Youth Ministry Coordinator, Part-time

Diocese of Venice in Florida•Fort Myers, FL

31d

About The Position

The Youth & Young Adult Ministry Coordinator will coordinate the planning, integration, implementation and evaluation of the Youth and Young Adult Ministry program in collaboration with the Pastor/Administrator and Director of Religious Education for the total Parish community.

Requirements

Must be a practicing Catholic
Bachelor’s degree in religious education, Theology or Catechetics and Evangelization.
2 years of experience working with parish youth.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Must pass DOV assigned level II FDLE background check.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in both English and Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate Youth and Young Adult Faith Formation as an integrated part of the parish faith life within our multicultural trilingual community.
Coordinate with the Pastor, Business Manager, and Director of Religious Education (DRE) in planning Parish short and long-term goals regarding the youth and young adult program in keeping with the overall religious education program goals and objectives.
Prepare and assist with the Youth and Young Adult Faith Formation operating budget in accordance with budget policies.
Collaborate and communicate with the Pastor/Administrator, Business Manager, DRE and other Parish ministries on an on-going basis regarding scheduling and promotion of youth and young adult events and youth group participation.
Coordinate with development of plans and implementation for the recruitment and training of youth and young adult team and volunteers.
Schedule regular team and volunteer meetings to encourage the development of a youth and young adult program that has the youth and young adults participating in the whole life of the parish faith community.
Coordinate team, volunteers, and catechists with their certification requirements.
Communicate Youth program objectives to the parents and parish and have team members that can communicate with English, and Spanish speaking families, if unable to do so.
Meet the requirements of safe environment policies regarding Safe Environment Training for youth, young adult and adult team and volunteers.
Attend Diocesan meetings related to Religious Education, Youth Ministry, and Safe Environment Programs
Other duties as assigned by the Pastor/Administrator.