Director of Youth & Young Adult Discipleship

Explore a Career within the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls•Sioux Falls, SD

23h

About The Position

The Director of Youth & Young Adult Discipleship serves on the Discipleship and Evangelization team and helps build a culture of Lifelong Catholic Missionary Discipleship through God's Love. The role engages and networks with youth ministers, campus ministers, parishes, schools, and other Catholic entities in eastern South Dakota to develop practical, replicable systems that support youth ministers and young adults in the diocesan vision. The Director connects individual and community gifts, opportunities, and resources with missionary discipleship needs at local, regional, and diocesan levels, with particular focus on youth and young adults. The Director recruits for and helps develop retreat, missionary, and discipleship programs; cultivates relationships with parish and campus ministry leaders; plans and delivers Catholic events and programming; and supervises support staff during summer camps. The role also mentors others, identifies individuals' charisms and skills, helps people encounter Christ and grow closer to the Church, communicates the diocesan understanding of lifelong missionary discipleship, and implements diocesan safe environment protocols. The position requires a bachelor's degree in Theology, Catechesis, or a similar field and at least three years of experience working with youth and young adults in a parish or diocesan-level position. The employee must be a baptized, confirmed, and active member of the Roman Catholic Church, and must be available for summer camps, occasional evenings and weekends, and overnight travel as necessary. Work takes place in an office and at various venues, with frequent interaction with many individuals and the need to multitask and meet deadlines.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Theology, Catechesis, or a similar field.
At least three years of experience working with youth and young adults in a parish or diocesan-level position.
Baptized, confirmed, and active member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Willingness and ability to make Catholic Church teachings known through the ministry activities of the position.
Willingness and ability to live one's professional and personal life in accordance with Roman Catholic doctrine and moral teachings.
Personal experience, passion, and vision for spiritual multiplication through individual and small-group discipleship.
Significant experience discipling and mentoring others individually or in small groups.
Excellent relational, teaching, and communication skills.
Understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft Office desktop applications and various web applications.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively, think strategically, multitask, and adapt to changing priorities, demands, and timelines.
Proven communication skills and ability to work effectively with a wide range of individuals while maintaining strict confidentiality.
Ability to work summer camps, occasional evenings and weekends, and overnight travel as necessary.
Ability to push, pull, lift, and carry items up to 30 pounds; sit, stand, bend, stoop, climb stairs, talk, hear, grasp, reach, and perform repetitive finger, hand, and wrist motions.
Vision abilities including close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Familiarity with healthy team and leadership principles, with proven experience implementing them while leading and mentoring others.
Creativity and innovation in identifying and initiating opportunities to advance missionary discipleship.
Keen interest in helping others identify and cultivate their natural and spiritual gifts.

Responsibilities

Recruit for and assist with the continued development of retreat, missionary, and discipleship programs, including the Lumen Christi Missionary Program, Discipleship Camps, and Confirmation Retreats.
Cultivate relationships with parish youth ministry leaders and campus ministry directors to understand gifts, needs, and opportunities for advancing missionary discipleship throughout the diocese.
Plan and deliver Catholic events and programming at local, regional, or diocesan levels.
Plan and execute retreats for Lumen Christi missionaries, including LC Training and the LC Recollection Retreat, in collaboration with other Directors in the Discipleship and Evangelization office.
Attend summer camps and supervise and support staff to accomplish mission goals.
Mentor others in recruiting, forming, and working with leadership teams.
Identify and engage individuals' charisms and skills to advance missionary discipleship.
Help others encounter Jesus Christ and grow closer to Christ and his Church.
Communicate the meaning of Lifelong Catholic Missionary Discipleship through God's Love.
Understand, maintain, and implement safe environment protocols under the Diocesan Safe Environment Policy.