Assistant Youth Center Director

This position assists the Youth Center Director in the daily operation of the Good News Youth Center, which provides after-school and summer programs for at-risk inner-city youth ages 8-18.

During School Year Program:

Weekday Hours: M-F 12PM-9PM

Weekend Hours: participation in off-site activities required, Sunday morning bus route

During Summer Program:

Weekday Hours: M-F 9AM-6PM

Weekend Hours: other hours for special activities and off-site games

• Conduct Bible Studies geared toward inner-city kids
• Must endeavor to make application of studies to our kids
• Lead and teach spiritual songs
• Teach/Preach scripture on a weekly basis
• Counseling of youth regarding salvation, Christian growth and Biblical moral values
• Visitation throughout neighborhood
• Maintain contact with parents of youth
• Provide opportunities for soul winning for Youth Center kids
• Recruitment of new youth to the Center via neighborhood canvassing
• Monitoring youth in regular and special activities at the Youth Center and off-site activities at local parks, sports events, zoo, museums, etc.
• Enforcing Youth Center rules of conduct and applying disciplinary measures as needed
• Coordination of new and exciting games and creative contests
• Develop or research, and monitor new, exciting games to keep the Youth Center fun
• Teach fundamentals of being “other-oriented”
• Create activities with spiritual emphasis and that enhance staff interaction with youth
• Use activities and games that encourage and promote the discipleship efforts
• Encourage godly sportsmanship
• Oversee Tutorial Program, helping with homework, coordinating work with practice sheets, encouraging reading, building computer skills through the Computer Center, recruiting volunteers to help tutor kids
• Transporting youth in a safe and orderly manner, pick up and drop off kids on a daily basis, transport kids/staff to church on Sundays and Wednesdays
• Drive kids/staff to and from activities and sporting events
• Leading volunteer staff (and interns) in various projects and programs
• Help recruit volunteers to monitor, mentor and maintain relationships with youth
• Organization, decoration, cleanup, fix-up of Center and playground
• Assist in creation of monthly and quarterly calendars detailing Y/C activities/events/Bible lessons
• Use your God-given talents to enhance Youth Center outreach (e.g. music or sports acumen)
• Create, coordinate, track and implement incentive activities
• Assist in implementation of Youth Center discipleship program
• Lead specific groups of kids through various discipleship curriculum
• Counsel kids one-on-one or in small groups
• Create incentive activities that encourage youth to participate
• Other tasks as needed for ministry

• Born again believer with high moral integrity and well-grounded in Scriptures
• Must be in agreement with Good News Ministries’ Statement of Faith
• Highly motivated with strong work ethic & initiative to take on projects and see through to completion
• Excellent people skills and highly creative
• Love for misdirected inner-city youth and a burden to see them saved and growing in the Lord
• Mature, self-controlled and able to present a positive example to youth
• Minimum two-year Bible college degree, prefer emphasis in Youth Ministry
• Computer experience – working knowledge of Word and Excel
• Prior ministry to youth (S.S. teacher, youth pastor, camp counselor, junior church worker, etc.)
• Over 21 years of age and able to obtain a CDL and drive a full size bus
  

This is a full-time salaried position with benefits, including paid time off and 7 paid holidays, 403(b) retirement savings program with ministry match, room and board in ministry-owned housing (optional, based on availability), discounted auto repairs and maintenance, food and personal item giveaways, 50 percent discount on Good News Thrift Store merchandise and lunches and snacks. This individual can participate in our Christian Healthcare Ministries cost share plan. Relocation assistance is available.