Director of Youth, Young Adult & Cultural Ministries

Description

The Director of Youth, Young Adult & Cultural Ministries is a professionally qualified minister responsible for advancing the Church’s mission of evangelization and discipleship among adolescents and young adults and providing pastoral care for various cultural groups throughout the Diocese of Orlando. This role provides strategic leadership, formation, and support to parish youth ministry, high school campus ministry, college campus ministry, and young adult ministry leaders, fostering communities of faith that promote encounter, accompaniment, and missionary discipleship.

Grounded in ecclesial documents and the pastoral vision of the Diocese of Orlando, the Director provides direct oversight of college campus ministries and collaborates closely with parishes and schools to ensure cohesive formation efforts for youth and young adults. The Director also provides support and formation for various cultural ministries throughout the Diocese. The position collaborates within the Secretariat for Laity, Family, and Life and with other chancery offices to promote safe, inclusive, and vibrant ministry across the diocese, forming leaders who reflect the Church’s care for the spiritual, emotional, and social well‑being of youth, young adults, and those whose culture.

The Diocese of Orlando four core values lay the foundation for the work performed by its employees.

1. Authenticity:
Conviction that God has called us to reflect exteriorly our inner life of faith in our daily living.

2. Respect:
Aff…

3. Courage:
Inspired by this gift of the Holy Spirit, we proclaim and live the Word of God fearlessly and devotedly.

4. Commitment:
Individually and collectively, we are steadfast to the team and its purpose.

The following duties and functions, as outlined herein, are intended to be representative of the type of tasks performed within this classification. They are not listed in any order of importance. The omission of specific statements of duties or functions does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Provides leadership, and coordination for parish youth ministry, high school campus ministry, college campus ministry, and young adult ministry throughout the diocese.
• Provides training and resources to parish leadership and works with them to further catechetical programming for adolescents and young adults in a variety of pedagogies with a wholistic lens that fosters mature discipleship and promotes the universal call to holiness in the domestic church.
• Provides support and consultation to parish leadership, to evaluate, strategize and implement effective ministry measures and initiatives.
• Supervises and supports college campus ministers and ensures program alignment with diocesan mission and standards.
• Establishes and maintains a common understanding of youth and young adult ministry based on pertinent ecclesiastical documents and serves as a key advisor on such matters.
• Analyzes needs/trends affecting youth and young adults and strategically uses this information to enhance youth and young adult ministry throughout the Diocese of Orlando. This would include, but is not limited to, developing programs, policies or guidelines as needed.
• Builds and sustains partnerships with Catholic schools, parishes, and organizations to foster integrated ministry across age groups and contexts.