Alive Covenant Church

Job Title: Director of Youth Ministry

Wage/Salary Range: $25,000/year Position Type: Part-time (20hrs/week)

Job Purpose:

Lead the youth ministry for a 17-year-old church that builds community through a get-your-hands-dirty approach

of serving our surrounding community and a focus on meeting in house church groups that create the ”front door”

to our congregation. Our church does not own a building, but has use of an outside facility for youth group

meetings and utilizes homes, coffee shops and more to facilitate other youth activities and gatherings.

Responsibilities:

• Organize a weekly youth group gathering

• Recruit and develop teen leaders, and work with adult volunteers who support youth group

• Lead two or three youth group retreats annually that are organized by our denomination

• Teach a discipleship/confirmation group

• Create relationships and mentor youth through visits and supporting extracurricular activities

• Create relationships with the families of youth through regular texts/emails and visits when appropriate

• Maintain budget and annual planning documents

• Meet once a week with the pastor for planning and development

• Participate in professional development opportunities when available

• Give regular updates of what is happening in the youth group to the pastor, leadership and congregation,

and advocate for their hopes and concerns

• Be part of a house church and regularly attend our services and other church events

Skills/qualifications:

• Follower of Jesus with a growing relationship with Christ

• Exhibit love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control

• Teaching ability in a large group setting, including public speaking, and in small groups

• Communication skills that can be targeted to teens and adults (parents and volunteers)

• Organizational skills and proficiency with workplace applications such as Microsoft Office, Google

Workspace, and social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and others

• Students say you should be fun, not too strict, well-spoken, enthusiastic, and nice

Alive Covenant Church is located on the beautiful Kitsap peninsula (Bainbridge Island, Kingston, Indianola,

Poulsbo, Port Gamble, Suquamish, Silverdale and Bremerton). Learn more at www.kitsapalive.com

Interested? Email your resume to daron@kitsapalive.com.