Youth Ministry Director Job Description

Purpose and Overview: 

The Youth Ministry Director will build young disciples for Christ by developing and implementing a comprehensive approach to youth ministry in the areas of group building, worship, discipleship, mission, and outreach while serving as a spiritual leader and role model. 

Who we are:

Standale Reformed Church is a congregation of the Reformed Church of America (RCA). Our congregation is age-diverse and passionate about an inspiring, life-giving worship experience. We strive to live out our mission each and every day: Loving and leading people into a maturing relationship with Christ as we walk across the community. 

Characteristics of the Youth Ministry Director:

• Possess strong leadership skills to develop and foster a vibrant youth ministry so that our youth feel both loved and supported by their congregation and also learn to disciple and love others in their community

• Exude and inspire a high level of excellence and commitment to the youth ministry program so that our students have a reliable, God-fearing role model they can look up to and emulate

• Understand and own the value of a powerful youth group experience by designing engaging meetings that allow students to encounter God and open their hearts. 

Specific duties:

Plan the programs-

• Plan and deliver all ministries at SRC involving students in the 6th through 12th grades in accordance with the mission and the goals of SRC. This includes:

  • Weekly youth group meetings on Sunday nights

  • Discipleship on a smaller scale with students who are interested in taking their faith to a deeper level

  • Mission trips, fellowship, work/service projects and fundraisers to support the youth ministry and to help live out our mission of “walking across the community” 

  • Fellowship and relationship building activities

  • Connecting with students one on one by attending their extracurricular activities including but not limited to sporting events, music concerts, musicals, band competitions, etc.

Staff the Programs- 

• In consultation with the Pastor, recruit, train, and supervise teams of adult volunteers and mentors who work with youth in all aspects of youth ministry, ensuring an adequate adult to youth ratio

• Ensure that all volunteers and mentors have passed a background check and receive appropriate orientation, training, and on-going support to successfully fulfill their responsibilities. 

Lead the Programs-

• Supervise volunteers by providing direction, input and feedback

• Develop and maintain good relationships with individual students, their parents/guardians, and/or any other parental figures who might be present in their lives (this may include teachers or school administrators)

• Maintain open awareness of outside resources for developing and enhancing the youth ministry program

Maintain the Programs-

• Communicate with church team members, the congregation, and parents in an efficient manner using all available resources (text, email, website, social media, newsletter, bulletin boards, Remind app, etc.) 

• Ensure that the program operates within the approved budget

Position details:

• This position will be 10 hours a week, however, we are hopeful that the role will increase in hours as the youth group numbers increase. The role pays $20 per hour, creating a total weekly rate of $200. 

• Design your own hours and work hybrid for all prep work

• The Youth Ministry Director will be supervised and guided spiritually by the Pastor, who will meet regularly with them for mentoring, evaluation, planning, encouragement, and prayer. 

• Funds are available to support any education that would support this work

Qualifications: 

• Must embrace a Christian doctrine and RCA based theology

• Bachelor’s Degree; a degree in Pastoral Ministry, Theology, Education, or related field is preferred