Shepherd Staff is honored to be working with Youth Hope in the Quad Cities (Moline, Illinois) as they search for their next Youth Centers Director. Youth Hope is a Christian ministry that has served at-risk children and teens across the Quad Cities for nearly a century. Its distinctive model connects community outreach, year-round youth centers, and summer camp into one continuous path of relationship and discipleship.

The Youth Centers Director will lead Youth Hope’s youth centers in Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport, the heart of the ministry’s daily work. As a member of the lead team and a strategic partner to the Executive Director, this leader will build the systems, standards, and leadership depth needed to strengthen every center and prepare the ministry for expansion into new communities.

The ideal candidate will be:

• A strategic multi-site leader 
• A builder of leadership capacity 
• A secure and collaborative integrator 
• A mission-driven practitioner 
• A called and grounded steward 

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Youth Centers Director carries full responsibility for Youth Hope’s youth centers. This includes oversight of program directors at each site and of ministry programs that reach children and teens across the organization. The Director will unify practice across every location so that each young person receives the same consistent care, safety, and encounter with the gospel. They will also connect the centers with Youth Hope’s outreach and camp ministries, turning first-time connections and spiritual decisions into lasting relationships.

This role is well suited to a leader who is energized by building, comfortable working at a strong pace, and present in the centers during afternoon and evening programming. Youth Hope offers a proven model, a supportive board, an Executive Director ready to entrust meaningful authority, and real room to grow.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, coach, and supervise the program directors across all youth centers and specialty programs.
• Establish and maintain consistent standards, procedures, and policies across every site, including safety, transportation, intake, and spending.
• Set clear goals and measures of success, and track attendance, engagement, and discipleship outcomes.
• Steward center budgets and resources with care and accountability.
• Build the capacity of each center to serve more young people, in partnership with outreach, camp, and volunteer leadership.
• Ensure strong follow-up and discipleship pathways for young people connected through outreach events and camp.
• Serve on the lead team, contributing to organizational strategy, expansion planning, and fundraising efforts.
• Maintain a regular presence in programs and support staff in responding to the needs of young people and families.

More detailed information about this opportunity will be made available to you once you click the “Apply For This Job” button. That step allows you to confidentially express your interest and gain access to additional insights about the role and church. By “confidential,” we mean your information will not be shared with this or any other church without your knowledge and permission, following a full conversation with one of our consultants.

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