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:
Application Question(s):
- We are looking for someone within 10 miles of our church. Are you located within 10 miles of Alexandria, VA?
- Are you a practicing Christian?
Experience:
- Working with youth: 2 years (Required)
- Youth ministry: 2 years (Preferred)
- Working with parents: 2 years (Required)
- Church leadership & management: 2 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Alexandria, VA 22315 (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Alexandria, VA 22315
