Youth Ministries Team Leader Job Rockford area,Illinois USA,Education / Teaching

Youth Ministries Team Leader

Direct and coordinate the overall youth ministry of the Rockford Temple Corps, infant through high school, as well as bridge high school graduates into young adult/adult ministries. The position will require collaborative efforts with YPSM, youth leaders, parents, and staff. The ministry opportunities will focus on Youth Pastoral Care and Programming, Leadership Development, and Administrative Duties.

This position includes membership on the Corps Council and youth leadership team.

Youth Pastoral Care and Programming

Provide direct leadership and discipleship of leaders and youth for overall mission effectiveness.

Provide direct leadership to any youth programming as needed.

Provide leadership to middle and high school youth (grades 6-12): maintain curriculum and program materials, prepare calendar, plan events, oversee fundraisers, work with youth leaders.

Maintain the overall purpose for teens to grow as obedient disciples of Christ, share the gospel, discover their role in the body of Christ.

Provide leadership to pre-school and elementary youth (ages 0-5 th grade) along with children's leaders to maintain curriculum or program materials, plan programs, discipleship opportunities, service projects and fun activities

Create and maintain a prayer partner program. Keep record of existing prayer partners, form new partnerships, encourage adult prayer partners to continue in prayer and contact with their assigned youth through their college years.

Work with senior leadership and staff on special outreach events and follow up with new families at the corps and potential families in the community.

Cultivate relationships with parents, provide support as needed and encourage participation in overall corps programming and worship.

In collaboration with Corps Officer, oversee the planning and implementation of Vacation Bible School, Music Programs, Teen Ministry, and other youth programs, including promotion, registration and volunteer supervision.

Participate in Christmas effort especially as it directly relates to children and families. Organize youth to volunteer in program areas as well as Christmas kettles.

Ensure material used in any programming aligns with Salvation Army doctrinal distinctives and beliefs that regularly reinforce the gospel message.

Leadership Development

Recruit, train, and coordinate youth leadership team (infant through high school).

Schedule, promote and lead Youth Leadership Team four times per year.

Maintain close contact with all youth leaders, offering assistance, provide encouragement/support and training/mentoring. Meet with leaders individually as needed.

Ensure all Safe-From-Harm policies and procedures are up to date and implemented in all youth programs, including training, record keeping, and annual registration forms

Work with all volunteer youth leaders to plan the calendar for each program year. This calendar is to be prepared for presentation at the corps calendar planning meeting in June each year.

Along with the senior leadership team, recruit train, manage and develop new leaders as needed.

Be involved in conferences and other youth-related training opportunities (as approved by the Corps Officer) for education and growth. Encourage Corps youth leaders to participate in opportunities as they are available.

Administrative Duties

Responsible for recording and processing information relative to statistics, finances, communications, and evaluation for all corps youth programs.

Responsible for budget management for youth programming and summer day camp.

Responsible for recording and processing statistics and finances for youth programming.

Maintain and monitor social media pages for youth

Process information, forms, and payments for all youth camps, councils and retreats.

Coordinate transportation needs for all youth programming

Provide leadership and/or secure leadership and transportation to divisional and territorial events.

Write letters/emails, make phone calls, and handle all correspondence relating to youth work.

Develop, produce, and distribute a parent handbook, participation guidelines, and annual registration/emergency form.

Hold parents' meetings annually to review policies.

Evaluate all youth programming and visioning as a part of the overall corps plan

Work with Corps Officers to prepare and submit all youth reports to divisional headquarters.

All other duties as assigned.