Associate Youth Pastor

About the Role

The Associate Youth Pastor is a support position to the Youth Pastor at the campus level. At Life.Church, we exist to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. The Life.Church Switch ministry is devoted to leading students in 6th-12th grade to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Staff and volunteer leaders develop relationships with students during weekly experiences, small groups, and serving opportunities by teaching truth through God's Word and being culturally relevant.

The Associate Youth Pastor (AYP) will be responsible for the leadership and execution of the vision of student ministry. Success for this role will be people (students and adults alike) in the AYP's sphere of influence taking next steps in their spiritual growth—like beginning a relationship with Jesus, serving, inviting, giving, engaging in God’s word, and leading.

Responsibilities

• Consistently inspire people to use their gifts to lead in Switch
• Follow protocol to onboard new leaders, including background screening, training, and orientations
• Provide ongoing leadership development for the leader team
• Connect with and develop the team of coaches who will provide the most direct leadership and relational connection to the larger leader team
• Develop coaches to ensure that lobby set up/tear down is executed with excellence and Switch Host Team is prepared and ready to greet and provide hospitality to students and parents
• Ensure that a volunteer coach has all video files downloaded and that the program (including lighting and technology) is prepared with excellence
• Provide support if challenges arise during an experience
• Provide support on the weekend for Loop (5th-6th grade experience)
• Identify, inspire, and train/develop adults to lead students in Loop during the weekend
• Occasionally communicate a live message to Loop students with provided notes and video support from Central
• Provide pastoral care to families
• Identify and inspire students to serve on the weekend
• Communicate to leaders, parents, and students in multiple forms (text, email, social media, lobby) the vision and values of Switch and Life.Church
• Lead or co-lead special events like Leader Nights, At the Movies projects, Family Weekend, and Capacity (student leadership conference) prep
• Learn the budget process
• Learn about and be able to communicate about all other Life Church ministries

Skills

• Inspire people both verbally and in written communication
• Clearly present expectations, processes, and policies in a way that leads to the right outcome
• Ability to provide objective solutions to ministry issues/complaints
• Ability to self-motivate and make independent decisions
• Knowledgeable in all necessary systems that Life.Church uses to manage volunteers, present content on the weekend in Loop and on Wednesdays in the auditorium, and report appropriate information and analytics at the organizational level
• Savvy with social media
• Skilled in empowering people and growing a team, and leading others to reach a desired outcome
• Adept at leading through conflict
• Time management skills

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED

Benefits

• Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons
• Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health
• Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost; additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase
• Short-Term and Long-Term disability covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members
• Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year, with increasing investment in subsequent years
• $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth
• Casual dress and work environment