St. John the Evangelist (Delphos), St. John the Baptist (Landeck) and St. Patrick (Spencerville) Parishes are now accepting applications for a full time dynamic and passionate Catholic Youth Minister.
The youth minister provides enthusiastic, efficient and professional leadership and day-to-day supervision of the youth ministry efforts (primarily 8th-12th grades) of the parishes.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Administrative
- Schedule a weekly meeting with the pastor to update him on youth ministry progress and seek counsel about direction and goals.
- Complete a yearly youth ministry budget and stay within approved expenditures.
- Effectively and consistently communicate youth ministry programs and events.
- Work as a team player with the Director of Religious Education and other staff members at the parishes and the school.
Recruitment and Training of Core Team
- Develop a core team of adults that focus on leading small groups and mentoring the teens.
- Develop a group of teen leaders to help run retreats, give testimonies, and be an overall example to the other teens.
Program Development
- Coordinate a retreat for each grade level of the high school.
- Plan and execute a summer trip that is open to all students of the parishes.
- Schedule follow up gatherings after the summer trip has ended.
- Schedule weekly small group nights throughout the school year.
- Prioritize building relationships with teenagers in a variety of settings. Spend time in the high schools when in session.
Performs other related duties as assigned by the Pastor.
Professional Qualifications
Must be an active Catholic with either a bachelor's degree in a related field and/or extensive youth ministry experience.
Application materials should be sent to [email protected] no later than March 28th, 2024 and should include: - Resume and Cover Letter
- Two professional and two personal letters of recommendation
- Completed Job Application (see the right sidebar for the form)