Job Summary

St. Cletus Parish is seeking an interim, temporary Youth Ministry Co-Lead. The Co-Lead for the Youth Ministry will collaborate with a Youth Ministry Lead to ensure proactive and effective Core Team and Youth Group meeting preparation and communication; providing a safe environment for youth and communicating proactively in accordance with the Archdiocese office of youth safety and protection policies and processes; modeling mass etiquette supporting the mission, vision, values and ordinary rites of the mass; and growing in opportunities provided by St. Cletus for spiritual formation and leadership development. The Youth Ministry Co-Lead will be mentored by the Youth Ministry Lead who will provide strategic oversite for the Youth Ministry Program while the Co-Lead will serve to ensure operational goals are implemented for youth and parents. NOTE: The interim, temporary Youth Ministry Co-Lead assignment is anticipated to last between three and six months and may conclude earlier if the full-time Director of Family Life & Youth Ministry is hired and begins employment. The assignment may also be extended beyond six months if circumstances warrant and the appropriate approvals are obtained.

Job Responsibilities

Core Team & Youth Group Meeting Preparation & Communication

• Collaborates with Youth Ministry Lead to provide engaging, informative Core Team meetings with agendas and action items.
• Models positive, supportive behaviors in sync with the St. Cletus Pastor, its mission, vision, and values.
• Communicates relevant concerns, feedback, or information that may affect the safety, well-being, or effective operation of the Youth Ministry to the Pastor.
• Maintains trust with the Core Team and youth through consistent and proven facilitation skills; takes direction from the Lead especially mentoring opportunities arise to utilize talents and strengths to grow the Youth Group or strengthen parental, parish, school, or community relationships.
• Supports Youth Ministry Lead in word and actions, creating a harmonious Lead/Co-Lead relationship evident to the Core Team and Youth.
• Accomplishes tasks and deadlines as delegated by the Lead to ensure solid collaboration and communication with key stakeholders to include parents, teachers, and community leaders as appropriate (i.e., retreat planning meetings, letters to youth, etc.)
• In collaboration with the Youth Ministry Lead, meets with Pastor monthly to report accomplishments, concerns, questions, ways Pastor can remove any barriers.

Youth Safety Environment & Communication

• Supports Youth Ministry Lead in upholding clear communication related to all applicable Archdiocese Safe Environment policies and legal reporting requirements regarding suspected abuse, neglect, or other concerns involving the safety of minors.
• Reports concerns per the policy established by the archdiocese and applicable laws to the St. Cletus Pastor and the Archdiocese Safe Environment Coordinator.

Mass Etiquette

• Attends Youth Mass on Sundays.
• Honors the ordinary rite “Novus Ordo” of the mass celebrated at St. Cletus Parish instead of the extraordinary rite, “Roman Rite” or the Latin Mass.
• Models leadership behaviors during mass for the youth (i.e., attends mass on time, stays until the end, accepts communion from all extraordinary ministers, not just the Pastor, places phone on silent, etc.)

Develop Leadership & Spiritual Formation Skills

• Participates in St. Cletus’ recommended formation and development opportunities to grow spiritual gifts and leadership development skills for the common good of the youth, the Core Team, the Parish and School, the St. Cletus community and the individual’s personal and professional growth.

Job Requirements

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, business, social services, and/or psychology desired.
• Experience planning and facilitating meetings with responsibility for youth or children.
• Proven experience handling and reporting sensitive matters confidentially.
• Proven conflict resolution skills with compassion and assertiveness.
• Proven listening (vs. lecturing) skills and knowledge of how youth learn/process information.
• Knowledgeable and articulate on generational differences.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a variety of audiences (youth, parents, teachers, parish staff, and community leaders.)
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from pastor, internal and volunteer parish leaders (i.e., clergy, teachers, Principal, parish council, finance committee.)
• Task driven, organized and ability to manage multiple projects without becoming visibly overwhelmed.
• Detail-oriented, especially related to forms and other paperwork required for events, retreats, etc.
• Knowledge of and experience with social media/communication and branding significance.

Personal Qualifications

•    Willingness to support the mission and structure of the Catholic Church.
•    Willingness to work in a team environment,
•    Willingness to participate in continuing education in spiritual formation, leadership development, feedback practices, and coaching.