Mobile Hope is a growing non-profit organization that seeks to build relationships, hope and a culture of achievement within mobile home communities through education, healthy activities, resource connections and faith development. For more information visit www.mobilehopemn.org.
The Mobile Hope Blaine TreeHouse Program Director provides leadership to the delivery of the TreeHouse youth program and services, including Connect youth nights, peer support groups, and one-on-one mentoring to the teens within the mobile home park and surrounding communities. Through safe, grace-based environments and one-to-one mentoring, teens build healthy relationships, better coping skills, and a sense of purpose rooted in the living hope of Jesus, unleashing untold potential in themselves and their communities.
What we are looking for Mobile Hope is seeking a TreeHouse program director to develop and lead programming at our site in Blaine, MN. Key characteristics include a self-motivated individual, high initiative, the desire to build the TreeHouse model in a unique environment, and the ability to influence and inspire others to invest their time, heart, and resources to come alongside TreeHouse teens.
Essential attributes include spiritual maturity, a heart for teens, an unflappable demeanor, and the proven ability to manage people and programs. Training will be provided by a collaborative and passionate team. All Mobile Hope Staff have the responsibility to maintain a healthy faith relationship with God, maintain their marriage/family as a priority, be a person of integrity and good moral standing consistent with the teachings of scripture, and participate in a local church of their choosing.
Job Responsibilities:
• Oversee the planning and delivery of programs and activities for 7/8th-12th grade students at your site/area in accordance with the TreeHouse model, including Connect groups, Peer Support Groups, One-on-one mentoring, trips, and additional activities.
• Recruitment and training of volunteers necessary for programs and students desiring mentors.
• Oversee, manage and coach volunteers at TreeHouse events and activities.
• Build trusted relationships with teens within your service area and inviting them to participate in TreeHouse and other appropriate Mobile Hope activities through the year.
• Meet regularly with youth participating in the TreeHouse program for one-on-one mentoring activities, building trusted relationships, and modeling a healthy and positive lifestyle of integrity
• Maintain strong communication with youth and parents/guardians of youth within the program.
• Planning and delivery of weekly youth talks based on the TreeHouse curriculum for both Connect groups and Peer Support Groups.
• Provide facilitation and support for Peer Support Group gatherings.
• Develop a good working relationship with the local schools, social workers, courts, probation officers, pastors, parents, etc; recruiting area youth through consistent referrals from these sources.
• Track, gather, and report necessary data for evaluation of the effectiveness of all programs on a consistent basis. • Lead, participate, and ensure the safety of youth and volunteers at all events and activities.
• Set up, tear down, maintaining, and care of program space/buildings.
• Execution and monitoring of Mobile Hope policy requirements for staff and volunteers.
• Cultivate and maintain a team of ministry supporters equivalent to 50% anticipated salary with training and support from staff.
• Other duties as assigned.
Skills and Abilities Needed:
• Planning, organizational, and collaborative skills.
• Ability to work well with a variety of ages, personalities, cultures, and backgrounds.
• Ability to speak in public and teach/lead large group meetings.
• Excellent organization and communications skills essential.
• Individual should be self-motivated and able to work effectively independently as well as a member of a team.
• Knowledge and ability to use applicable technology and systems to meet work needs (such as Google docs, Microsoft office, social media, and web tools).
• Ability to work successfully with a wide variety of constituents including donors, board members, volunteers, and those served by the organization. • High levels of integrity, trustworthiness, flexibility, compassion, and humor are necessary.
• Strengths in the character traits of compassion, flexibility, honesty, integrity, and patience.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree (B.A or B.S.) in Youth Ministry, Social Work, Education, or a related field and at least 3 years of related experience preferred.
Qualifications:
• 3 or more years of experience providing direct service to at-risk youth.
• Demonstrated success in providing leadership to staff or volunteers.
• Spanish language speaker desired, but not required.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills – written and oral.
• Valid drivers license, auto insurance, and 5+ years driving experience.
• A deep, personal faith in Jesus Christ.
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Then, in 2015 through a partnership with the City of Corcoran, the Hope Center was built in Maple Hill Estates to better meet the needs the community had named. The multi-purpose community center offers a safe space for neighbors to gather, for events
and programs to be offered, for staff to connect with neighbors and to connect them with resources. The increased space gave Mobile Hope the ability to expand the programs, services and opportunities available to all residents.
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In 2017, a group of community partners and churches asked Mobile Hope to assist them in serving families in Dayton Park Properties. Two years later, we were approached to take over operations for this team and adopt Dayton Park as our second official
location. Staff were able to build relationships within the community, began offering regular programming and needed services and community connections. In February of 2019, we began to work out of a Hope Center site brought together by community supporters
in partnership with the park management.
In 2023, Mobile Hope was invited by park ownership and community partners to consider adding a third site at Centennial Square in Blaine, MN. Being such a large mobile home community of 568 homes, we spent close to the next year gathering information
and preparing for a proper launch into the community. In May of 2024, we began assisting with summer programs and in the fall, launched regular after school programming and community events. ?
?Faith in Action
Mobile Hope was formed on the foundation of our Christian faith, which compels us to both love God and love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:36-40). We wish to see all people, regardless of economic status or culture, as God sees them and honor Him
by serving those around us. This is what drives all we do. We do so, with the hope offered to us, and which we pass along to others, which is the hope of Jesus Christ manifest in action. This hope is clearly stated in our theme-verse of Romans 15:13 -
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
While we are a Christian ministry, participation in any of our programs and services is voluntary. Residents may choose to participate in some or all of our available programs and services and are never required to participate in faith-based programming
to receive services.
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