Job Description
The Youth Director (YD) is responsible for restarting and leading our youth ministry with special focus on high schoolers. The YD will need to be a spiritually mature person, able to administratively organize, comfortable with leading and teaching groups of students, but is also a winsome and likable, easy for students to connect with.

The Key Objectives of the Youth Director
• Build social cohesion amongst the high school students in our church
• Develop and oversee programs like: —-
Weekly youth group
Bible studies
Retreats/Camp trips (summer and winter)
Work together with the Middle School Youth Director to create a unified ministry for students from 6th grade through 12th grade

Other Responsibilities
• Cultivate deep relationships with student outside of weekly events
• Pursue personal opportunities for pastoral care of students
• Cast vision and create culture around relational investment in students’ lives by adult volunteers
• Recruit, support, and encourage teams of staff, volunteers, and parents to create a long-term, sustainable ministry
• Find creative ways for youth to feel seen and known well by our CCE church family
• Find ways for students to serve locally and lead with them in service
• Assist in the middle school ministry’s main events

Qualities and Skill Requirements
• Spiritually mature; understands and applies the Gospel to their own lives, is committed to the local church and prepared to become a member
• Emotionally mature; receives and provides critical feedback well and manages tasks and stress effectively
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit; likes star ng things new and has a natural tendency to take initiative
• Passionate about mentoring and sharing the gospel with young people
• Proven leader with volunteer groups
• Strong relational and communication skills, both written and in-person

Hours
This job is possibly part me or full me, depending on the candidate
• 25 – 40 hours per week
• In office at least one full day per week
• A ends weekly staff meetings
• Sunday morning worship
• Quarterly staff off-sites

To learn more, reach out to our elder, David Entrekin: