City Life Area Director

Job Details

Job Title: City Life Area Director 
Church Name: South Texas Youth for Christ
Status:Full-time
San Antonio 

Job Description: The Area Director plays a pivotal role in leading and supporting ministry staff, ensuring ministry sites are healthy and aligned with organizational standards, and fostering a culture of spiritual growth, accountability, and team unity. This position requires a dynamic leader who integrates spiritual maturity, strategic thinking, and relational skills to guide teams and empower ministry effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities: 

Staff Leadership & Supervision

• Spiritual Leadership: Guide staff with discernment and prayer-centered leadership during one-on-one meetings, offering support for personal and spiritual growth.
• Responsibility/Accountability: Ensure staff adhere to YFC and STYFC policies, fulfill job roles, and meet performance expectations. Address issues through problem-solving, restoration plans, or disciplinary actions.
• Coaching & Development: Conduct regular check-ins and developmental meetings to help staff grow professionally and spiritually.
• Team Culture: Foster a positive, unified team environment where members support one another and thrive in joyful camaraderie.
• Shepherd’s Heart: Provide care with empathy, emotional intelligence, and a servant-leadership mindset.
• Conflict Resolution: Facilitate resolutions between leaders and address situations that may lead to disciplinary actions.
• YLP Ministries: Supervise and collaborate with YLP Ministries, including residents in your area.

Site Oversight & Ministry Health

• Healthy Sites: Monitor ministry site health by ensuring site directors implement YFC standards.
• Site Visits: Conduct site visits at least once per semester to assess and support site performance.
• Cross-functional Roles: Adapt to various ministry needs, managing multiple responsibilities and partnering with community organizations.
• Volunteer Management: Empower and champion Site Directors to Recruit, train, and retain volunteers, building a strong support system for ministry.
• Partnership Development: Build and maintain community relationships, creating partnerships that support ministry goals.
  

Community Champions Team

• Collaborate with the CCT chairperson to guide the team in achieving the core principles of a CCT. Actively participate in CCT meetings, serving as a vital link between the staff and the CCT to ensure seamless communication and alignment.

Strategic Leadership & Planning

• Vision Casting: Inspire teams with a clear vision aligned to YFC’s mission, empowering creativity and innovation.
• Goal Setting: Track progress on quarterly priorities and support staff in achieving ministry goals.
• Event Coordination: Assist with team event planning and provide leadership in organizing impactful gatherings.

Administrative Oversight

• Fundraising: Achieve personal fundraising goals while motivating and supporting team members to secure their funding.
• Time Management: Help staff manage workloads, track hours, and develop healthy work rhythms.
• Systems & Organization: Create systems and routines to empower team efficiency while maintaining flexibility.
• Meetings: Facilitate ministry leadership meetings, team meetings, and one-on-one sessions.

Administrative Tasks

• Oversee staff 60-Day Reports.
  Ensure monthly updates to Impact & Site Trackers.
• Respond to emails effectively and use them for documentation.
• Complete annual CPT Reports with the team.

Human Resources Compliance and Best Practices

• Compliance & Reporting: Ensure adherence to employment laws, confidentiality policies, and incident reporting guidelines.
• Disciplinary Actions & Terminations:
• Implement discipline processes.
• Document performance issues to mitigate legal risks.
• Ensure compliance with termination laws and procedures.
• Reporting & Compliance: Handle incident reporting and legal violations effectively.
• Confidentiality & Data Protection: Safeguard employee privacy and sensitive data.
• Wage & Hour Compliance: Ensure compliance with FLSA (minimum wage, overtime, classifications).
• Workplace Harassment & Discrimination: Address and prevent harassment and discrimination through training and policies.
• Employment Law & Regulations: Follow anti-discrimination laws and classify employees correctly.

Confidentiality:

• Maintain Confidentiality: Ensure that confidential information about staff, volunteers, or kids is not shared inappropriately.
• Incident Reporting Protocol: When an incident is reported, refrain from discussing specific names or details with others on the team. Such matters should only be shared with your supervisor or within the leadership team as necessary. Beyond that, it is crucial to respect confidentiality and handle these situations with discretion.
• Empower Others to Uphold Confidentiality: Lead by example and encourage staff, volunteers, and peers to prioritize confidentiality in their conversations and actions. Reinforce the importance of discretion and guide others to follow appropriate protocols in handling sensitive information.

Key Qualifications

1. Spiritual Maturity: Demonstrates an authentic, passionate relationship with Jesus and integrates faith into leadership.
2. Empathy & Emotional Intelligence: Sensitive to staff needs while balancing accountability and morale.
3. Strategic Thinking: Skilled in planning, prioritizing, and developing systems for team efficiency. 
   
4. Organizational Skills: Effectively manages schedules, priorities, and administrative tasks. 
   
5. Communication Excellence: Communicates clearly, professionally, and adaptively in writing and speech. 
   
6. Fundraising Capability: Fully funded and able to coach others to meet fundraising goals. 
   
7. Humility & Integrity: Approachable, teachable, and committed to servant leadership. Character that consistently displays high biblical, moral, and ethical fiber. 

Fundraising Responsibilities (Required)

At South Texas Youth for Christ (STYFC), every staff role—including this Area Director position—is a missionary role. That means raising personal financial support is not just encouraged—it’s required.

We believe in equipping leaders who are called, trained, and fully funded to serve in ministry with sustainability and joy. You won’t walk this path alone—STYFC and Youth For Christ USA provide comprehensive, proven training to help you build a healthy support team from your personal network. When leaders fully engage in the training and trust the process, they succeed.

As a ministry leader, you will be expected to:

• Initiate and maintain personal fundraising efforts, reaching full financial support within the first year of employment.
• Build and maintain relationships with supporters through personal meetings, handwritten notes, and consistent communication.
• Invite your circle of influence to engage through fundraising events, monthly giving, and prayer support.
• Lead by example in cultivating a support team that fuels the mission of reaching lost youth with the hope of Jesus.

If you're called to lead leaders through youth ministry, passionate about discipleship, and willing to boldly step out in faith—this role offers a powerful opportunity to grow, lead, and transform lives. We’ll give you the tools, training, and team to help you thrive.

Annual Salary (or range):$50k-$60K 

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