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East Hills Area Administrator

Young Life
Sweetwater, United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Mar 2026

About the role

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Because of Young Life’s exclusive Christian purposes of evangelism and discipleship as set forth in its Articles of Incorporation and in these Bylaws, and to reflect what has always been and will continue to be the position of Young Life, specifically the Christian belief that each and every employee and volunteer of the corporation should minister as a servant of God with the primary responsibility of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ and, as such, is an integral part of the Christian mission and ministry of the corporation,
Young Life shall only employ individuals or enlist volunteer leaders who: (a) profess a belief in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord; and (b) subscribe to the statements and policies required of all Young Life staff, including the Young Life Statement of Faith. Therefore, employees and volunteers of Young Life, during working and nonworking hours, shall: (i) be ready, willing and able to fulfill such ministry functions as may be required by the organization; (ii) refrain from conduct and statements that detract from the biblical standards taught and supported by Young Life, and (iii) abide by all policies and practices of Young Life including, without limitation, those related to religious belief or ministry activities.

Job Specific Working Conditions:

East Hills Young Life in East Tennessee is a beautiful rural area rich with lakes, rivers, mountains, and farms, following I-75 between Knoxville and Chattanooga. Young Life started in Sweetwater in 2005 and currently serves students in two counties: Monroe and McMinn. This job will serve communities in both counties and requires candidates to reside locally. 

Area Office Administrator I

Summary:
This position provides administrative support, enabling the Young Life field ministry area office to function an organized and efficient manner.


Essential Duties:
  • Written and Verbal Communication

  • Answer correspondence, do filing and prepare mailings.

  • Answer phones.

  • Respond to voicemail, e-mail and phone calls in a timely and professional manner.

  • Gather articles, pictures, layout, production, mail, etc. for newsletter from area staff.

  • Create club/event postcards, flyers, and/or maps.

  • Send prayer e-mails and monthly updates.

  • Send personal support mailings.

  • Create and maintain area M-Site.

  • Send thank-you letters to donors.

  • Interact with area office assistant, area directors, area committee, volunteer team leaders and leaders with area.


  • Administration

  • Process and track donations.

  • Maintain donor and leader databases, ensuring that leader forms, driver questionnaires and criminal background checks are up-to-date.

  • Manage monthly expenses and budgets, including area bank account records, FDT, area and staff expense reports.

  • Accounting: pay bills, submit bank account records/purchase card expenses and donations and make copies, evaluate financial monthly status and update FDT each month.

  • 5.Maintain contact databases including the following:
  • Update area donor database on a regular basis.

  • Enter club card data into kid database.

  • Update parent database.

  • Maintain newsletter recipient list.

  • Create and maintain banquet invitation list.

  • Update contact in Palm/Outlook.

  • Update e-mail distribution lists: club kids, campaigners, committee, leaders and prayer partners.

  • 6.Human Resource for Regional Administrators
  • Track and report vacation, sick and personal days for eligible area staff.

  • Submit timesheets for hourly staff.

  • Complete Personnel Action Requests and required documents to hire or terminate area staff and forward to region for approval.


  • C.Event Administration
    1.Coordinate area meetings, including:
  • Area Staff Meetings

  • Area leadership meetings

  • Area committee meetings

  • 2.Camp
  • Track participation, payments, health forms and how much each kid has earned in fundraisers.

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