East Side Youth Ministry Manager

Job description

Youth Ministry Manager

Your purpose starts here! By joining Redeemer East Side, you'll help build a great city; bringing personal conversion, community formation, social justice, and cultural renewal to New York City and, through it, the world. We are FOR NYC; creating space for our community, where people's questions are valued, and where our neighbors are known, loved, and cared for.

Position Overview:

The Youth Ministry Manager provides critical relational and operational support to East Side Youth. This role is designed for an emerging leader ready to take greater ownership — not just executing systems but helping to shape and improve them. The Manager carries a broader relational portfolio, takes on teaching and volunteer development responsibilities, and participates in cross-ministry planning. This person is a self-starter who brings both organizational competence and spiritual initiative, and is being developed toward greater pastoral and leadership responsibility.

Shepherding & Community Care Responsibilities:

Routinely meet one-on-one or in small groups with East Side Youth students (about 4 per week), prioritizing new students, follow-ups, and key pastoral situations

Help build the volunteer team through regular touchpoints and spiritual mentorship

Maintain personal spiritual health and accountability by praying regularly for the ministry/church and meeting consistently with an outside mentor or counselor

Programming and Event Responsibilities:

Friday Night Youth Group:

Regularly assist in leading small group discussions and other elements such as prayer, games, and mealtime

Teach 2-3 times a semester with input and feedback from the team to develop your skill

Update attendance weekly, adding new guests, and track who needs follow ups

Coordinate volunteers and parents serving on Friday nights during the school year

Retreats, Summer Activities, and other network event planning collaborations:

Coordinate logistics for large ES Youth events (printing, ordering/organizing supplies, coordinating with volunteers and ministries, organizing travel and lodging as needed)

Engage in planning meetings for Redeemer Youth Network Events

Create and manage online registrations for events and programs

Prioritize presence at full week and offsite events, like missions trips and retreats. Note, retreat weeks and heavy summer weeks are balanced with mandatory compensatory time off

Community and Volunteer Events:

Assist in coordinating parent gatherings and specialized student events (e.g., boys' events) to cultivate community outside of regular weekly rhythms

Help execute and attend regular volunteer team community-building and equipping events

Administrative Responsibilities:

Communications:

Manage and execute communication plan and calendar in coordination with Manager of Communications

Manage space reservations within the building

Write and Send Weekly Email and Regular Parent Emails

Oversee the ES Youth Ministry Instagram

Data and Systems Management:

Manage Planning Center (registrations, attendance, workflows)

Run background checks, contact references, and coordinate training for new volunteers on policies and procedures

Additional Admin Responsibilities:

Track expenses and submit through Tallie in a timely manner

Research opportunities for students and families to serve regularly in our neighborhood

Research youth trends and consider theological implications/equipping opportunities

Participate in internal meetings relevant to YM including Staff Meeting (2x/month), Pastoral Care (1x/month), CM/YM meetings (1x/month), and weekly Youth team meetings

Coordinate administrative tasks to support ministry

Manage YM calendar across internal and external locations and keep it updated with changes

Requirements:

2+ years of experience in ministry (in a staff or volunteer capacity), youth work, or a related field

Proven ability to work independently and take initiative without close supervision

Experience in or demonstrated readiness for public teaching or facilitation

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and invest in volunteers

Attend Redeemer East Side and be present on Sundays and throughout the life of the church

Full-time members of the Redeemer East Side team, are offered competitive salaries, paid time off, and benefits, to include:

Fully paid Medical Plan Premiums for employee-only coverage and nominal costs for dependent coverage

Fully paid Dental insurance premiums, with dental buy-up plan option

Fully paid Vision insurance premiums

403b Retirement, plus company match

Redeemer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and basic life insurance

Voluntary accident, life, and AD&D policies for employee, spouse, and children

Redeemer-funded HSA and HRA with elected high-deductible medical coverage

Optional Limited Purpose FSA for dental, vision, and dependent care costs

Transit / commuter benefit

Counseling benefit

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill set; experience and training; licensure, certifications, and ordination; and other organizational needs.

Use of Hiring Technology As part of our recruitment process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help review applications and identify candidates whose qualifications align with the requirements of the role. AI can assist us in evaluating skills, qualifications, experience, or certain keywords. These tools support, but do not replace, human review and decision-making.

While interviewers may record and transcribe interviews using AI tools, we do not utilize AI to evaluate or analyze interview videos. Recording of interviews is done solely for the purpose of note-taking or transcribing the conversation, and human review is conducted of the notes prior to connecting them with an applicant's file. The organization does not utilize Automated Employment Decision Tools to conduct video analysis of any recorded interviews, and is fully compliant with New York City Local Law 144.

Worksite address

new york, NY, 10261, US

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