Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Job Description

The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry in the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, located in Miami Shores, Florida, is looking to hire a full-time Coordinator for the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. The Coordinator will support the mission of the Office by coordinating the archdiocesan youth and young adult ministry events, retreats, and training. This includes responsibilities for event planning efforts, creating and developing registration forms and processes, and providing support for the parishes who are involved in the various programs that the office conducts. The Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry performs all duties and responsibilities in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the Catholic Archdiocese of Miami. This position will require occasional evening and weekend hours, as well as some travel.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities include:
In collaboration with the Director, assists parishes in the development and continued growth of an effective plan for evangelization based on the current model of Outreach, Evangelization, Discipleship, and Mission process.
Assists the Director of the OY&YA in the development and execution of training and formation opportunities, and in overseeing archdiocesan programs that lead youth to deeper faith development.
Keeps the OY&YA contact database updated.
Performs all Safe Environment verification of volunteers for youth events.
Maintains the OY&YA website.
Assists with travel logistics for pilgrimages and other travel coordinated by the OY&YA.
Accompanies the Director of the OY&YA on pilgrimages and other trips, as necessary.
Assists with all aspects of OY&YA events, including, but not limited to, marketing, registration, hospitality and execution.
Assists with communication efforts within the Archdiocese and larger community.
Builds and maintains good relationships with church personnel in the parish, including priests, employees, volunteers in ministry, etc.
Tracks parish and individual participation in programs and works with the Director to develop mechanisms for receiving feedback on program effectiveness.
Collaborates with the other ministries on the Secretariat team for a variety of activities for the ministries of the New Evangelization.
Demonstrates characteristics and qualities desired of a Roman Catholic lay leader, including excellent character, integrity and support of the teachings and tenets of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Miami. Demonstrates fidelity and support of Church leadership.
Assists with Archdiocesan responsibilities as assigned with confidentiality and discretion, demonstrating excellent internal and external customer service.

Qualifications:
Minimum: Bachelors degree; 2 years' experience in parish youth or young adult ministry.
Preferred: Masters degree in Theology, or related field; and 5 years' experience as an employee in a parish, school, or diocesan youth or young adult ministry.
Knowledge of Roman Catholic Theology, Tradition and Ecclesiology is required.
Minimum: Strong oral and written English-language communication skills, including clear speaking voice.
Preferred: Good oral and written Spanish-language communication skills, including clear speaking voice.
Knowledge of, and the ability to convey, the teachings of the Church in the areas of Scripture, doctrine, morality and spirituality; demonstrated fidelity to these teachings.
Knowledge of church documents relating to evangelization, youth and young adult ministry.
Knowledge of current resources, processes and methodologies for evangelization, youth, and young adult ministry.
Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Constant Contact a plus.
Good computer literacy, including ability to navigate online applications and search engines effectively.
Knowledge of and experience with graphic design for the purposes of creating flyers, brochures, and other similar materials.
Event planning experience, including booking of locations, scheduling of participants and menu planning.
Excellent customer service skills, including ability to maintain focus on and professionalism with people in challenging situations, both in person and by phone.
Good time management, including ability to manage several projects at the same time.
Demonstrated comfort in multi-cultural settings required.
Must have a professional demeanor.

About the Employer

The Archdiocese of Miami is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America. Its ecclesiastic territory includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami, which covers Florida. The archbishop is Thomas Wenski. As archbishop, he also serves as pastor of the Cathedral of Saint Mary, the mother church of the archdiocese. Also serving are 428 priests, 160 permanent deacons, 50 religious brothers and 300 religious sisters who are members of various religious institutes. These priests, deacons and persons religious serve a Catholic population in South Florida of 1,300,000 in 118 parishes and missions.