Associate Youth Pastor

What You'll Do

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 and 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 Needed to Succeed

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.

High school diploma or GED.

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