Employment Category: Full Time Employment
Type: Exempt
Supervisor: Pastor
General Description
The Youth Minister Coordinator (director) is a member of the parish staff who provides primary leadership for the design and implementation of parish ministry to its youth.
Job Responsibilities
- Plan and implement a youth program for middle school students.
- Plan and implement a youth program for high school students.
- Coordinate events, retreats, trips, mission trips, conferences for youth.
- Organize and supervise suitable fundraising activities for youth ministry.
- Schedule and oversee Baccalaureate Mass.
- Organize the youth to lead the Stations of the Cross during the Lenten season.
- Recruit adult leaders to maintain adequate supervision and provide for safety at all times. Ensure that all leaders and volunteers are compliant with the Diocese of Knoxville safe environment program.
- Ensure that all Diocese of Knoxville safe environment procedures are followed at all events and when working with the youth of the parish.
- Prepare a yearly budget for all youth related activities and follow the set budget.
- Work with the Diocese of Knoxville youth ministry office in keeping up to date on diocesan activities.
- Promote Diocese of Knoxville youth events to youth of parish.
- Promote events in the parish pertaining to youth ministry.
- All youth programs must be in conformity with Catholic teaching.
- Attend staff meetings.
- Where appropriate, refer youth and parents to suitable updated reading and resource materials for youth spiritual and catechetical information and enrichment.
- Recruit Youth for active participation in the life of the Parish
- Maintain current catechist and youth ministry Diocesan certification and attend formation programs when appropriate to the Ministry.
Qualifications
- Active member of the Roman Catholic Church with the knowledge and ability to share the Catholic faith.
- Paraprofessional helping/counseling listening skills, crisis intervention and referral skills, group processing and facilitation skills.
- Organizational skills, including time management, delegation, planning and budgeting.
- Ability to design and implement a variety of youth oriented programs.
- Ability to work with parents and children of all ages.
- 3-5 years’ experience in parish youth ministry.
- Fluency in English and Spanish preferred.
- Certification in Youth Ministry preferred
- Knowledge of adolescent/preteen spiritual/personal development, youth cultures and sociology.
