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Summary:
The Director of Youth Discipleship (DYD) is responsible for high school discipleship formation and sacramental preparation as well as ministry to middle schoolers (6th-8th grade).
The goal of this ministry is to empower young people to live as life-long disciples and apostles of Jesus Christ. Unlike most other youth ministries, the focus is not large group events (although we have some of these); the emphasis is the creation and support of small discipleship groups with trained mentors as described in the book The Art of Forming Young Disciples by Everett Fritz.
Education, Experience, Skills and Qualities:
Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree, at least three years of experience leading or assisting with a parish youth ministry, and at least a Master Catechist certification. Graduation from a Cardinal Newman Guide college and/or experience as a FOCUS missionary is a plus. Experience in mentoring and training mentors is especially valued.
Applicants should excel in communication, relationship building, critical thinking, and organization. They should be able to speak and write about the faith in an intelligent and engaging way. They should be able build strong and fruitful relationships with multiple people in the ministry.
Applicants must be engaged, practicing Catholics that joyfully keep the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Church and have a personal relationship with God. They should be practicing regular habits of a missionary disciple: frequenting the sacraments, daily prayer, regular study, fasting, generous service, intentional virtue growth, fellowship, and evangelization.
Duties:
- Make teens into life-long missionary disciples of Jesus Christ and meet their pastoral needs: to be understood, to belong, for transparency, for critical thinking, and for guidance.
- Form and support small discipleship groups for teens with trained adult mentors in cooperation with parents as the principal means of achieving the above-stated goals.
- Plan and implement High School Confirmation preparation and preparation for teens who also need Baptism, Reconciliation, and/or First Communion
- Help youth to be engaged in weekly Sunday Mass, especially the 4:30pm Mass.
- Form teens in the habits of a missionary disciple.
- Plan and implement effective Confirmation classes and Youth Nights.
- Plan some opportunities for teens to engage in service and connect them with the many service opportunities that exist in the wider parish community.
- Plan and implement one-day retreats for youth.
- Recruit and train teen leaders, adult mentors, and other support volunteers.
- Keep teens engaged post-Confirmation and help prepare them for the challenges of staying faithful to Christ in a university/college setting.
- Provide pastoral counseling to teens in distress.
- Communicate regularly and effectively with teens, their parents, volunteers and the pastor. Keep the wider parish informed of what is happening in youth ministry.
- Minister to our middle schoolers through twice monthly gatherings (and other occasional events) of an evangelical and catechetical nature, enlisting the support of volunteers to carry out this ministry.
- Provide some sacramental preparation for middle schoolers who did not receive the appropriate sacraments earlier.
- Conduct administrative tasks in support of the ministry, such as calendaring, budgeting, and record keeping.
Terms and Conditions:
- This is a full time position, about 40 hours per week.
- Work week is Sunday – Thursday (with flexibility for any necessary meetings or events).
- Must submit all identification and paperwork for a background check and pass check.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.00 - $27.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Youth Ministry: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: One location