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Requirements:

Essential Job Functions

Program Development

• Recruits, trains, develops and motivates all youth, peer and adult volunteers; works in collaboration with the Diocese to provide leadership training; offers annual safe environment training and maintains records on each volunteer.
• Develops and facilitates a peer-leadership group led by high school youth, for the spiritual growth and development of other youth in the parish.
• Develops positive relationships with parents in order to assist them in the spiritual development of their children.
• Works to foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person.
• Works to foster leadership skills in youth and adult volunteers.
• Provides weekly youth catechesis for youth to hear and respond to the Gospel message.
• Provides necessary sacrament preparation for students in grades six through twelve.
• Plans, coordinates and implements weekend retreats and evenings of prayer reflection.
• Plans, coordinates, and implements consistent community service opportunities for youth and families.
• Builds relational ministry with teens and parents by attending St John Bosco school events.
• Works with the sixth to eight grade teachers at St John Bosco school to facilitate students retreat and other campus ministry events.

Administration

• Provides budget input for high school and middle school youth ministry programs.
• Maintains necessary office and program records, including rosters of youth and a log of activities.
• Submits periodic youth ministry reports to the Pastor and Pastoral Council as requested.
• Works with parish staff to determines effective means for publicizing and promoting programs and experiences.
• Serves as the liaison with the diocesan office of youth ministry and their programs, services and resources.

Communication

• Maintains regular communication with youth and their families through bulletin, parish e-newsletter, website, social media, and other communication tools.
• Keep the Parish community informed of youth ministry activities and goals.
• Initiates ways of gathering data on the need, interest, attitudes and beliefs of the youth.

Parish Staff Member

• Attends regular staff meetings and participates in staff planning.
• Supervises and coordinates scheduling of youth events and activities.
• Work in collaboration with parish staff in scheduling, visioning, planning, and implementing activities, events and processes that overlap into other areas of staff responsibility.
• Communicate with staff about youth ministry activities and seek staff input in planning such activities.

Additional Job Functions

• Perform any other position related tasks as deemed necessary or assigned by the Pastor or Faith Formation Director.
• Participate in the diocesan association of professional youth ministers and in any local youth ministers association.
• Be available to parishioners by maintaining posted office hours.
• Church-related meetings and activities outside the parish will be secondary to any scheduled meetings and activities at the parish and at the discretion of the Pastor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to engage in ongoing, professional formation; keep informed of trends in youth ministry, theology and methodology in ministry; participate in Diocesan workshops and seminars, and courses in methodology and theology where needed.
• Ability to maintain a good working relationship with the wider civic community at large.
• Knowledge of all Diocesan guidelines and procedures.
• Proficiency in use of a variety of office equipment.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office computer programs including Word, Excel, and Power Point.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to work collaboratively with Pastoral staff and lay leaders.
• Ability to work some nights and weekends.
• Must complete annual Diocesan safe environment training.
• Must have valid AZ Driver’s License and own transportation and the ability to drive on company business in conformance with the Diocese of Phoenix Transportation Policy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Religious Education or Theology or National Credential in Youth.
• Ministry or background in theology and educational methodologies with a willingness to move toward credential or degree.
• Must be an active Roman Catholic, faith-filled, spirit driven, self-motivated, imaginative, energetic, organized and reliable.

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