•  Interaction with interdisciplinary teams with the ability to communicate with others in a warm and helpful manner while simultaneously building credibility and rapport.

• Creative with the ability to develop unique and novel solutions to problems; use intuition and a new way of thinking to give birth to new ideas; to present information in an attention-getting and interesting manner.

• Organization and Planning with the ability to organize or schedule people or tasks; to develop realistic action plans while being sensitive to time constraints and resource availability.

• Perceptivity with the ability to interpret verbal and non-verbal behavior; to develop accurate perception and understanding of others’ feelings, needs, values and opinions; to be sensitive to and aware of personality differences and conflicts.

•  Developing people with the ability to coach individuals; helping them build capabilities needed now and in the future.

• Commitment to task with the ability to start and persist with specific courses of action while exhibiting high motivation and a sense of urgency; willing to commit to long hours of work and make personal sacrifice in order to reach goals.

• Energizing with the ability to create positive energy (motivation) in both individuals and groups.

• Coping with the ability to maintain a mature problem-solving attitude while dealing with interpersonal conflict, hazardous conditions, personal rejection, and hostility or time demands.

• Communications - spoken and written with the ability to clearly present information through the spoken word; influence or persuade others through oral presentation in positive or negative circumstances; listen well; able to write clearly and effectively present ideas and to document activities; to read and interpret written information.

• Versatility with the ability to modify one’s own behavioral style to respond to the needs of others while maintaining one’s own objectives and  sense of dignity.

  
  

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Management of youth programming in line with current trends and best practice standards.  This includes program design, development, delivery and evaluation.

• Create working teams to review, design, coordinate and evaluate community outreach programs as it pertains to youth and youth families.

• Recruitment, orientation and evaluation of personnel in consultation with the Lead Pastor.

• Ensures adherence to operational procedures and personnel policies.

• Assistance in the formation and maintenance of interdenominational partnerships and working groups to enhance capacity in youth programming.  This will support Lake Park Baptist Church’s initiatives in outreach and discipleship of the body.

• Attendance at provincial conferences / meetings relating to youth programming.

• Collaboration and support to the work of the Pastoral Team for Lake Park Baptist Church.  The incumbent may be required to serve as a member of other ministry teams as deemed necessary.

• As part of the pastoral team, the incumbent shall identify the need for volunteer staff development and training and in consultation assists in the development of the strategic plan for youth programming in addressing identified needs.

• As part of the team, the incumbent shall participate in the budget review annually and monitor adherence to the budget in identified program areas.

• Maintenance of program records and reports as required.

• Provision of counseling services as it relates to youth, grief and general well being.

• Delivery of worship services as it relates to Sunday morning, weddings and special events when asked by Lead Pastor.

• Assistance in the formation and maintenance of interdenominational partnerships, and working groups to enhance capacity of ministry opportunities for Lake Park.  This will support Lake Park Baptist Church’s initiatives in outreach and discipleship of the body.  This may include but not be limited to community networking such as: community wide youth events, inter-community services, interdenominational ministerial committee, outreach to youth parents.

• In consultation with the pastoral team, development and monitoring of performance indicators relating to the youth programming.  Indicators may be established by quality improvement teams, and the board’s policies.

• The incumbent may participate on a worship team

  
  

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The Pastor of Youth Ministries functions in collaboration with the Pastoral Team members largely within the walls of Lake Park Baptist Church; however the position is designed to ensure that services are delivered across a large geographic area.  The work is very comprehensive and diverse in nature, evident by the large number of youth involved in a variety of programming on an annual basis.  The position relies on collaboration and cooperation which is essential when working in this multidisciplinary team.  Some travel is required within the region.

Conditions may also include deadline pressures imposed by the board, multiple demands, dealing with a variety of sensitive, confidential situations involving grief and emotional needs of people from diverse backgrounds.