Youth Minister Half-Time

Pay Rate: $20-22/hour

Target Start Date: June 1 2025

About Paris Community Church

We desire to be a community of followers of Jesus that ‘gathers in order to scatter’. Our vision is to lead people to Jesus so that lives are transformed, and our community is impacted for good. Paris Community Church is located within the town of Paris, Ontario and is growing, amidst a major renovation to our building. We are a casual, come-as-you-are community and we welcome people of all ages and stages of life and faith to join us. We would encourage you to check us out at www.forparis.ca or come and attend on a Sunday to get a feel for our culture.

About the Role

We offer programming for kids nursery through grade 8, and have an active ministry. The current need is for our highschool youth, which would include grade 8 students. Reporting to our Lead Pastor, Joel Sherbino, this position would be 20 hours per week and would be integral in creating programming for youth, as well as discipling them and connecting them with one another and our community. Responsibilities include:

Spiritual Growth:

Develop relationships with our existing youth, and engage with them in a way that will lead to informed programming and events
Create a pathway of spiritual growth and leadership for highschool students
Oversee student ministry programming and events
Identify and delivery content to highschool youth
Identify and plan for events that could be accessible to our youth

Volunteer Management:

Recruit, train and coach student ministry volunteers
Foster a culture of connection and relationship building amongst volunteer, students and parents
Create a mentorship culture whereby youth begin to give back and mentor younger youth

Strategic:

In partnership with the Lead Pastor, create a strategy to engage and grow our youth in their relationship with Jesus
This role may evolve to include young adults

Administrative / Organizational:

Calendar planning for the year including some events
Communicate regularly with students, and sometimes parents

What you bring to the Role

We are searching for a committed Christian youth leader who has some experience with leading youth either professionally or within summer roles such as camp. Specifically, we are looking for:

Strong profession of Christian faith
1-2 years experience leading youth in a Christian setting such as youth group, camp counsellor or youth pastor
Communication skills (both written and verbal)
Relationship building
Collaborative
Flexible
Work independently
Community Minded
A positive Vulnerable Police Sector check

What We Offer

Health and dental benefits
Flexible Schedule
Paid Time Off