Department: Children and Youth Services

Reports to: Chief of Staff

FLSA Status: Exempt - Salaried

Position Summary

Designs, develops, executes, and manages effective discipleship strategies that cultivate youth and equips them as they transition into college, military, work force, and young adulthood. Develops and implements the mission and vision of the youth ministry, encouraging and nurturing the youth of the church and surrounding communities as well as their families. Explores different ways to keep youth motivated and involved in the church and their schools.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Provides overall direction, goal setting, uniform strategy, administration, evaluation, and planning for all youth development services and programs.
Develops measurable goals and objectives; set priorities, monitor expenditure, and evaluate project/programs outcomes; prepares and maintains budgets exercising proper budgetary controls and measures.
Develop strategic initiatives to gain access to school campuses; successfully develops and nurtures relationships with students, school faculty, volunteers, etc.
Manage all ministries within the Youth Division including but not limited to the children’s ministry, teen ministry, college connection, parent small group and Joshua Gathering.
Works collaboratively with schools to provide educational counseling or other direct services to students while also assisting schools with prevention and youth development education.
Develops relationship with parents; works with the volunteers to equip them and encourage family involvement in programs and events.
Keeps parents updated in a way that encourages parental participation.
Develop community outreach opportunities personally and programmatically.
Creates an environment that attracts the church youth (ages 13-19) within NLC as well as outside the church.
Recruit, train, develop and empower volunteers and supervisory/administrative staff.
Coordinate and oversee all youth worship services including preaching the Word.
Plans, develops, and implements a variety of prevention education programs.
Plans, develops, conducts, implements, and fiscally monitor and evaluate out-of-school time youth development services and programs.
Prepare and deliver presentations, training, workshops and conferences for adults and youth.
Keep alert to all current trends, resources, conferences, and other youth ministries across the country to benefit from the innovations and ideas of other youth ministries.
Demonstrates knowledge of and supports the mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures of NLC.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated experience in developing and managing youth development services and programs.
Extensive experience working with elementary, middle, and high school youth, particularly high/at-risk populations.
Successful experience working collaboratively with schools to provide educational services, counseling, or other direct services to students.
Knowledge of current research and practical approaches to implementing mentoring programs and methods of improving the academic and personal skills of secondary students.
Knowledge of state and local agencies and organizations participating in prevention activities and programs.
Skills in developing program goals, preparing and maintaining budgets.
Excellent knowledge of the Bible to effectively preach, teach and counsel.
Capable of creating and executing a long-term vision for the youth ministry.
Highly effective oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills to work cooperatively and effectively with individuals and groups.
Self-motivated leader and creative problem solver.
Highly skilled in computer applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to utilize various forms of social media to effectively communicate with youth and parents.
Ability to operate audio/visual equipment.

Education/Licenses

Must be licensed or an ordained Christian minister.
Bachelor’s degree in theology or its equivalent in a related field.

Experience

A minimum of five years’ experience in working with youth in a Mega church environment.
Four to five years of supervisory and paid staff experience in Christian ministry.
Some experience working with an urban ministry.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, frequent use of hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, calculator, computer, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment

The work is performed primarily in an office setting. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

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