Teacher/Co-Teacher

Teachers/Co-Teacher —- As per our new formal curriculum, youth classes have been designed to be staffed by at least 2-3 adults, of which one of those is the primary teacher and one is the co-teacher. Both teacher and co teacher will be responsible for teaching one 10-13 week course on a predetermined subject based on the SOCC formal youth curriculum. A 10-13 week course is outlined in the packet, and you may use it or tailor it in anyway that you see fit, so long as the goals for the course are being achieved. Be creative. If creativity is not your forte, then set up a time with the youth minister or find a co-teacher that is creative to help you in your class.

You will be provided with a packet that contains the outline, goals, class structure, discipline procedure and some teaching aids for your class. We are hoping to create a learning environment that is more stable and provides the teens with a more learning conducive atmosphere as well as greater opportunity for the teens to express their thoughts and feelings in a safe environment.

Role Expectation:

45 min of teaching per/week
20-30 min of prep per/week
You will be given at least 1 month to prepare for your class

Requirements:

Completion of Summer Course or equivalent in teaching teenagers at SOCC. (Course consist of 1 (4 hour) seminar which will be offered twice each summer)
Safe Place trained (spots can fill up, so be sure to contact SOCC to reserve one)

Classroom Assistant

The classroom assistant is responsible for taking attendance, making announcements, and assisting the teachers and teens as needed. They are required to be at all the classes during a 10-13 week session and to provided feedback to the youth minister about the classes and about class attendance.

Role Expectations:

Be at class 15min before it starts and remain until all teens have left. Approximately (1hr)
If you cannot be at class, find a replacement or inform the teachers of your expected absence
Help teens learn and grow

Requirements:

Safe Place Trained
A heart for helping teens

Worship Coordinator

The worship coordinator is responsible for making sure that someone, preferably a teen, is prepared to lead worship and lead the prayer at the beginning of every class period. Sunday mornings from 9:50-10:00 and Wednesday nights from 7:05-7:15 are the worship times. All teens will come together for worship in the worship room prior to splitting up for class. Though the worship coordinator may lead the short services him/herself, this position is intend to help train teens to become worship leaders.

Role Expectations:
Be at worship area 15 min prior to start
Plan or help teen plan a 10 min worship and prayer service (Power Point, Overhead, Books, can be provided)

Requirements:

Safe Place Trained
Currently works or is involved in the worship ministry

Ministry Leader

A ministry leader is someone who is passionate about a certain area, or event, in the youth ministry and is willing to help the youth ministry by coordinating that event or ministry area with the youth minister. He/She will pray for and oversee the implementation of that activity, curriculum or event. As the youth ministry at SOCC grows, it will be of vital importance to appoint ministry leaders over the different areas of the youth ministry to aid in the implementation of youth activities.

If you are interested in becoming a ministry leader or want more information, let the youth minister know, and he will set up a time to meet with you and discuss the opportunity that is right for you. If you have an event or activity that you feel the youth of this congregation can benefit from, then set up a time to meet with the youth minister, so that your activity or event can be best used.

Role Expectations:

You will be asked to limit your volunteer involvement to only the youth ministry
You will be in charge of making sure that the event, or activity is planned, communicated, and implemented; the youth minister will give you whatever help and training you want
Time requirement will depend on the event.
You will also be asked to commit for 2 years

Requirements:

Safe Place Trained
Does not currently work more than full-time and has not committed to be apart of any other ministries at SOCC
Are willing to go to a youth conference to be enriched by being with other youth leaders (Expense will be covered by the youth ministry)

Prayer Warrior

These volunteers are responsible for praying for the youth ministry, events and teens. The prayer warriors are to pray at least once a day for spiritual growth and transformation in the lives of the teens and those who work with the teens. Once a week, the prayer warriors are to grab the prayer journals out of the classrooms and pray for the specific request.

Role Expectation:

10 min a day in prayer for the youth

Requirements:

Time to pray and time to read prayer request

Youth Advisory Board Member

On a monthly basis the youth minister meets with a group of parents (P.A.B.) to update them on the youth ministry, so that they can update other parents. The P.A.B. also provides feedback from the parents on the youth ministry to the youth minister.

Role expectations:

Helping communicate youth ministry information between the parents and the youth minister
Providing the youth minister with insight into the needs and concerns of the parents
Helping recruit volunteers
Helping conduct Parent, Teen, and Volunteer Kick off Meetings
Committing to serve for two years (This group is limited to 10 members)

Requirements:

Parent or parental figure of a Teen in the youth ministry
Meets regularly with or is involved with other SOCC teen parents
Approved by P.A.B.

(Current Members: Doug & Kim Moody, Stephen and Cindy Medlicot, Patrick and Kim Cook, Michael Farley, Kim Hope)

Administrative assistant

The Administrative Assistant is someone who helps the youth ministry by doing some of the administrative work like creating excel worksheets, making flyers, and keeping track of money. This person is typically good at doing work on excel, word, power-point, and/or publisher. This volunteer position has a very flexible time requirement.

Role Expectation:

2-4 hrs a week in office

Requirements:

Has some skill at Microsoft Office applications
Likes to make flyers or do computer work

T-Shirt and Clothing Designer

This person loves art and loves the idea of creating logos or designing shirts or clothing that the youth group can purchase. Many events such as Retreats, Work Week, Mission Trip, and Life Support would do well to have some creative person who designs a t-shirt for the teens.

Requirements:

Loves to draw or can do computer drafting

Fundraising Coordinator

This person knows people with money and has creative ideas for how to raise money for scholarships to help teens go on events and participate in the youth ministry. This person’s job is to create and implement fundraising opportunities as needed and will also be the go to person when a teen needs helping paying for the cost of a trip.

Requirements:

Good with budgeting
Has creative fundraising ideas