Director of Youth Ministries-Part Time (grades 6-12)

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DEERFIELD ILL; Deerfield (IL); On-site; Part time

Job summary

A leading religious institution is seeking a Director of Youth Ministries (Part-Time) to strengthen and support youth engagement, faith formation, and family connections. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing programs for youth grades 6-12, recruiting and training volunteers, and facilitating mission experiences. This is a part-time role focused on community and spiritual growth with a flexible schedule around 20 hours a week.

Qualifications

• Confident faith and hope filled spirit.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with children and families in a ministry setting.
• Proven leadership and strong communication skills.
• Experience in teaching and mentoring children.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement faith formation curriculum for youth grades 6-12.
• Recruit and supervise volunteer leadership for youth ministries.
• Assist with planning domestic and international mission trips.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Event Planning

Engagement with Families

Mentoring

Job description

Director of Youth Ministries-Part Time (grades 6-12)

Director of Youth Ministries-Part Time (grades 6-12)

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Position Description: Director of Youth Ministries (grades 6-12)-Part Time

Purpose: Strengthen, support, and encourage a vital ministry for and with youth and their families that builds an environment for gaining wisdom, growing faith, gathering courage, cultivating friendship and expanding wholeness.

Ministry Responsibilities

• Work with the Pastor, the Council for Christian Education and its subcommittees to create and implement faith formation curriculum and program ministries for youth grades 6th to college age and their families.
• Recruit, train, motivate, and supervise volunteer leadership dedicated to all youth educational ministries including Sunday School, Tuesday Nights Together, off-site studies and experiences, special events and service opportunities.
• Assist with planning and implementation of seasonal and short-term educational programing for youth including a domestic mission trip for Jr Highs and an international mission trip for Senior Highs.
• Cultivate and support warm and strong connections between all families, members, and visitors of the church and the broader life of the Church.
• Assist pastoral staff and Board of Deacons with care giving as it relates to families and youth.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Coordinate proactive communications for Youth Ministries through newsletters, email/eblasts, weekly announcements, website content, social media and others as needed
• Work with the office staff to supervise the recording and maintenance of program databases, financial records, scholarships, facilities use and calendar that relate to youth ministries in the life of the congregation
• Meet with the Pastor and staff regularly

Qualifications

• Confident faith and hope filled spirit
• Demonstrated ability to engage with children and families in a ministry setting
• Proven leadership and strong communication skills
• Experience in teaching and mentoring children
• People skills that exhibit kindness, commitment to faith formation
• Proficiency in event planning

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Ability to Commute: First Presbyterian Church, 824 Waukegan Road,Deerfield, IL 60015

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Religious Institutions

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