Director of Youth Ministry, Divine Redeemer Parish, Sewickley/Aleppo Township

Director of Youth Ministry
 
Parish :    Divine Redeemer Parish, Sewickley/Aleppo Township
 
Job Description: Full-time position to oversee middle school and high school religious education programs 
 
Responsibilities: Collaborates with the director of faith formation of children and families through the following responsibilities:
Program Supervision and Development

• Animate the high school youth program
• Coordinates Confirmation prep for grades 7 and 8: leads the curriculum, maintains paperwork, organizes parent meetings
• Ensures that safe environment requirements, general safety and emergency response plans are implemented for all programs
• Ensures that other diocesan policies and directives with regard to family and child formation are implemented for all programs
• Develops an overall plan for vibrant programming under the guidance of the pastor and with the input of other faith formation staff members
• Implementation of the faith formation vision and plan 
• Student health, safety and well-being during programming
• Teacher and volunteer recruitment, scheduling, mentoring and supervision
• Parent formation and family engagement
• Interface with school for sacramental formation
• Implementation of diocesan policy and directives
• Facilitation of religious education for children with disabilities
• Assist formation team with auxiliary student ministries, such as Vacation Bible Camp as well as with non-traditional catechetical models, specifically family catechesis 
• Program administration including annual registration, calendar, communications, effective use of technology, budget and purchasing 
• Collaboration with the pastor, staff and lay councils in fulfilment of the parish mission and pastoral plan
• Building a culture of community among families and parishioners through interpersonal relations and activities

 
Qualifications                         Qualifications for the position include:

• Practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church
• Strong knowledge of Church teaching and doctrine
• Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in Education, Theology
• Experience with youth formation/education, catechesis, administration/management and event planning
• Good knowledge of catechetical and educational methods
• Computer proficiency
• Strong administrative, communication, organizational and event coordination skills
• Affable, welcoming and collaborative personality
• Safe environment for children requirements including child abuse and criminal record clearance, FBI fingerprinting, mandated reporter training, pastoral code of conduct, child protective services law acknowledgement and protecting God’s children workshop

          Salary and benefits are commensurate with the candidate’s education and experience.
Contact Us: Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to: 
Rev. Brian Noel, Divine Redeemer Parish
200 Walnut St., Sewickley, PA 15143
email: [email protected]