Position Description

Job Title: Youth Outreach Pastor

Reports to: Lead Pastor

Primary Role: Provide leadership, alignment, and strategy to help as many children and students to take their next steps towards becoming fully devoted followers of Christ.

Hours: 40 hrs                                                                                                                                    

Hillside Church in Dartmouth Nova Scotia is seeking a full-time (40 hr) Youth Outreach Pastor.

The Pastor will oversee all our programming for youth aged 12 to 19, oversee the outreach plan for our schools, and will also oversee a portfolio that matches their giftings. This could be overseeing the Worship/Tech Ministries or overseeing the Hillside Kids Ministry.

Key Responsibilities:

Youth (50%)

• Lead the coordination and facilitation of engaging weekly youth group
• Recruit, train, and lead a group of student and adult leaders
• Lead outreach programs at local high school (weekly lunch program/student fellowship)
• Love the students. Pastor and engage in their lives
• Help to integrate the student ministry into the overall ministry of the church
• Partner with parents for the effective discipleship of their teens
• Attend conferences with youth once or twice per year

Option 1: Worship Ministries (40%)                

• Planning and leading all aspects related to music for services
• Recruiting and training musicians & technical team members
• Services and events coordination

Option 2:  Hillside Kids (40%)

• Lead and assist ministry leaders regarding curriculum, leader recruitment and development, scheduling, and encouragement
• Recruit, train, background check, and schedule Nursery volunteers
• Participate on teaching rotation (2 or 3 times a month)

Ministry Administration (10%)

• Attend staff meetings
• Manage Hillside Social Media
• Manage Hillside Youth budgets