Is Young Life a good company to work for?

Young Life has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 605 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Young Life to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Young Life have been left by employees working as Intern , Student Staff and Area Director .

Does Young Life pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Young Life employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Young Life. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Young Life?

80% of Young Life employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Young Life 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Young Life?

Area Director (92) , Staff Associate (60) , Student Staff (25) , Volunteer (13) , Intern (11) , Mission Staff (11) , Team Leader (9) , Volunteer Leader (9) , College Director (8) , Associate Area Director (7) , Area Administrator (6) , Administrative Assistant (5) , Office Administrator (5) , Summer Intern (5) , Year Long Intern (5)

What are the pros of working at Young Life according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and excited about ministry" ((in 68 reviews)); "Benefits are great!" ((in 57 reviews)); "Great staff and you get paid to tell kids about Jesus" ((in 12 reviews)); "Training is great." ((in 12 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and meaningful work" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Young Life according to real employee reviews?

"Demanding work hours and low pay" ((in 44 reviews)); "Low salary which comes with working for a profit but its so worth it to me!" ((in 20 reviews)); "Long hours, not doable if you're not passionate about the ministry and the job" ((in 13 reviews)); "No work life balance to be successful" ((in 12 reviews)); "Compensation is minimal." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Young Life locations?

Colorado Springs , Dallas , Houston , New York , Seattle , Atlanta , Chicago , Columbus , Portland , Williams , San Diego , Antelope , Minneapolis , Denver , Spokane , Jasper , Glen Spey , Weaverville , Brevard , Charlotte , Austin , Indianapolis , San Francisco , Jacksonville , Tuscaloosa , Richmond , Arlington , Saranac Lake , Phoenix , Ann Arbor

Young Life reviews

4.3

80% would recommend to a friend

(513 total reviews)

Denny Rydberg

96% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Senior management

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

Young Life has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 513 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Young Life employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

513 reviews

5.0

Sep 10, 2015

Staff Associate

Staff associate

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Pros

The community has been the best part. Caring and loving environment while excelling in reaching a world of Kids! Honestly I have had flexibility in implementing different methods not from not having club (youth service) to having just basketball and open mic to having club with longer message times. Has decent benefits 401k options, Insurance, Gym, etc... This helps with trying to care for a full family yet remain in ministry.

Cons

Downside is simply just lower then average pay. Teachers in our local school are always on strike and they get paid poorly but I struggle with having smaller pay then first year teachers.

3.0

Sep 7, 2015

Depends where you are

Area director

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Pros

There is a lot of autonomy, and freedom to do what works, depending on where you are on staff.

Cons

Leadership at the top is extremely regressive, numbers-focused, and narrow. Opportunities for advancement are basically non-existent, unless you want to be a regional director (which is entirely administrative, no real hands-on work). Some regions have terrible leadership and everyone suffers.

3.0

Aug 26, 2015

You don’t want to know how the sausage is made

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great camp locations and great benefits (especially for a non-profit). Getting to see kids "birthed" each week was an amazing experience. Worked with some very creative people.

Cons

Ever heard the expression “You don’t want to know how the sausage is made”? Stay on the volunteer side of YL and you’ll keep your idealism. You’ll notice that very few of the reviews on this site related to the camping side of YL are positive. I worked full-time at more than one property and saw way too many unethical and self-serving financial decisions by managers as well as by field staff. It was an amazing place to be but when over 80% of my time & energy was spent dealing with “politics” and placating egos rather than taking care of guests/campers, I knew it was time to go.

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