Description:

Position Description:

• Invest relationally in CCC students, parents, and volunteers of middle and high school ministries.
• Cast vision for family and missions in partnership with Lead Pastors
• Create a culture of prayer, empowerment, and leadership development within the church.
• Further develop established missional partnerships (Haywood, Schools, ABCCM)
• Explore potential community partnerships.
• Create a culture of collaboration, mutuality, and community-led development.
• Promote pastoral care for all students and their families.
• Assist with student assimilation into the life of the Church.
• Identify and affirm assets, strengths, skills, and passions of students and parents.
• Recruit, select, lead, and train volunteers for student and mission ministry.
• Identify and invite parents into meaningful roles of leadership, evaluation, and coordination.
• Coordinate with the Student Ministry Leadership Team to set, plan, and accomplish annual goals consistent with the church’s vision.
• Communicate ministry opportunities clearly and consistently to all teams.
• Coordinate routine celebration and appreciation of the student ministry team.
• Identify and disciple students for service in student, churchwide, and community leadership roles.
• Participation in Sunday morning worship service responsibilities as needed.
• Lead, coordinate, and direct programming for middle and high school students, which includes but is not limited to teaching, worship, small groups, and service opportunities.
• Programming should be designed with a keen awareness of the unique developmental differences that exist between middle and high school students.
• Facilitate onboarding, off-boarding, and timely rotation of Mission Team members annually.
• Create intergenerational service opportunities.
• Design and implement worship services, connection, and spiritual growth opportunities for middle and high school students in the church and the Greater Asheville community.
• Coordinate training of and ensure compliance with the Safe Sanctuary policies and procedures for all volunteers serving in youth ministry.
• Prepare and manage budget and administration for the assigned program ministries of the church.
• Collaborate with lead pastors regarding new approaches to missional engagement and outreach (i.e., Fresh Expressions)
• Coordinate annual mission retreat weekend or its equivalent.
• Develop methods for assessing community assets and opportunities (aka needs).
• Evaluate partnerships annually for missional alignment.
• Manage assigned classroom spaces.

Position Qualifications:

• Models a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Holds an undergraduate degree and seminary or equivalent training preferred.
• Has experience successfully leading or assisting student ministry in a church or youth organization.
• Possesses a passion, excitement, and energy for youth ministry that focuses on discipleship, mission, and community development.
• Ascribes to the theological convictions in the Apostle’s Creed and embraces the Wesleyan theological heritage held by the United Methodist Church.
• Demonstrate vision.
• Ability to plan, develop, coordinate, manage, and implement student/family discipleship and missions within the parameters of the UMC.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong conflict management skills.
• Possess a proven ability to work effectively with congregations, teams of volunteers, and community members and organizations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• The ability to recruit, train, and inspire volunteers of all ages.
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work collaboratively and maintain a flexible schedule.
• Attend weekly staff meetings, Monthly Mission meetings, and quarterly Student Leadership team meetings.