Overview
Assistant Youth Director for Girls Jobs in Nashville, Tennessee, USA at First Presbyterian Church of Nashville
Position Summary:Under the guidance of the Director of Youth Programming, the Assistant Youth Director provides day-to-dayleadershipand support for the FPC Youth Ministry, working primarily with female students along with our young adults, parents, staff, and volunteers to further the church’s mission by heralding the gospel of grace to all within its care, discipling students to know and love the Lord and his church, and sending students out with a robust understanding of their call to join God’s mission in the world.
Duties/Responsibilities
Program Leadership
Collaborates with Director of Youth Programming to facilitate, plan, and execute regular programming, curriculum, and discipleship opportunities for youth at FPC.
Offers a staff presence in Sunday school classrooms and teaches Sunday school when necessary.
Leads small group bible studies when necessary.
Plans, budgets, programs, and executes major event trips such as retreats or mission trips.
Administers some, but not all the following responsibilities based on the Assistant Youth Director’s individual giftedness: D-Groups, Youth Mission Programming and Retreat Coordination, StudentLeadershipTeam oversight and support (includes summer intern program as well as SLT opportunities), Sunday School and Seasonal Parent/Youth Classes, social media, Youth Church League Basketball Program.
Relational Care
Takes initiative to build relationships with students, especially our female students, creating opportunities for contact with at least two students “on their turf” each week.
Knows 75 percent of the youth in the youth directory and 50 percent of their parents by name.
Texts, calls, and checks in with students who need encouragement and pastoral support.
Spearheads efforts to regularly celebrate student birthdays.
Ministry Support
Serves as a part of the Youth Ministry staff team by participating in youth ministry events, as well as select trips and retreats.
Regularly seeks to sit with youth each Sunday at the 8:30 or 11:00 a.m. service in worship.
Collaborates with the youth staff in developing creative programming and new initiatives to accomplish the Youth Ministry mission more faithfully.
Attends weekly youth staff meetings and one-on-one meetings with Director of Youth Programming.
Attends annual youth staff visioning retreat.
Attends churchwide weekly chapel and staff meetings.
Supervisory Responsibilities
In partnership with the Director of Youth Programming, provides support for the Summer Youth Interns, ensuring the recruitment, training, spiritual growth, and integration of at least two Summer Youth Interns for two and a half months every summer.
Provides supervisory direction and support to all Sunday morning and volunteer staff.
Knowledge/Skills
An active, growing relationship with Jesus Christ, functional knowledge of scripture, familiarity with the Reformed tradition, and an ability to integrate the Christian faith into day-to-day work in a way that brings aboutadvancementof the Gospel in relationship with colleagues and others.
Knowledge of human relations, especially for the 14-to-40-year-old age bracket.
Microsoft Word and the basics of the internet and email (required).
Time management processes that best maximize his or her productivity.
Able to communicate the good news of the Christian faith with warmth, humor, and effectiveness.
Perform multiple tasks simultaneously with many interruptions….
Title: Assistant Youth Director for Girls
Company: First Presbyterian Church of Nashville
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Category: Education / Teaching, Non-Profit
