Youth Director - All Church

The Youth Director (or Pastor) will cast a vision for discipleship among middle school and high school youth across all New Life locations.  The mission of the program is to develop and nurture the Christian faith, values, and spirituality of students across the Chicagoland Area.  The Youth Director (or Pastor) is an advocate to ensure that the family of God is working together to make disciples of the next generation. 

Job Duties:

• Model a growing Christian life   I Timothy 4:12 “...set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.”

• Develop and communicate a shared vision, philosophy, and strategy for youth ministries to ensure strategic discipleship across all locations.

• Work with church leadership at all locations to coordinate the youth ministry and programming in line with New Life’s mission, vision, and values.

• Find, evaluate, develop, and/or create curriculum for teaching youth. Ensure that curriculum used at all locations is common.  

• Provide oversight for the administrative needs of the youth ministries.

• Lead and assist location leaders and volunteer teams about curriculum, leader recruitment/development, and scheduling.

• Invest in leadership development to put in place leaders equipped to fulfill a family based disciple making ministry.

• Develop and implement a plan for ongoing parent training and encouragement. 

• Plan and administer all-church ministry events including connection events, camps, conferences, retreats, gatherings, and other similar events.

• Develop and manage the youth budget.

• Lead and mobilize digital ministry – use of technology to make the gospel known in the time and space in which we live.

• Meet regularly with location leaders for prayer, mentoring, ministry training & coordination, planning, and accountability.  

• Participate in weekly staff and pastoral meetings.  

Skills/Qualifications:

• Must become an active member of New Life with strong ties to our vision and mission.

• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience with youth leaders; previous experience building a program for youth.

• Must be a positive role model with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to today’s young generation culture.

• Must have a passion and heartfelt concern for teens; be high energy, creative, hardworking, and possess the ability to motivate others.

• Experience in a large multi-church setting.

• Exceptional communication and organization skills.

• Ability to train, encourage, support, and coach leaders.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.