Youth Minister / Religious Education Coordinator

St. Augustine Parish

Youth Minister & Religious Education Coordinator

Job Description

Status:  Hourly Full-Time                              Reports to:  Pastor                               Revised:  May 1, 2024

Primary Function:  The Director of Religious Education / Youth Minister demonstrates ministry leadership in building a faith foundation for preschool aged through high school-aged youth; solely designs, develops, directs, and evaluates the catechetical programs of preschool-aged through high school aged youth and provides evangelization through adult faith formation opportunities.

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Direct Parish School Religion(s)
• Facilitate Youth Ministry and co-ordinate RCIC Programs
• Assist Pastor in preparation of liturgical/sacramental events for youth and their parents
• Provide training and development opportunities for adults and young people to assume leadership roles
• Facilitate Virtus program (before hire and volunteer requirement)

Specific Responsibilities

• Recruits, trains, and supervises Parish School Religion and Sacrament catechists
• Meets regularly with Pastor and other staff regarding parish educational needs 
• Develops individualized programs for parishioners with special religious education needs
• Supports day-school religious education instruction
• Develops a systematic and intentional plan for youth catechesis that utilizes a creative variety of formats and settings
• Participates in parish diocesan, staff, and catechetical ministry meetings
• Sets calendar for catechetical programs and events
• Schedules youth mass servers
• Supports Parish School Religion and Sacrament catechists by providing catechetical formation event information and maintaining records of basic catechists and advanced catechist’s certification process

Qualifications

• Must be a practicing Roman Catholic as evidenced by your parish’s pastor
• Must have a baccalaureate degree in a related field
• Must possess leadership skills for the faith formation and catechesis of youth, youth leaders and PSR volunteers as well as day-school teachers 
• Must have a commitment to the mission of the St. Augustine parish community
• Ability to honor and maintain confidentiality
• Self-motivated, independent worker able to take direction from Pastor his designee and work well with others
• Ability to learn and utilize various technology platforms to communicate, promote and enhance all aspects of ministry