High School/Young Adults Director

Job Description

Position Description: High School/Young Adult Director

Real Life Christian Church

The role of High School/Young Adult Director at Real Life Christian Church is to build leadership teams that create environments and foster relationships with students and families, equipping both students and parents for living Jesus > everything now, and preparing students to carry their faith beyond their time in Student Ministries.

• This person must be highly relational, energetic, dynamic and relevant to today’s student culture.
• Must be passionate about seeing students and parents develop a solid foundation in Christ.
• Needs to demonstrate the ability to create, plan, execute and evaluate successful events.

Personal Responsibilities:

This individual must demonstrate a shepherd’s heart for people and model biblical priorities by being committed to:

• Spending regular time in God’s Word and prayer.
• Faithfully supporting the ministry of RLCC by giving regularly.
• Must demonstrate spiritual maturity and a growing relationship with Jesus.
• Displays a balance of humility and drive to build God’s kingdom.

Responsibilities:

You will be intentional and strategic in:

• Oversee grades 9-12
• Oversee the Young Adult ministry (19-30)
• Works with the Middle School Pastor to help families (students AND parents) to live Jesus > everything. Requires communicating schedules and transitions between ministry age groups (middle school to high school).
• Communicates vision for HS/YA ministries with passion, conviction, and clarity
• Ensure alignment of the HS/YA ministries with the overarching church strategies and values.
• Recruit, train and provide leadership to volunteer teams
• Select, prepare and teach the High School curriculum.
• Assume responsibility for quality control of over all HS/YA environments
• Develop and deliver High School services that help deepen students’ faith.
• Oversee YA gathering and leadership
• Create events and environments that are designed for welcoming and loving friends, and being intentional in helping guests get connected to others and Jesus.
• Implement ways to partner with parents to develop students’ faith.
• Oversee small group ministry and ensure it aligns with other programming and overall church vision.
• Maintain a safe environment, including requiring background checks of all volunteers, avoiding dangerous activities, and ensuring that liability release forms for students are completed.
• Meet and mentor interns, leaders, and parents.
• Build student and young adult leaders (creating disciples).
• Pastor and provide resources to kids/families in crisis
• Communicate, promote and prepare for meetings/events/trips (local and overseas)
• Plan budget and monitor spending

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have experience in student ministry in a program of at least 75 students.
• Must exhibit strong leadership skills with high school students, parents, young adults, as well as adult volunteers
• Must be able to communicate relationally with large and small groups
• Must provide relevant, interesting, creative, and appropriate programming skills—large groups, small groups, worship team
• Must place a high value on quality discipleship with those they oversee.
• Must be a team player; able to work well with the people within this ministry, as well as the other ministries and staff
• Must relate well to a diverse group of students, parents and young adults.
• Must possess good group rallying skills- able to motivate, connect, and grow large groups.
• Must have a high energy level and the physical ability to be active with students
• Must be eager to help non-Christian connect to God and others.
• Must be eager to help Christians deepen their relationship with God while equipping them to serve and disciple others.
• Musical talent—vocal, guitar, etc. is preferred

Organizational Relationships:

• Reports to: Lead Pastor and Executive Pastor
• Staff reporting to him: None at this time