Youth Minister

Youth Minister
Youth Minister
Job Description
Job Description

Job Description
Full Time Youth Minister
Reporting to the Vicar

St Mary’s

St  Mary’s  is  a  large  evangelical  Anglican  church. Our  vision  is  to  know  Jesus  and  make  Jesus
known. Within that vision we have three essentials: Dependent prayer, Biblical teaching and Loving one
another. As well as three priorities: Engaging Maidenhead with the gospel, Growing mature disciples of
Jesus of all ages and backgrounds, and Partnering with other churches to make Jesus better known.

The Role
An  exciting  opportunity  to  develop  our  thriving  and  busy  ministry  for  youths  aged  between  11  and  18.
Currently this includes Pathfinder groups meeting each Sunday, weekly single sex growth groups, Friday
night activities, Sunday night ‘after church’ and youth weekends away. We are committed to provide good
support and the freedom to shape the direction of this vital ministry.

Personal Profile
You will have a passion for young people coming to faith in Jesus Christ and growing as his disciples. You
will  already  have  experience  of  working  with  and  ministering  the  gospel  to  young  people  in  a  paid  or
voluntary capacity.

§  A committed Christian with a mature faith in Jesus.
§  Actively seeking to live in a godly way.
§  A good knowledge of the Bible, with the ability to think theologically.
§  Exceptional communication and organisational skills.
§  Ability to develop the vision for youth work at St Mary’s.
§  Ability to engage, inspire and teach young people, build trust and gain respect.
§  Approachable by all ages especially youth and parents.
§  Ability  to  deal  with  the  needs  of  different  individuals,  understanding  when  and  how  to  seek

additional support.

§  Ability to lead, manage, motivate and support a large team of volunteers.
§  Experience of working as part of a team, building and maintaining good relationships.
§  Ability to self-motivate and manage own workload.
§  Teachable and eager to learn from others with a proven ability to take direction well.
§  Resilient, ability to deal with challenges while maintaining performance.
§  Agreement with St Mary’s theological & Biblical convictions, visions and values.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

§  Set the vision and spiritual tone of the youth ministry.
§  Recruit, train, encourage, and pray for the team of volunteer leaders.
§  Develop and execute new ideas and ministries in partnership with key leaders.

Teaching

§  Plan the teaching program for the youth groups and regularly lead them.
§  Maintain the quality of all teaching by regularly listening to, assisting, constructively feeding back

on sessions prepared and delivered by volunteers.
§  Organise and lead St Mary’s Youth weekends away.
§  Support leaders in planning the Bible study programme for Youth growth groups.

Pastoring

§  Build relationships with the young people and their parents.
§  Develop a strategy to encourage every youth to develop their own personal walk with the Lord to

live out their faith at school and reach out to unbelievers.

§  Keep track of attendance and welcome newcomers.
§  Meet up with young people, particularly when there are concerns.
§  Ensure good safeguarding disciplines are in place to comply with regulations and ensure the

youth remain safe.

Leading Leaders

§  Run training sessions.
§  Meet with leaders regularly to advise and encourage.
§  Be aware how each growth group is going.
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Identify and train new leaders to fill vacancies as they arise.

Students

§  Organise a time away for students about to head to university to think about being a Christian at

university.

§  Check up with those who have gone to university and then as necessary to offer support.
§  Seek to ensure students make a connection with a local church whilst at university.

Involvement in wider ministries and summer camps

§  Set a plan for how occasional events (such as Sorted Nano and Sorted) fit into the Youth

Ministry.

§  Ensure that good connections with good summer camps exist.
§  Publicise camps to parents and young people and encourage individuals to sign up.
§  Lead on a camp and encourage adults from St Mary’s to be involved in summer camps.

General

§  Be fully involved in the staff team and the church family.
§  Partner with the children’s minister, congregational leaders and other members of staff to support

the broader work at St Mary’s.

§  Ensure that the Sunday services are accessible to young people.
§  Encourage families and young people to be a part of St Mary’s events and initiatives.
§  Seek input from congregational leaders as to how the Youth Ministry can best function as an

integrated part of that congregation.

DW/March 2026