Youth Worker - Mountain View UMC, Boulder, Colorado

Goals for Youth Worker

• Build capacity for youth program
• Build ongoing connection with mentors
• Support parents as spiritual coaches supporting youth group
• Interact with range of junior high to high school aged youth

Reports to Associate Pastor and SPPRC (Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee). Associate pastor will serve in a collaborative manner with the youth worker to meet shared objectives for this position.

Qualifications

• Fun-loving Christian motivated to lead and mentor high school and middle school youth, who is comfortable talking and working with parents and adult volunteers.
• Some college or college degree preferred.
• Adept at social media and communication
• Ability to work within a budget
• Ability to collaborate with a ministry team, bringing creativity and following through on logistical details
• Has an understanding of (or willingness to learn) United Methodist traditions

Job Description: ~10-15 hours/week

• Teach Youth Sunday school on a weekly basis
  • Discuss with ministry team the trajectory of the year for curriculum
  • Facilitate conversations with youth around subjects of faith and hard topics
• Lead Crossfyre (youth group) Sunday evenings with Associate Pastor or other adult
  • Extend leadership to local missions or gatherings not on Sundays
  • Discuss with ministry team the trajectory of the year for activities and mission
• Co-lead youth retreats (i.e. Ignite Sr. High retreat, YLC, Youth Quest)
• Co-lead mission trips in summer
• Participate in leadership with confirmation every other year
• Prepare lessons and youth group activities
• Coordinate/collaborate with youth choir in projects, missions, calendars
• Collaborate with other youth groups in the area for joint activities, missions
• Recruit and organize volunteers to support the youth ministry
• All other duties as assigned.

Compensation: A salaried position based on experience with a workload distributed between weekly activities, approximately 10-15 hours per week, and intensive periods of engagement while accompanying youth on overnight and weeklong retreats and mission trips.
To Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to office@mtview.org with the subject line: Youth Worker