Archdiocese of Chicago

Assistant Director for Youth Ministry Archdiocese of Washington - Pastoral Center - Hyattsville Maryland

Archdiocese of Chicago$80K — $90K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred in a related field.
  • Minimum three years of experience in Catholic youth ministry or related areas.
  • Familiarity with youth leadership development and evangelization strategies.
  • Experience working with diverse cultural communities, particularly Hispanic youth.
  • Strong communication skills for outreach via social media and community engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a key resource for youth ministers and clergy across the Archdiocese.
  • Strengthen youth ministry, focusing on Hispanic youth and families.
  • Coordinate youth leadership events, including retreats and conferences.
  • Foster collaborations among parishes, schools, and community groups.
  • Recruit and train volunteer leaders for various ministries.
  • Create resources for discipleship, mental well-being, and family engagement.
  • Assist with event promotion and manage communications strategies.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance options.
  • Retirement plan contributions to support long-term savings.
  • Opportunities for ongoing professional development and training.
  • Supportive environment that values diverse cultural communities.
  • Flexible working hours to accommodate various ministry activities.
Full Job Description
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington seeks a dynamic, mission-driven Catholic leader to serve as Assistant Director. Reporting to the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, this position supports the Archdiocese's strategic vision for evangelization, discipleship, leadership development, and accompaniment. The Assistant Director serves as a resource to parishes, schools, campus ministries, clergy, volunteers, and ministry leaders throughout the Archdiocese.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Serve as a principal resource for parish youth ministers, clergy, schools, and volunteers.
• Strengthen youth ministry throughout the Archdiocese with particular attention to Hispanic youth and families.
• Coordinate youth leadership formation, retreats, conferences, rallies, and evangelization initiatives.
• Build partnerships among parishes, Catholic schools, campus ministries, and cultural communities.
• Recruit, train, and accompany volunteer leaders.
• Assist ministries serving first- and second-generation Hispanic youth.
• Develop resources addressing discipleship, leadership development, mental and emotional well-being, and family engagement.
• Assist with communications, social media outreach, and event promotion.
• Maintain relationships with pastors, principals, youth ministers, and community leaders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Ministry Priorities

This position advances ministry approaches identified as particularly effective within the Archdiocese, including:
• Youth leadership formation and accompaniment.
  • Support and growth of parish centric youth ministry groups.
    • Dynamic Archdiocesan wide youth retreat and conference programs.
    • Eucharistic devotion, Confession, Scripture study, and reverent liturgical life.
    • Outreach to culturally diverse communities.
    • Development of sustainable volunteer leadership pipelines.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in theology, catechetics, pastoral ministry, education, or a related field preferred. Minimum three years of responsible experience in Catholic youth ministry, education, evangelization, campus ministry, or a related field.

the salary for this position is $80,000 to $90,000 with excellent benefits

About Archdiocese of Chicago

The Archdiocese of Chicago is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Northeastern Illinois, in the United States. It was established as a diocese in 1843 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1880. It serves the more than 2.2 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in the state of Illinois, an area of 1,411 square miles. The archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries. Blase Joseph Cupich was appointed Archbishop of Chicago in 2014 by Pope Francis, and is assisted by six episcopal vicars, who are each responsible for a vicariate. The cathedral parish for the archdiocese, Holy Name Cathedral, is in the Near North Side area of the see city for the diocese, Chicago. The Archdiocese of Chicago is the metropolitan see of the Province of Chicago. Its suffragan dioceses are the other Catholic dioceses in Illinois: Belleville, Joliet, Peoria, Rockford, and Springfield. Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 to 1996, was arguably one of the most prominent figures in the Church in the United States in the post-Vatican II era, rallying progressives with his "seamless garment ethic" and his ecumenical initiatives.
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