Youth Minister
Youth Minister
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05-06-2025
Job Description
St. Joseph Catholic Church
11730 Old St. Augustine Rd. Jacksonville FL 32258
Youth Minister
Reports to:Director of Evangelization
Full Time
FLSA Status: Salary Exempt
JOB SUMMARY
The youth minister fosters the personal and spiritual growth of young people in middle and high school through evangelization discipleship and relational ministry. This role supports St. Joseph Parish Mission To be and to bring the light of Christ to the (young) people of Mandarin. Form intentional disciples by providing engaging formation dynamic retreats relational mentoring and vibrant community rooted in the Catholic faith. The youth minister will also serve and support parents and volunteers empowering them as key partners in youth faith formation.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Spiritual and Relational Ministry
- Provide pastoral care prayerful support and spiritual guidance to youth parents and volunteers.
- Serve as a visible faithful witness of Catholic discipleship modeling relational ministry by attending youth events school activities and parish functions.
- Build relationships with families and support parents as primary catechists of their children.
Youth Formation and Programming
- Recruit teens to serve on liturgical ministries at the Youth Mass.
- Plan and execute weekly High School Youth Nights: plan oversee formation logistics environment and meals.
- Plan and execute bi-monthly Middle School Youth Nights: plan oversee formation logistics environment and snacks.
- Develop and implement a Peer Ministry and Discipleship Formation Program to equip youth to lead and evangelize their peers.
- Coordinate the formation and logistics and oversee Confirmation Retreat including spiritual formation logistics and follow-up.
- Plan and lead a Middle School (7th grade) Retreat for parish school and PREP students.
- Serve on the parish school retreat team for K8 students.
Retreats Camps and Events
- Plan and manage yearly youth retreats along with the formation and logistics.
- Plan summer camps including booking transportation organizing paperwork managing food and lodging and tracking payments.
- Organize and attend Diocesan youth events with St. Joseph youth handling all associated logistics and paperwork.
- Plan and manage Youth Ministry Cemetery Walk.
Volunteer and Parent Engagement
- Recruit train and mentor CORE Team members (adult volunteers) for both high school and middle school ministries.
- Communicate regularly with parents through weekly or bi-monthly email updates social media and personal outreach.
Administrative and Financial Oversight
- Organize youth ministry fundraising initiatives.
- Track and manage payments donations and financial logistics for events retreats and camps.
- Attend monthly diocesan youth ministry meetings and collaborate with other youth ministers across the diocese.
Communications and Outreach
- Manage and create content for youth ministry social media platforms to engage youth and promote events.
- Promote service opportunities and coordinate service hours for youth involvement in the parish.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Practicing Catholic in full communion with the Church and a strong commitment to the teachings of the Magisterium.
- Bachelors degree in theology Pastoral Ministry Education or a related field preferred.
- Experience in youth ministry or related pastoral ministry roles.
- Strong leadership communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to recruit inspire and mentor both youth and adult volunteers.
- Proficient in social media email communication and basic office software.
- A willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients vendors employees and the public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when necessary and ability to travel and drive ones own vehicle to various diocesan locations.
Employment Type
Full Time
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