Job Title: Youth Pastor / Youth Director

Hours: Part-Time [20 hours], On Site & Flexible Work

Supervisor: Pastor

Direct Reports: Volunteer Leaders, Youth Interns

Job Overview:

The Youth Director is responsible for the leadership and development of ministries that help students and families find and follow Jesus on their level. They implement, prepare and ensure quality curriculum and irresistible experiences, while overseeing volunteer team leaders to multiply our reach.

Three Primary Buckets:

Investing in students and families
Volunteer scheduling, care & communication
Curriculum & event planning and material preparation

Responsibilities: (Include but are not limited to the following)

Create fun & exciting environments for middle/high school students to develop their faith
Oversee all One Youth large group & small group leaders, and event volunteers
Shepherd and recruit a strong community of volunteers with successful management, training, communication, appreciation and care
Oversee the selection or creation of quality curriculum that is delivered with excellence
Invest in personal discipleship through regular one-on-one mentoring with students
Manage the leadership & fundraising of mission trip, summer camp, and youth events
Monitor safety of all minors and volunteers through appropriate practices and screenings
Connect with students and families through social media and digital communication
Plan and oversee One Youth budget with strategic goals in coordination with Pastor
Pursue active engagement and outreach with unchurched students and families in Central Michigan, in partnership with other NextGen staff and leadership teams

Requirements:

Model a growing personal relationship with Jesus
Proven experience in volunteer or vocational roles that involve working with children
Ability to pass a background check
Excellent verbal and written communication: Comfortable with large groups of people
A natural passion for connecting with and discipling youth and families
Be fully committed to the mission, vision, and values of Thrive Church
Participate in necessary meetings, 4x4’s, and project management
A personal commitment to leadership development
A lifestyle congruent with the biblical requirements for leaders (1 Tim. 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9)

Character Traits:

Integrity
Self-Motivated
Fast Paced
Thick Skin
Soft Heart
Excellent Communication
Passion for Christ and the Church
Passion for Unchurched
Fun
Loyal
Ability to Juggle Multiple Projects
Organized

About Us | | Thrive Church

Mission: Helping People Find and Follow Jesus

Vision: To create environments that people who have given up on church and God will find irresistible

Discipleship Strategy: Show Up. Jump In. Do Good.

Values:

Found people find people
Growing people change
Saved people serve people
You can’t outgive God
You can’t do life alone

Staff Culture: Thrive Church is a fun-loving community of real people doing life together. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we take following Jesus seriously. We work hard and play hard, and we genuinely enjoy each other. Thrive is a welcoming community focused on reaching the unchurched and dechurched in the Central Michigan area.

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