Youth Director

Job Description

 

 

Title:

Youth Director

 

 

Purpose:

To provide effective and stimulating ministry to junior high and senior high youth, in an effort to:

 

• Bring the youth to a life-changing saving faith in Jesus Christ.
• Assist the youth in understanding the importance of and value in a close personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Guide the youth through growing in their faith and knowledge of Jesus Christ.
• Equip and prepare the youth to share the "Good News" 'of Jesus Christ to others.

 

In addition, to provide effective training and leadership to the volunteer Youth staff so that they:

 

• Will be able to teach and lead in the areas of their gifts.
• Build positive relationships with the youth, to encourage them in their walk of faith.
• Grow in their own faith in God.

 

 

Responsible to:

Administrative Director

 

 

Ministry Expectations:

 

• Excel at preaching and teaching teens.
• Passion about working with teens.
• Excel at building relationships with teens.
• Ability to communicate effectively with teens in large group, small group and 1-on-1 settings.
• Experience in leading a youth program.
• Lead and develop the volunteer youth staff.
• Evaluate and develop short and long term strategies for the youth program
• Work with ministry directors to plan and develop weekday and weekend classes and programs.
• Work with the Administrative Director to formulate the youth program budget.
• Lead a youth missions trip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal qualifications:

 

• Be a mature believer in Jesus Christ.
• Be a person who maintains a close personal walk with Jesus Christ.
• Be a person who maintains a healthy relationship with others.
• Agree with the concept of an Elder led body of believers
• Show a willingness to be mentored.
• Maintains a Biblical world view.
• Complies with a background check.

 

 

Benefits to the worker:

Satisfaction of knowing that you are contributing to  the spiritual growth of teenagers in the church and inviting un-churched teenagers to commit their lives to Jesus; helping others develop the gifts of teaching and learning.