Youth Minister

Archdiocese of St. Louis; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Archdiocese of St. Louis is seeking an interim Youth Ministry Co-Lead at St. Cletus Parish in Missouri to work with the Youth Ministry Lead on core team meetings, youth group preparation, and communications within Archdiocese safety policies.

The role focuses on serving youth, supporting mass participation, and developing leadership opportunities for youth and parents. The assignment lasts three to six months and may extend if the full-time Director begins.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, business, social services, and/or psychology desired.
• Experience planning and facilitating meetings with responsibility for youth or children.
• Proven experience handling and reporting sensitive matters confidentially.
• Proven conflict resolution skills with compassion and assertiveness.
• Proven listening (vs. lecturing) skills and knowledge of how youth learn/process information.
• Knowledgeable and articulate on generational differences.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a variety of audiences (youth, parents, teachers, parish staff, and community leaders).
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from pastor, internal and volunteer parish leaders (i.e., clergy, teachers, Principal, parish council, finance committee).
• Task driven, organized and ability to manage multiple projects without becoming visibly overwhelmed.
• Detail-oriented, especially related to forms and other paperwork required for events, retreats, etc.
• Knowledge of and experience with social media/communication and branding significance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and communicate Core Team meetings with agendas and action items.
• Model positive leadership in line with parish mission and values.
• Communicate safety concerns to the Pastor.
• Maintain trust with Core Team and youth through facilitation.
• Support Lead in fostering harmonious Lead/Co-Lead relationship.
• Complete delegated tasks by Lead to ensure collaboration with parents and community.
• Meet monthly with Pastor to report progress and address barriers.

Skills

Meeting facilitation

Confidential reporting

Conflict resolution

Active listening

Generational differences

Stakeholder communication

Public speaking

Multitasking

Social media branding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Summary

St. Cletus Parish is seeking an interim, temporary Youth Ministry Co-Lead. The Co-Lead for the Youth Ministry will collaborate with a Youth Ministry Lead to ensure proactive and effective Core Team and Youth Group meeting preparation and communication; providing a safe environment for youth and communicating proactively in accordance with the Archdiocese office of youth safety and protection policies and processes; modeling mass etiquette supporting the mission, vision, values and ordinary rites of the mass; and growing in opportunities provided by St. Cletus for spiritual formation and leadership development. The Youth Ministry Co-Lead will be mentored by the Youth Ministry Lead who will provide strategic oversite for the Youth Ministry Program while the Co-Lead will serve to ensure operational goals are implemented for youth and parents. NOTE: The interim, temporary Youth Ministry Co-Lead assignment is anticipated to last between three and six months and may conclude earlier if the full-time Director of Family Life & Youth Ministry is hired and begins employment. The assignment may also be extended beyond six months if circumstances warrant and the appropriate approvals are obtained.

Job Responsibilities

Core Team & Youth Group Meeting Preparation & Communication

• Collaborates with Youth Ministry Lead to provide engaging, informative Core Team meetings with agendas and action items.
• Models positive, supportive behaviors in sync with the St. Cletus Pastor, its mission, vision, and values.
• Communicates relevant concerns, feedback, or information that may affect the safety, well-being, or effective operation of the Youth Ministry to the Pastor.
• Maintains trust with the Core Team and youth through consistent and proven facilitation skills; takes direction from the Lead especially mentoring opportunities arise to utilize talents and strengths to grow the Youth Group or strengthen parental, parish, school, or community relationships.
• Supports Youth Ministry Lead in word and actions, creating a harmonious Lead/Co-Lead relationship evident to the Core Team and Youth.
• Accomplishes tasks and deadlines as delegated by the Lead to ensure solid collaboration and communication with key stakeholders to include parents, teachers, and community leaders as appropriate (i.e., retreat planning meetings, letters to youth, etc.)
• In collaboration with the Youth Ministry Lead, meets with Pastor monthly to report accomplishments, concerns, questions, ways Pastor can remove any barriers.

Youth Safety Environment & Communication

• Supports Youth Ministry Lead in upholding clear communication related to all applicable Archdiocese Safe Environment policies and legal reporting requirements regarding suspected abuse, neglect, or other concerns involving the safety of minors.
• Reports concerns per the policy established by the archdiocese and applicable laws to the St. Cletus Pastor and the Archdiocese Safe Environment Coordinator.
• Attends Youth Mass on Sundays.
• Honors the ordinary rite “Novus Ordo” of the mass celebrated at St. Cletus Parish instead of the extraordinary rite, “Roman Rite” or the Latin Mass.
• Models leadership behaviors during mass for the youth (i.e., attends mass on time, stays until the end, accepts communion from all extraordinary ministers, not just the Pastor, places phone on silent, etc.)
• Participates in St. Cletus’ recommended formation and development opportunities to grow spiritual gifts and leadership development skills for the common good of the youth, the Core Team, the Parish and School, the St. Cletus community and the individual’s personal and professional growth.

Job Requirements

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, business, social services, and/or psychology desired.
• Experience planning and facilitating meetings with responsibility for youth or children.
• Proven experience handling and reporting sensitive matters confidentially.
• Proven conflict resolution skills with compassion and assertiveness.
• Proven listening (vs. lecturing) skills and knowledge of how youth learn/process information.
• Knowledgeable and articulate on generational differences.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a variety of audiences (youth, parents, teachers, parish staff, and community leaders.)
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from pastor, internal and volunteer parish leaders (i.e., clergy, teachers, Principal, parish council, finance committee.)
• Task driven, organized and ability to manage multiple projects without becoming visibly overwhelmed.
• Detail-oriented, especially related to forms and other paperwork required for events, retreats, etc.
• Knowledge of and experience with social media/communication and branding significance.

Personal Qualifications

• Willingness to support the mission and structure of the Catholic Church.
• Willingness to work in a team environment,
• Willingness to participate in continuing education in spiritual formation, leadership development, feedback practices, and coaching.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.
Pre-Employment Screening
All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screening will include criminal background check, Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, employment and educational licensure/certification verification, health screening, and any other screenings deemed necessary for employment. Any offer would be contingent upon successful completion of any required screening.

Our Mission

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Work/life balance is so important to the archdiocese. After all, our business is about making life easier and better—and we want that for you and your career just as much as our consumers and their day-to-day lives. That’s why we offer flexible working times, remote working options, generous paid vacation increasing with service, and personal leaves of absence.

As well as being able to make the most of life at home, you’ll also be able to contribute to the Archdiocese sponsored volunteer events. You can discover more about who we’re working with near you, and you can always ask us more about this at events and interviews—we love to see how passionate our people are about giving back.