Interested applicants should send resume and cover letter to steve@fumcdyersburg.com

Job Title: Director of Youth Ministry
Reports to: Senior Pastor
Classification: Full-Time (Part-time can be negotiated)
Summary of the position: 

• The Director of Youth Ministry at Dyersburg First United Methodist Church directs, operates, and coordinates the youth ministry of the church, which seeks to
  
• Facilitate the faith development of students in grades seven through twelve.
  
• Grow and sustain a youth ministry that fulfills the church’s mission to know, love, share, and serve Christ.
  
• Align the youth ministry with the mission, vision and values of Dyersburg FUMC
  

Education Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. 
• United Methodist Membership preferred but not required.
• Seminary students are encouraged to apply.
  

Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Increase and promote spiritual development among the youth. This includes teaching the
  
• Wesleyan theology, helping the youth develop and articulate their own faith, and providing
  
• spiritual guidance.
  
• Assume leadership qualities which will lead to development and growth within the youth
  
• ministry. This includes planning, promoting, and if necessary, raising funds for all youth events.
  
• Be a visible youth leader in the community by creating an invitational culture with youth in the community. 
  
• Plan and lead outreach, ministry and service events such as extracurricular activities
  
• for youth, school events, and mission events within the church and community.
  
• Encourage volunteer development by recruiting and preparing volunteers to help with youth
  
• programming such as bible studies and small group discussions, as well as developing a youth council.
  
• Assume administrative responsibilities associated with the requirements of this job, such as: 1) Creating, setting, and tracking benchmarks and goals for the youth program. 2) Participating in the annual budgeting process. 3) Remitting invoices and reimbursement requests in a timely manner. 4) Participation in FUMC social media platforms to help promote and grow the youth program.

Core Competencies:

• Honors core values and beliefs of DFMUC and takes responsibility for their own faith formation.
  
• Holds strong interpersonal skills, exudes compassion for others, and communicates efficiently and effectively.
  

Note: All church staff will be trained in Safe Sanctuary policy and undergo a background check.