Director of Youth Ministries

Director of Youth Ministries Faith Church Kingstowne Alexandria, VA Job Details Part-time $20 - $38 an hour 1 day ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Vision insurance Flexible schedule Qualifications Teamwork Interpersonal skills Volunteer management Working with students Full Job Description Job Summary Faith Church Kingstowne is a growing, gospel-centered church in Alexandria, Virginia, seeking a Youth Director to lead and strengthen our ministry to middle school and high school students. We are looking for a spiritually mature, relational, organized, and energetic leader who loves students, enjoys building relationships with families, and can create a welcoming environment where teenagers are known, encouraged, discipled, and challenged to grow in their faith. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a joyful, Christ-centered youth ministry (of approximately 25 students) in a church that is experiencing growth and seeking to invest deeply in the next generation. What You'll Do

• Lead and strengthen the youth ministry for middle school and high school students.
• Create a welcoming, fun, safe, and gospel-centered environment where students are known, loved, and discipled.
• Plan and lead regular youth gatherings that include biblical teaching, discussion, prayer, fellowship, games, and relationship-building.
• Teach or coordinate teaching that is faithful to Scripture, engaging for students, and aligned with the mission and theology of Faith Church Kingstowne.
• Build meaningful relationships with students through consistent presence, encouragement, and pastoral care.
• Communicate regularly with parents and help encourage families in the discipleship of their teenagers.
• Recruit, train, schedule, and encourage adult volunteers who serve with the youth ministry.
• Plan, coordinate and chaperone youth events, service opportunities, retreats, outreach opportunities, and fellowship gatherings throughout the year.
• Work with church leadership to help students become connected to the broader life of the church.
• Maintain high standards of safety and care, including compliance with Ministry Safe policies and procedures.
• Work closely with church leadership to align Youth Ministry with the overall mission of the church. What We're Looking For
• A clear and growing personal faith in Jesus Christ.
• A genuine love for teenagers and a desire to help them grow as lifelong disciples of Jesus.
• A positive, welcoming, and engaging personality.
• Strong relational, communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Ability to recruit, train, schedule, and motivate volunteers.
• Experience working with students in a ministry, educational, coaching, mentoring, or related setting.
• Ability to teach Scripture clearly, faithful, engaging, and applicable to students.
• Comfortable communicating with parents and partnering with families.
• Comfortable in a digital world, including email, social media, video, content management, database management, and Planning Center Online.
• Prefer at least 3 years of leadership or management experience in a church, school, nonprofit, coaching, or professional environment.
• A teachable, flexible, team-oriented spirit.
• Agreement with and support of the mission, values, and theological commitments of Faith Church Kingstowne.
• Become a member of Faith Church, engaged in the life of the church. Schedule and Weekly Rhythm
• Approximately 3-5 hours per week preparing teaching, discussion questions, games, activities, and youth ministry programming.
• Approximately 2-3 hours per week leading the regular youth gathering or student ministry environment.
• Approximately 2-4 hours per week communicating with parents, following up with students, coordinating volunteers, and planning upcoming ministry needs.
• Approximately 2-4 additional hours per week planning and coordinating monthly youth events, outreach opportunities, service projects, or fellowship gatherings.
• Participation in a monthly Children, Youth, and Families committee meeting.
• Occasional participation in church-wide events, retreats, special services, or seasonal ministry opportunities.

Job Type:

Part-time Pay:

$20.00 - $38.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Vision insurance

Location:

Alexandria, VA 22315 (Preferred) Ability to

Commute:

Alexandria, VA 22315 (Required)

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in Alexandria, VA 22315