups and individual mentoring. 

6. Raising funds for both your personal salary and community programs and expenses as needed. 

7. Assisting in planning and implementing various camp programming with other Timber Bay Community ministries as needed. 

8. Preparing and presenting chapels, devotionals, Bible studies, etc. 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 

Because of the nature of our work with youth, we hire people with a high level of integrity and compassion for marginalized youth. As an Area Director, you come to Timber Bay with: 

● Your personal life in order in areas like your relationship with Christ, family relations, social and psychological adjustments. 

● A commitment to a local church’s body of believers. 

● A care and comfort relating to youth. 

● Physically fit enough to do programming in community and camping ministry. 

● A desire to continue learning in areas relevant to your ministry to our youth such as Bible study, abuse prevention and family systems, chemical dependency treatment, etc. 

● A completed application packet on file with a clear background check and thorough reference check. 

● A signed Code of Conduct and Statement of Faith on file. 

● A desire to follow through with our training process. 

SKILLS, GIFTS AND TALENTS 

The Area Director will operate their ministry out of the skills, gifts and interests they already possess. People skills, listening skills, leadership skills and being part of work teams are important skills to possess and grow in. While training in fundraising is provided, communicating the ministry vision and need for partners is critical.

ADDITIONAL NOTES 

The Area Director will strive to: 

● Maintain attitudes and behavior that honors Jesus Christ in your public and private life. A “professional” approach to Timber Bay youth, means relating to youth, volunteers and fellow staff in love, with objectivity, with a moral ethic and confidentiality, 

● Demonstrate a proper use of loving limits and control to maintain programs that honor God and ministers to teens who may have behavioral challenges. The Area Director will also be attentive to the needs and concerns of the parent(s) of the youth we serve, 

● Lead the team they develop in their community Timber Bay ministry, but also work in teams with other Area Directors, Outreach Staff, Camp Staff and Central Service Support Staff. They also contact and build relationships with community professionals like school counselors, police and social workers. 

● Understand and maintain the standards of the Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability (ECFA). 

● Will also be trained in and follow our business and ministry management practices, safety protocols, and working procedures. 

The Area Director will also be trained in and follow our business and ministry management practices, safety protocols and working procedures. As a deputized organizational fundraiser, the candidate’s salary, expenses and benefits are solely dependent on their personal financial development. Candidate understands that any employment, both paid or unpaid, which might be offered to me by YIF is "at will" and of indefinite duration, that either I or YIF may terminate that employment at any time, with or without notice and for any reason, that no agreement to the contrary will be recognized by YIF.