Youth Director

Job Description

Position Summary:
The Youth Director is tasked with creating and implementing a comprehensive Faith Formation and Youth Ministry program for middle and high school students that is in keeping with the vision and pastoral plan of the Pastor.

Key responsibilities: (day-to-day job functions)
• Oversee all middle and high school sacramental preparation.
• Plan and coordinate all activities and events necessary for Confirmation Mass with appropriate staff and volunteers.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and select curriculum in concert with the pastor for a dynamic Faith Formation program.
• Recruit, train, and support an adequate pool of volunteers for middle and high school formation.
• Coordinate with the Director of Religious Education to ensure youth volunteers are Safe Environment compliant.
• Organize regular social/seasonal/special events with youth.
• Coordinate service opportunities for confirmation candidates.
• Lead, recruit, and train a youth leadership team.
• Ensures accurate record keeping for sacramental books (middle and high school youth only)
• Communicate with parents and staff on a regular basis.
• Propose, monitor, and adhere to the parish youth programs/confirmation budget.
• Work with appropriate staff to reserve facilities for youth formation events.
• Coordinate and oversee implementation of weekly Fraternus/Fidelis meetings.
• Conducts retreats for confirmation candidates.
• Attends bimonthly staff meetings to communicate youth activities.

Minimum Requirements:
• Minimum level of Education: Bachelor's degree in Pastoral/Youth Ministry, Education, Theology, Psychology, Religious Education, Social Work, or the equivalent.
• Minimum years of work experience: 5 years
• Area(s) of related work experience: Previous experience working with youth.

Additional qualifications/requirements:
• Active member, in good standing, of the Roman Catholic Church
• Must have appropriate self-knowledge and ability to share the Catholic faith with young people.
• Must have paraprofessional helping/counseling skills, one-to-one listening skills, crisis intervention, and referral skills.
• Must have group processing and facilitation skills.
• Must have organizational skills: time management, delegation, long-range planning, financial management, and budgeting.
• Knowledge of adolescent spiritual and personal development, youth culture, and sociology.
• Must have the ability to work with a variety of ages, personalities, and backgrounds.

• Employment is contingent upon the applicant satisfactorily passing criminal background and reference checks
• Must complete diocese-sponsored Safe Environment Training within 30 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications: (if applicable)
• Experience in teaching.
• Training in counseling and referrals.
• Training through a Youth Ministry Certification Program.
• Bilingual is a plus, though not required.
Position Start Date: August 2025

About the Employer

"If you are what you should be you will set the world ablaze!" With these words from our patroness, I want to welcome you to St Catherine of Siena Parish. St Catherine challenges us, but she also speaks of the great promise Christ gives to all who come to know and serve Him in this holy place. Becoming what we should be speaks of our hunger for the fruits of the sacraments and for transforming prayer, especially in the Mass.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish is a young and growing parish with a strong base of ministries, but with so much to learn and so much more service to bring to our parish life. When you come to our parish family, come to be filled with hope, embrace that process of becoming what Catherine speaks of, and receive the gift of a more fulfilling life.