Staff Associate – West Chester University

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Description:

West Chester University (WCU) is one of the largest public universities in Pennsylvania with a current enrollment of 17,500 students (15K-Undergraduate, 2500-Graduate).  Situated in Chester County, PA (see link below),  Young Life has been discipling students on WCU’s campus to reach high school and middle students for decades.  In September 2022, realizing the need for broader campus outreach, the Young Life College ministry began. 

West Chester:  https://vista.today/2023/01/west-chester-place-to-live/

Currently, there is a team in place with one part-time staff (10 hrs./week) and 5 volunteers who are leading small groups, fall weekend outreach trips, regular campus events and a spring work weekend.   Based on statistics that have shown consistently high percentages of WCU graduates who remain in the Philadelphia region following graduation, WCU has become a strategic focus in the Liberty Region for future volunteer and staff recruitment.

We are looking for a Staff Associate* who will assist in both leading the existing team of volunteers and the vision to reach students on campus with the Gospel.

(*If qualified, we are open to interviewing current Young Life SA’s for the College Director I position)  

 Qualities of Life and Ministry in Chester County Young Life:

 ●  Ministry community and partnership with Area Directors from surrounding YL areas: Chester County (Wil Hall) and Southern Chester County (Madalyn Kugler).    

●  College leader pipeline from surrounding Young Life areas sending Young Life alumni to WCU.

●  The ability to invest in and develop leaders on the campus.

●  Adults in the community willing to partner with the YL college staff to ensure ministry health and growth.

●  Rich history of Young Life on and near the campus.     

Responsibilities:

Spiritual Formation: "Following Jesus" includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, and church relationships.

 ●  Commit to understanding God’s Word and practicing spiritual disciplines including retreat and reflection times.   

●  Actively participate in a church community and the spiritual life of the Young Life community.

●  Lead the ministry and individuals in spiritual development and prayer.

●  Help ensure that all Young Life ministry in the area is designed and carried out with a dependence on prayer that takes place out of the overflow of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.    

Leadership Development: “Equipping leaders, committee, and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision, and vision casting.

 ●  Cast the vision for campus ministry and maintain healthy ministry teams by recruiting, mobilizing, and retaining teams of staff and volunteers.   

●  Recruiting: Assist in recruiting, developing, and empowering college-aged students to carry on the work of the ministry in a way that is unique to their campus yet consistent with the mission and values of Young Life.

●  Mobilizing: Assist in developing a student leadership team that creates opportunities for college-aged individuals to discover Jesus, build community, and live out their faith in service.

●  Retaining: Help model excellent contact work, club, small group ministry, camping, and service opportunities. When appropriate