UNITY OF MADISON
Job Description
Title: Youth Education Director
Reports to: Minister
Purpose:
Position Specifications/Hours of Service:
- Oversee program development and operations for activities of youth ages birth through high school
- Provide a safe, loving, and empowering spiritual learning experience for all children, teachers, assistants and sponsors involved in the program
- Plan, coordinate, and supervise the activities for children ages three through fifth grade, Uniteens (junior high), and Y.O.U. (senior high)
- Work with the minster(s) regarding programs, budget, space and planning for the Youth Education Department
Position Specific/Hours of Service
- Half-time position, approximately 20 hours per week
- Sunday mornings from 8:00am until 12:30pm (onsite)
- Scheduled meetings and office hours (on-site)
- Planning time as needed (on-site or elsewhere)
Qualifications:
- Prefer degree in Education, youth ministry teaching experience, and at least one year of experience supervising adults
- Active student in Unity spiritual studies
- Team oriented leadership style compatible with adult staff and volunteers as well as children
- Talent for organized thinking and action
- Ability to delegate and develop leaders while maintaining high degree of accountability
- Demonstrated commitment to spiritual growth and spiritual practices, including prayer
- Appreciation and understanding for children of all ages
- Strong communication skills; able to communicate in writing and orally with children and adults
- Strong computer, social media and mobile phone skills
- Good working knowledge of mandatory reporting requirements
- Desire to grow and learn
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Curriculum, Program Development and Operations
- Plan and prepare curriculum for each quarter
- Plan special activities, seasonal programs and periodic participation by children during adult Sunday experience
- Guide teachers in planning and presenting their lessons
- Communicate with and utilize resources provided by other Youth Ed program heads, Regional and National consultants
- Plan pre-class activities for children to do upon arrival or between services
- Budget for and maintain adequate suupplies of materials: coordinate distribution
- Keep classrooms, bulletin boards and walls in common areas fresh, colorful, interesting and uncluttered
- Consult with parents of children in the program when concerned with children’s special needs
- Maintain a database for all volunteers, post calendars, verify schedules and assess teacher/child ratios in classroom
- Coordinate special activities, seasonal programs, community outreach projects and parent education offerings.
- Maintain an annual calendar for all events, schedule space needs through church office and maintain communications with minister
- Staffing
- Recruit, train, supervise and support the youth ministry staff, including teachers, classroom assistants and volunteers.
- Make sure staff will be present on Sundays or find substitutes
- Plan and coordinate teacher in-service, planning and information sharing meetings
- Help classroom leaders learn to manage disruptive behaviors in ways that support the child.
- Keep Youth Ministry staff and volunteers apprised of church events and classes and encourage attendance and continuing spiritual growth
- Leadership Team
- Attend regular staff meetings and meetings with the Minister
- Communicate and collaborate with the minister and staff in regard to events calendar; budgets, funding and check requests; access to building and use of facilities; acquisition and distribution of supplies; communications needs (marketing, awareness, information sharing); participation in local and regional events.
- Promote awareness of youth ministry programs, activities and events via announcements, bulletin items, website and e-blast to insure appropriate support and participation
- Provide timely updates for website content dedicated to Youth Ministry programs and activities
- Prepare quarterly updates for minister to share with Board of Trustees
- Commitments
- Commitment to Unity’s purpose, intention and core values
- Commitment to receiving training in and incorporating Unity’s culture of peacemaking, using “Agreeing and Disagreeing in Love”
- Commitment to receiving and contributing to Unity Worldwide Ministries’ educational and resource base for youth and family
- Compensation:
- Commensurate with experience and qualifications
- In alignment with programs and/or churches of comparable size
Submit resume and cover letter to:
Rev. Judy Pilat
601 Tompkins Drive
Madison, WI 53716
minister@unityofmadison.org