The Youth Ministry at Custer Road seeks to help create whole people who are disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world! And we need adults to help! Below are the jobs for the 2018-19 school year.

Before you decide what you want to do, consider these 4 things:

• Explore – the areas that we need help.
• Pray – listen to where God might be nudging you.
• Inspect yourself – What are your gifts? Where would your gifts match ministry?
• Commit – Are you “in” and invested? Youth Ministry is an all-in proposition! When you are ready to commit, we ask that you fill out an application online found online on the Youth Investors webpage.

Filling out this application is not a guarantee that you will be placed in a specific role.Someone will contact you about a role that matches your gifts. In the interest of brevity, there are not specific “skills” associated with any of the following job descriptions. Instead, we would ask that you take a few minutes to investigate what skill set would be useful for each job description.

All Youth Investors are expected to:

• Be an advocate and promoter of Student Ministries with parents, youth and the congregation

• Abide by the guidelines in the Student Ministries Handbook and all MinistrySafe Policies.

• Must have a background check and complete MinistrySafe Training. No exceptions.

• Attend ALL Youth Investor training sessions and meetings throughout the year.

Youth Investor Job Descriptions:

HIGH SCHOOL – SUNDAY SCHOOL:

•Sunday Morning Lead Teacher:  The lead teacher is responsible for carrying the lesson into fruition for a designated period of time. This opportunity requires a long-term commitment for the year. Youth Staff will provide all lessons and materials, we just need you to teach. Time Commitment: 1-2 hour per week, year long commitment.

• High School Sunday Morning Helper Teacher:  This opportunity is for people who are interested in building relationships with youth. A helper is assigned to a class and is responsible for being present for and with kids, greeting them, checking attendance, and accountability as needed. Helper Teachers need patience and love. Youth Staff will provide all lessons and materials, we just need you to help teach.
Time Commitment: 1 hour per week, year-long commitment.

• High School Sunday Morning Substitute: This opportunity is for people who are interested in helping with Sunday School, but not necessarily on a regular schedule. Should a need arise for another helper in the classroom, Substitutes will be called upon to fill that role. Time Commitment: 1 hour per week, on-call commitment.

MIDDLE SCHOOL – SUNDAY SCHOOL:

•Sunday Morning Lead Teacher: The Lead Teacher is responsible for carrying the curriculum into fruition. The Lead Teacher may rely on helpers to lead small groups and provide crowd control, but it is the Lead Teacher’s job to coordinate these roles. This opportunity requires a long-term commitment for the year. Youth Staff will provide all lessons and materials, we just need you to teach. Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per week, a year-long commitment.

• Middle School Sunday Morning Helper Teacher: This opportunity is for people who are interested in building relationships with youth. A helper is assigned to a class and is responsible for being present for and with kids, greeting them, checking attendance, and accountability as needed. Helper Teachers need patience and love. Youth Staff will provide all lessons and materials, we just need you to teach. Time Commitment: 1 hour per week, year-long commitment.

• Middle School Sunday Morning Substitute: This opportunity is for people who are interested in helping with D6, but not necessarily on a rigid schedule. Should a need arise for another Shepherd in the classroom, Substitutes will be called upon to fill that role.Time Commitment: 1 hour per week, on-call commitment throughout the year.

Community on Sunday Nights:

The “Community” component of Holistic Youth Ministry is achieved throughout the year and is found in most of the events and programs that are offered. Sunday evenings is when we have time set aside for the primary programmatic emphasis of growing as a community. We believe that spiritual maturity is achieved through accountability and sharing. These opportunities offered on Sunday Evenings will enhance participant’s spiritual development.

• High School Life Group Leader: Adults are partnered with another adult and then assigned a group of 10-12 youth that will meet together for the year (September 8, 2019 – Easter). Life Group leaders need to have great relational ability and the ability to ask thought-provoking questions. Weekly follow-up with youth is expected. Youth Staff will provide curriculum and materials.Time Commitment: 1 hour per week in group + outside contact time, year-long commitment.

• Substitute Life Group Leader: If you are interested in helping with Life groups, but cannot commit to every week, consider being a Substitute. You will be called in as needed when someone is out and this may be on short-notice.Time Commitment: 1 hour occasionally, as needed throughout the year.

• Middle School Sunday Night Community Group Leader: The goal of Sunday nights is to foster a community of faith through community-building, games and group discussion. In order to build-up the overall community, middle school students will be engaging with their peers in four different facets: grade level groups, community-building events, gender-based groups, and large group activity nights. Each week the youth will be engaging with their peers and encouraged to develop relationships with new friends as well. The primary function of the middle School Adult Leadership on Sunday nights is to participate in the weekly programs and discussions that are planned. Leaders will lead Community Group discussions each week and facilitate activities, games and discussions in each leg of the 4-week rotation. Leaders are expected to be present in worship so that they can lead community group discussions properly. Youth Staff will provide curriculum and materials.Time Commitment: 2-3 hours per week, year-long commitment.

• Community Group Leader SubstituteSubstitutes will fill the role of the Leadership when they are unavailable. Substitutes will be contacted when there is a need and will be asked to fill in. If you are looking to work with Middle School students on Sunday nights, but cannot make a year-long commitment, this job is for you! Time Commitment: 2-3 hours per week, on-call commitment.

• Snack Supper and Meals Sunday Evening: Snack Supper Meal Help Eating as a community of faith is an essential part of our Sunday evening experience. You will work closely with the Café Coordinator and a team of others in preparing and serving meals on Sunday evenings. There are 2 different meal times, so schedules are flexible.Time Commitment: 1+ hours per week, flexible commitment.

• Sunday Evening Snack Supper Money Collection: We need a team of people to collect the snack supper money on Sunday nights. Must be organized and perform basic math efficiently. Time Commitment: 1+ hours per week, flexible commitment

•Sunday Morning Donut Pick-Up: We will put you on a rotation to pick up donuts at Spring Creek and Custer and set them up in the Upper Room. Time Commitment: 30 min per week, flexible commitment.