Director of Youth, Confirmation, Teens & Young Adults

ARCHDIOCESE OF SEATTLE PAYROLL SERVICES•Lakewood, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Full-time Director of Youth Confirmation, Teens & Young Adults for the St Frances Cabrini and St John Bosco Campus of the Lakewood Catholic Parish Family. The vocation of every member of Christ's Faithful is first and foremost to know Jesus, to love Jesus, and to serve Jesus. The Director of Youth Confirmation Teens & Young Adults for the St Frances Cabrini and St John Bosco Campus support the pastor in preparing youth for the Sacrament of Confirmation and assisting the teens, youth, and young adults of our parish family to deepen their friendship with Jesus Christ after they have received their Sacraments. Creates and runs events and programs that focus primarily on deepening youth and young adults' knowledge of, and friendship with, Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church. Organizes, accompanies, and leads youth on summer programs initiatives. Assures the development of programs and activities for junior and senior high youth that foster spiritual formation, development and implementation of faith formation programs for youth and programs and activities for young adults. Recruits, enables, directs, trains, and supervises catechists and other personnel for faith formation programs for junior and senior high youth including Confirmation. Develops and administers the youth program budget and serves as staff to any Parish Youth Commission/Committee. Coordinates with the Director of Communication to interface social media presence where teens and young adults are online. Assists in major parish events.

Requirements

Must believe everything contained in the word of God, whether written or handed down in Tradition, which the Church, either by a solemn judgement or by the ordinary and universal Magisterium, sets forth to be believed as divinely revealed.
Must firmly accept and hold all that the Church definitively proposes regarding teaching on faith and morals.
Desires to grow in an authentic life of prayer and unity with Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church.

Nice To Haves

Ability to communicate in English and Spanish is preferred.
Degree in Theology or advanced education in teaching the Catholic Faith.
Experience in the field of study.
Experience in leadership and organization.

Responsibilities

Prepare youth for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Assist teens, youth, and young adults in deepening their friendship with Jesus Christ.
Create and run events and programs focused on deepening youth and young adults' knowledge of and friendship with Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church.
Organize, accompany, and lead youth on summer programs initiatives.
Develop and implement faith formation programs for youth and programs and activities for young adults.
Recruit, enable, direct, train, and supervise catechists and other personnel for faith formation programs for junior and senior high youth, including Confirmation.
Develop and administer the youth program budget.
Serve as staff to any Parish Youth Commission/Committee.
Coordinate with the Director of Communication to manage social media presence.
Assist in major parish events.