What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Youth Minister For Parish position at AOB?
The Church of the Resurrection, located in Ellicott City, Maryland seeks candidates for an Associate Youth Minister. The Associate Youth Minister will work collaboratively under the Director of Youth Ministry. The position is full-time and benefits eligible. The goal of Eclifeteen is to lead teenagers to know Christ through wild fun, adventures, nature, small groups, and through the Sacraments and beauty of the Catholic Church. Whether we’re competing in our annual lip sync battle or worshipping the Lord in Mass or Adoration, the goal is always to provide a place that feels like home for teenagers and offers them something real in a sometimes dark world that demands so much of them. The Associate Youth Minister will be responsible for supporting various tasks and efforts to make this possible.
Essential Functions
- Assisting in planning and executing
- Weekly High School Youth Ministry September-May
- Six retreats throughout the year
- Three week long summer camps
- Summer Ministry May-August
- High School Confirmation Prep
- Middle school youth ministry
- Help envision ways to engage and form youth through knowing, loving, and serving God
- Adult Core team meetings, Teen Leader meetings
- Fundraisers through the year
Position Qualifications
- 2-5 years of youth ministry experience and/or theology-related degree preferred
- Familiarity with Catholic teaching, theology, tradition, and doctrines
- Familiarity with adolescent faith development, engagement, and their social and cultural environment
- Ability to engage in one-to-one and group dynamics with young people, parents, & Parish Staff
- Strong social media skills and basic knowledge if Microsoft Office and Google tools
- Ability to maintain proper boundaries with youth and knowledge of Child Protection policies
- Commitment and willingness to grow in personal holiness and relationship with Christ
- Ability to have fun and celebrate the joy of the Lord
- Ability to operate under pressure and in semi wild/loud environments.
- Ability to multi-task
- Ability to travel several times throughout the year
