Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry

Reports to:  Rector

Directly Supervises: All volunteers in Youth Ministry 

Status: Part Time (10 hours/week)

Compensation: $12,000 annually plus 1 weeks vacation, 1 week cont’d ed

Start Date:  January 1, 2026; with small possibility of sooner

Essential Functions:

• Create, communicate, and implement a vision for youth ministry within the parish, in coordination with the rector
• Build trusting relationships with children and families
• Plan and organize occasional children/family gatherings, both in education and fellowship, including but not limited to: Sunday formation hour, Christmas Pageant, Youth Sunday, VBS
• Nurture children involvement within the wider parish
• Plan and organize regular Sunday morning Children’s Chapel 
• Recruit and supervise volunteers, offering direction, guidance, and accountability where necessary
• Manage publicity of children’s activities through all necessary avenues 

Other Responsibilities:

• Maintain a presence at all Sunday and major worship services, as well as applicable parish events
• Coordinate with the parish administrator to ensure church calendar is up to date
• Engage in continuing education in order to implement new ideas, approaches, resources, etc and stay ahead of the field
• Meet regularly with clergy and other staff to maintain cohesion between the various ministries of the parish
• Keep up to date with SafeChurch requirements 

Physical Requirements:

• Able to keep up with the energy levels of youth
• Able to speak in a public forum
• Comfortability navigating different environments (church, parishioner homes, beach, hiking trails, public spaces, etc)

Core Competencies:

• Compassion/Accessibility: Generates a sense of compassion and/or accessibility by his/her very presence; responds with empathy to the life experiences of others; communicates a sense of availability, warmth, openness, and approachability especially for children; fosters natural connections between children and other members of the congregation; supports a culture of welcoming and inclusivity, connecting to the life of the parish
• Motivating Others: Creates a climate in which people want to be involved and do their best; can motivate youth and volunteers; empowers others; invites shared input and decision making; makes each individual feel that his/her work is important
• Creativity: Generates new ideas; makes new connections among  existing ideas to create fresh approaches; takes acceptable risks in pursuit of innovation;  learns from mistakes; has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions  will work. 
• Inclusivity: Maintains openness and engages with all individuals equally, with care and compassion, regardless of race, gender, or sexual identity; promotes the furthering of diversity and inclusivity within the youth group and parish
• Ethics and Values: Demonstrates understanding and full support of the mission, vision, values, and beliefs of All Saints’ Episcopal Church and can impart those values to others; consistently embodies appropriate behavioral choices in both stressful and non-stressful situations
• Strategic Management: Is future oriented and can visualize the larger picture of where the parish is heading; identifies and prioritizes strategic objectives consistent with the vision of the parish
• Listening: Engages in thoughtful and attentive listening; listens beneath the surface for real intent that may contradict the spoken message; overcomes personal bias to genuinely hear the ideas/concerns of another

Benefits

The Church will:

1. Provide a vacation with full salary of one week annually 
2. Pay the employer’s share of Social Security.
3. Provide one week plus $500.00 annually for Continuing Education. This compensation will be reviewed annually at the time of the preparation of the church budget.
4. Provide for an annual review.
5. Provide an Employee Handbook for policies and procedures.