The youth ministry coordinator at Morningside High Park Presbyterian Church listens for God’s guidance as they shape a vision for ministry with youth that is responsive to the spiritual and social desires and aspirations of young people, and facilitates interweaving of youth and the broader congregation.
Purpose:
The Youth Ministry Coordinator facilitates the development of young people’s identity as children of God and valued members of Christ’s Church.
Relationships
Reports to:
- Minister
- Chair of Christian Education Team
Key Ministry Relationships:
- Middle School and High School youth
- Parents of youth
Key Responsibilities
- Develop vision for ministry with Youth
- Watch and listen to identify characteristics of current ministry
- Pray
Assist in the discernment of current needs and future directions of youth ministry within the congregation, according to current needs in the congregation.
- Encourage excitement and support for Youth Ministry within the congregation with Minister and Christian Education Team
- Assist in the review and possible revision of this job description to more accurately reflect the purpose and role of the Youth Ministry Coordinator within the first six months.
- Facilitate ministry with Youth
- Meet with current high school students, and engage with them in the short term while deciding future directions.
- Plan for future bridging between Sunday school and youth groups
- Meet with Parents of youth to discuss the needs that they see, and the ways that they can support their children and the youth programs at MHP
- Build relationships with children, youth, and parents.
Key Outcomes
- Children will look forward to joining a junior youth group
- Middle school youth understand their identity as valued children of God
- High School aged youth consider their faith and their involvement with Church to be increasingly independent of their parent’s faith and Church involvement
- Youth who move away for post-secondary choose to be involved in a church in their new community
Qualifications
- Vibrant and growing faith in Jesus Christ
- Excitement for youth
- Disposition of a learner
- Ability to develop leadership in others
- Enrolled in or completed a post-graduate Christian ministry program (preferred)
- Possess or will obtain a Vulnerable Sector Check
Duration
Start Date: Spring 2025
Hours: 20 hours per week @ $25.00/hr
Term: 43 weeks per year, not including summer months
