Looking for Youth Professional at Denbigh Presbyterian

[Bill McCullough]

Job Description
For
Part-Time Children’s and Youth Ministry Director
Denbigh Presbyterian Church
Newport News, Virginia
[phone]

Qualities and Qualifications:

Children’s and Youth Ministry Director:

1. Will be a person of strong Christian faith and character with a strong commitment to the Christian education of children and youth.
2. Will be committed to the theology and polity of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
3. Will show a capacity for developing warm personal relationships with children, youth, youth leaders, parents and other adults
4. Will be someone who loves children/youth, relates well to children/youth, is good at mentoring children/youth and in whom kids and parents can trust.
5. Will be a person able to develop and maintain effective and healthy relationships with volunteer leaders, teachers and parents.
6. Will be organized.
7. Will be an effective and timely communicator of all children’s and youth events to parents and youth using a variety of means (e.g., phone, Digest, bulletin, Face Book, texting, etc.).

Responsibilities:

LOGOS:
1. Coordinate LOGOS ministry.
2. Participate in LOGOS ministry (music, teaching, where needed).
3. Will recruit, train & supervise leaders.
4. Will publicize programs in timely manner to members of the church and community.
5. Will organize registration of participants from the church and community.
6. Will develop annual budget requests and monitor budgeted funds.
7. Will organize and lead special LOGOS events.
8. Will work with LOGOS Bible study teachers to select curriculum which is relevant and applicable for our students (K-12).

Sunday School:
1. Will organize children’s and youth Sunday School teacher training.
2. Will work with Sunday School superintendent to select curriculum for children’s and youth Sunday School classes which is age-appropriate and applicable for students.
3. Will teach a children’s or youth Sunday School class.

Youth Groups (Elementary, Middle and High):
1. Support & guide youth and adults in planning and programming children’s and youth events
2. Develop & assist adult leaders in planning children’s and youth service projects & retreats.
3. Work with youth leaders to communicate & publicize children’s and youth activities.
4. Attend children’s and youth events when feasible.
5. Along with Chair of Children’s and Youth Ministry Committee, provide training for and be a resource person to children’s and youth group leaders in the church (e.g., prayer, faith development activities, handling relational and life issues).

VBS:
1. Support the leaders of Bible School, helping choose the curriculum and train those who will teaching the Bible.

Children’s Church:
2. Participate and help plan the Children’s Church Service once a month.

General:
3. Attend Sunday morning worship services at Denbigh Presbyterian Church
4. Will have authority to sign vouchers for Youth Ministry expenses considering (or utilizing) budget constraints.
5. Individual is accountable to DPC Staff Committee and pastor

Hours of Job:
20-25 hours per week