Summary: The Associate Youth & Pastoral Advocate provides support and coordination for the parish’s efforts in ministry, both with Youth Ministry and with Pastoral Services. This is a full-time position.

• Summary for Pastoral Services: The Associate supports the Coordinator of Pastoral Services, which includes the areas of Pastoral Care, Human Concerns, and Parish Life, and often this person serves as a key contact for the volunteer ministry coordinators, in addition to helping with many tasks. Some tasks may include drafting various communications and content, reports, planning, organization, support in wedding and funeral preparations, and other Pastoral Care needs such as schedules, funeral records and reception signups, Mass intentions, as well as execution/planning of specific meetings, events, etc.
• Summary for Youth Ministry: The Associate supports Youth Ministry by assisting with the planning, organization, communication, and execution of youth nights, special events, and other projects within youth ministry and acts as the staff liaison for any Young Adult Ministry activities. He/she will share in the responsibilities of youth ministry office management and communications with parents, teens, parish, staff, phone/e-mail/social media and will have the responsibility of coordinating Confirmation prep paperwork submissions. The position also assists with marketing and promoting youth ministry events and fundraising initiatives. The position has an active role on the Life Teen Core team and will do a combination of creative, communicative work in the office, as well as some “front end” ministry with our teens. This balance can be discussed further with the Parish Youth Advocate.

This position will split time as needed, between two departments, within the same building/office – Youth Ministry and Pastoral Services. The Associate Youth & Pastoral Advocate works under the direct supervision of the Parish Youth Advocate and Coordinator of Pastoral Services and will closely collaborate with the Associate Youth Advocate and Pastoral Associate.

An exceptional candidate will possess a solid prayer life and relationship with the Lord. He/she should have some idea of the life, habits, and culture of Gen Z and possess a burning desire to lead young people close to Christ and His Church, as well as toward active involvement in their parish community, while also fostering a larger parish culture which supports and embraces young people. Compassion and empathy should be evident, as the candidate could be involved in pastoral care situations, with funeral planning, wedding details, ministry needs, etc. The candidate should have fantastic organizational skills, be a pro-active/self-starter “idea” person, who enjoys collaborating with their team, while identifying and anticipating upcoming needs, exemplifies strong computer skills (Word, Excel, Canva, Publisher, Outlook, Windows), and the ability to communicate effectively with other staff, parents, teens, ministry coordinators, and others who contact the Youth Ministry Team and Pastoral Team.

A full job description is available by contacting the e-mail address below.