Youth Minister

Diocese of St. Augustine • Gainesville, FL

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About The Position

Queen of Peace Catholic Parish, a Total Stewardship Community, located in Gainesville, FL, is seeking a Youth Minster to continue and grow its Youth Ministry program. The Youth Minister, in collaboration with our faith formation team, will be involved in coordinating and developing a multi-dimensional ministry with our youth, ensuring that all youth activities are rooted in solid catechesis. The role is responsible for developing a dynamic, integrated youth ministry and nurturing its spiritual development, fellowship, worship, service, and mission and providing friendship, encouragement, counsel, leadership, support, and FUN events for our youth and their families.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited Catholic college or university with a degree in theology, pastoral ministry, or religious education, or another related degree, with a willingness to pursue further formation in the Catholic faith.
• Must be a Catholic in good standing who models Gospel values, has an engaged spirituality, and actively participates in parish life.
• Ability to work with and respect people of different backgrounds.
• Evenings and weekends
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, employees, and the public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, when necessary, and ability to travel and drive one's own vehicle to various diocesan locations.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in Youth Ministry is preferred.
• Familiarity with pastoral Spanish would be helpful.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and implement, with the parish CRE, a comprehensive program for our youth that includes religious education and sacramental preparation.
• Collaborate with the Queen of Peace Academy to meet the spiritual needs of our students.
• Recruit, train, and coordinate adult volunteers, ensuring compliance with Safe Environment requirements for background clearance and attendance of PGC workshop.
• Schedule, publicize, and promote youth activities, including but not limited to service projects, social events, and retreats.
• Encourage spiritual growth and faith development in others.
• Compassion when working with families and youth.
• Attend staff meetings and work with the church staff to benefit all.
• Familiarity with pastoral Spanish would be helpful.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees