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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church is looking for a

Youth Coordinator

 In an increasingly hectic youth culture filled with outside influences, youth ministers, adult leaders, and the entire parish community are challenged to cultivate the God given

gift of each teen in a parish, so that the teen may be inspired to give back to his/her

community and build the Kingdom of God.

Youth Ministry seeks to draw young people to responsible participation in the

life, mission, and work of the faith community.

 Youth Ministry works to foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person. These objectives are shared by Youth Coordinators both in the Ukrainian Catholic churches and Orman Catholic churches across Canada.

 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary church is looking for a youth coordinator who has a background in Education, Religion, Sports and Recreation, Event Planning or other work with young people.  The Youth Coordinator would work with the Eparchial Youth Coordinator and other parish Youth Coordinators to plan programs, and attend other programs with the youth in the parish. The Youth Coordinator would work mostly with junior and senior high school students and involve them in the organization Ukrainian Catholic Youth. The coordinator would also work in conjunction with other parish organizations like Children of Mary, Alter Boys, Sadochok, Women’s  League and the parish council executive.

 The Youth Coordinator is responsible for building the membership and providing programs and opportunities for all teens in the parish. Responsibilities include program planning and development, recruitment and training, oversight of program delivery and networking with the Youth Ministry Office and other youth coordinators.

Qualifications:  

• Openness, understanding, faith and love of Jesus
• Minimum 2 years experience working with youth
• Confident and comfortable communication style
• Flexible, organized and independent ( personal vehicle an asset)
• Computer literate and Internet savvy
• Familiarity with the Ukrainian Catholic Community and current youth programs at the parish and in the community would be an asset
• Compensation: Wage commensurate with experience.
• Hours: Evening and weekend work is required. Events will vary and so will the hours, but about 30-50 hours a month on average will be expected. The tasks vary but the coordinator can expect the time to be divided: Administration and Communication (50% of hours) Event Facilitation ( 30%) and Evaluating Events, Personal Training and Personal Education opportunities ( 20%) 

We also plan to fill a position for a Childrens’ Programme Director who would be responsible for developing and running a Sunday school programme and the Children of Mary group.

 For further information and to apply with resume and cover letter (until position is filled), please e-mail: abvm@telus.net

There are 8 components in place to guide the youth coordinator’s programming. Someone with gifts or experience in ANY of the following areas would guide our youth effectively:

Leadership Development: Parish community empowers youth to assume leadership roles in their communities, including active participation in ministry.

Parish Community Life: Allows for the growth of Christian community through social interaction and participation in the life of the church and the community.

Evangelization: Empowers teens to be a witness to the Gospel message, and to proclaim the message in word and act to those in their communities who have not experienced it.

Pastoral Care: Parish utilizes various strategies to provide guidance and support as youth face life decisions. Provides care for both youth and families through counseling and referral if necessary. Provides positive influence as youth face moral challenges.

Catechesis: Provides for growth in a teen’s faith identity. Fosters communal identity by teaching and witnessing an understanding of the Catholic Christian faith.

Justice & Service: Empowers youth to be a witness to the Church’s social teaching, defending the rights of all peoples. Calls upon youth to serve those in need.

Advocacy: Interprets the needs of the teen and his/her family, and speaks and acts on their behalf. Acts as a representative of U.C.Y. on a parish and Eparchial level. Empowers youth to address the problems

Prayer & Worship: Provides youth various communal prayer and liturgy to strengthen their relationship with Jesus. Encourages youth to actively participate in sacramental ministry in their parish community.

It is the challenge of youth ministers, pastors, adult leaders, and the entire parish community to implement each of these components into a comprehensive model, creating youth ministry programs.

Comprehensive Youth Ministry is...

TO youth, WITH youth, BY youth, and FOR Youth.