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Immanuel
Lutheran Church
Job Description
Job Title: Director of Family,
Youth and Learning Ministries
Year(s): 2001 - 2002
Reviewed by: Personnel Committee
Supervised by: Pastor, Youth Committee, Learning
Committee and Congregation Council
Next Review Date:
- Responsibilities
- In Youth Ministry
Maintain an effective
youth ministry with the middle school and senior high
school youth with an emphasis on being a part of the
congregation in worship, education, fellowship and
mission outreach.
- Plan and lead Wednesday Youth
Nights: Each Wednesday night our middle school
youth meet for confirmation, a meal and other
activities. With the pastor you are responsible for
working with the Youth Committee to coordinate,
plan and direct a variety of activities on
Wednesday nights.
- Plan monthly special events: In addition
to the regularly scheduled Wednesday night program
you will work with the Youth Committee to plan
special activities, lock-ins, camp-outs, and
ongoing events.
- Plan and manage fund raisers: Youth
ministry is partly self-supporting and part of your
responsibilities will be to work with the Youth
Committee to plan, promote and coordinate
fund-raisers.
- Handle Youth finances: You will receive
the Youth checkbook and account book. You will be
expected to purchase supplies, make deposits,
maintain current records and give a financial
report to the congregation at the end of the year
and submit your books for audit.
- Maintain communications with pastor, council
and committee: You will be supported in your
work by a Youth Committee consisting of both adults
and youth. The committee and the pastor will help
you with ideas and suggestions, and assist you in
organizing and leading activities. Take care to
communicate your plans to the pastor and the
committee. You will be expected to plan and lead
committee meetings and with the committee to submit
a report to the congregation at the end of the
year.
- Maintain communications with the larger
youth ministry community: You will attend local
youth ministry meetings and at your discretion
participate in synod youth leader meetings.
- Reach out to all youth: Some of our
youth do not regularly attend youth events. As you
become acquainted with them you will want to work
with the Youth Committee to maintain some caring
contact with them.
- Provide or supervise youth music: Music
is an important part of our youth program. You will
work with the Youth Committee to provide music
opportunities for our youth and/or coordinate and
supervise youth music leaders.
- Serve as a friend to Youth: Perhaps the
most important part of your job will be to serve as
a friend and role model to the young people.
Because of your position, they may come to you for
support or help with problems. We expect you to
respond caringly and to keep their concerns
confidential. (In some cases, it may be
important for you to share your concerns about
individual young people with the pastor.)
- Learning Ministry
You will work with the pastor, learning
committee, teachers and others to plan a yearly
program of learning for the congregation. Parts of
this program include Sunday morning learning for
children, youth and adults, a confirmation program,
bible studies with seniors and summer vacation church
school.
- Responsibility for Sunday School: You
will work with the Learning Committee to implement
and supervise the congregation's Sunday morning
program, recruiting and training teachers,
selecting curriculum, purchasing supplies,
allocating space. You will be on hand on Sunday
mornings to handle things that come up.
- Responsibility for Confirmation: You
will assist the pastor in planning and coordinating
the confirmation program.
- Responsibility for Summer Vacation Church
School: You will work with the Learning
Committee plan and implement the congregation's
summer learning program, helping the committee make
arrangements for teachers or staff, provide
supplies. You will be on hand to coordinate and
supervise during the week of Bible School.
- Other Learning Situations: As a teacher
of the church you may be called at times to teach
various classes, such as Adult Forum, retreats, and
Senior Bible Studies.
- General Responsibilities
- Communicate with children, youth, parents
and the congregation: Having people know what
is going on is vital to effective ministry.
Communications about activities, programs and needs
should be maintained through a regular youth
newsletter, notes to parents and phone calls when
necessary, and announcements at service. Even when
an announcement only pertains to youth or learning
it is sometimes good public relations for our
program put a notice in the IMAGE or the bulletin.
Image deadline is the 15th of each month. The
bulletin deadline is 10:00 am. each
Thursday.
- Attend Staff Meetings: You will attend
weekly staff meetings and other staff planning
activities.
- Make Monthly Reports to the Congregation
Council: You will make a monthly report of your
director's activity to the Council.
- Terms of Employment:
- Expectations: We expect you to work an
average of 40 hours a week during the school year.
Some weeks it will be more and some less.
- Time of Service: Our program will run
all year.
- Our Responsibilities to You:
- Remuneration: We will pay you __________
/ year minus withholding for taxes, FICA, Medicare.
Your salary will be payable on the 20th of each
month.
- Other compensation: We will reimburse
you up to $100 each year continuing education
allowance payable for travel, lodging, registration
at conferences and seminars and books.
- Reimbursement of Mileage: We will
reimburse you for business mileage according to the
IRS standard rate each month. Submit your miles on
your monthly report to the Council.
- Annual Review: The Personnel, Learning
and Youth Committees will meet with you yearly to
review your job description and help you set new
goals for the coming year.
- Vacation: Two weeks paid vacation time
are included in the yearly salary.
- Office and equipment: We will provide
office space, the use of a computer and Internet
access.
- Other Support: We will support you with
our love and our prayers. The Youth and Learning
Committees and the pastor will give you help and
advice. If there are any concerns or problems with
members of the congregation we will serve as your
buffer and advocate.
We have reviewed this job
description.
(Director of Family, Youth
and Learning Ministries)___________________________
(Date)______________
(Personnel Committee
Representative)
_____________________________________(Date)_____________
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