Adventures Director

Position Overview:

Note: This position is funded by personal support-raising.*

Youth Dynamics’ vision is to see youth transformed by the power of Christ, integrated into the local church, and impacting their world for Him. This full-time ministry position exists to support this vision. 

This role will be partially responsible for the Human Resources program, policies, and practices, either performing the following duties personally or delegating to individuals throughout the ministry.

Key Responsibilities and Expectations

• Ministry Development:  Develop, oversee, and supervise all aspects of YD Adventures Base, including all core and operational competencies. 
• Individual Staff Development:  Ensuring each direct report clearly understands their ongoing job responsibilities, ministry plan and personal development plan.  Included is an expectation for consistent evaluation, ongoing coaching and encouragement
• Leadership: Providing vision, direction and inspiration.7. Volunteer Development:  Develop, oversee, and supervise all Volunteer Development within YD Adventures Base.  This includes recruitment, training and care.
• Leadership team: Be an active member of the Youth Dynamics leadership team.
• Strategic Planning: Utilize Youth Dynamics’ existing strategic planning process; consistently plan for efforts to achieve the Strategic Outcomes for YD Adventures base. 
• Management: Coordinating human and material resources to effectively and efficiently accomplish goals by using skills in planning, organizing, directing, controlling and executing.
• Team Development:  Recruit and hire a team of staff to grow YD Adventures Base.  Make all hiring decisions and consult with the President on termination decisions.  Create a healthy team culture that aligns to the overall ministry of Youth Dynamics.  
• Fund-Raising: Is able to raise 100% of personal support as well as ensure full funding for Adventure base and staff.
• Time-Management: Plan and organize own use of time, meets deadlines, and doesn’t have to continually rely on the last minute.
• Administration: Implement ministry wide use of reports and strategic outcome tracking tools.
• Initiative/Creativity: Proactive, self-starting, seizes opportunities, and originates action to achieve goals.
• Resilience: Maintain high performance levels under pressure and/or opposition and is able to maintain passion in the face of disappointments, criticism, and/or rejection.
• Communication: Effectively communicate to various audiences through written and verbal skills.

Reports to: VP of Adventures

Supervises: Base Staff, Volunteers

Works Collaboratively with: Other Adventure Base Directors, President, Mission Services

Qualifications:

1. Active and growing relationships with Christ and willingness to sign Youth Dynamics Statement of Faith.
2. Teachable Spirit
3. Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with people from varied cultural, socioeconomic, educational, and experiential backgrounds
4. Passion for reaching young people in the Pacific Northwest
5. 5 years of management experience
6. 3 years youth ministry experience, plus 5 years adventure-based ministry experience.
   
7. Collaborative management style and approach. Strong leadership skills.

Salary and Benefits:

• Pay* $TBDk+ DOE 
• Health, dental & vision insurance reimbursement options
• 401k retirement plan - organizational match (up to 3%)
• Paid time off

*Compensation - The Support Raising Journey:

Youth Dynamics partners with Via Generosity (www.viagenerosity.org) to offer the best and most updated training on raising personal support. You will be provided with a personal support raising coach as well as all of the necessary training to successfully:

• Raise 100% of salary, benefits, and necessary ministry expenses to meet your financial goals.
• Best-in-class training to maintain financial vitality and great donor care.
• Communicate ministry updates and progress to donor partners.

Job Type: 

Full-Time. Candidate must live near the adventure base location. Occasional travel required.