OPEN POSITION. POSTED FEBRUARY 1, 2026.

Student Ministries Coordinator

Immanuel Anglican Church is a growing and vibrant church plant that is centered in South Austin, dependent on God’s grace, formed through Word and Sacrament, nurtured by God’s beauty, goodness, and truth, and is committed to joining Jesus in his restoration of all things. We desire to see our children and teenagers encounter Jesus, learn to pray, grow in the knowledge and the love of God, and be empowered by the Holy Spirit in life, relationships, and service to others. The Student Ministries Coordinator will come alongside parents and families to encourage the whole-life discipleship of their students. 

Job Role

The Student Ministries Coordinator oversees both children and youth ministries, including curriculum selection; teaching; vision casting; volunteer recruitment, training, and pastoral care; and event planning. The ministry presently consists of 26 children and 6 youth group age teenagers. The Coordinator is an advocate for student ministries and will serve as a liaison between these ministries, the staff team, and the Vestry. The Student Ministries Coordinator reports to and is overseen by the Rector.

This role is part time and estimated at 25 hours/week.

Core Job Responsibilities

Supervision of Volunteer Leaders

  • Recruiting and developing volunteer leaders for children’s ministry and youth ministry

  • Ensuring (in collaboration with Immanuel’s Administrative Assistant) that all volunteers are in compliance with Safe Church policies

Communication

  • Communicates in a clear and engaging manner with children, youth, parents, and leaders

Children’s Ministry Curriculum and Teaching

  • In conversation with the Rector and children’s ministry task force, select and implement children’s ministry curriculum

  • Recruit and train volunteers for children’s ministry programing on Sunday

  • Create opportunities for family discipleship that extend children’s ministry programming into the home

Youth Group

  • Recruit and train volunteers for youth group

  • Plan and execute regular gatherings for middle and high school students 

  • Create avenues for bonding and authentic sharing between students and leaders through fun and engaging activities, small groups, etc.

  • Oversee the teaching of God’s word in developmentally appropriate ways

  • In conversation with the Rector, create and implement Confirmation program for youth

Collaboration with Austin-area C4SO parishes

  • Assist in planning and execution of annual Austin area C4SO youth retreat

  • Collaborate on other opportunities for collaboration with other Austin area C4SO parishes

Core Competencies and Attributes

Called to work with children, youth, and families

  • Loves working with students

  • Has discerned a call to student ministry for the foreseeable future

Effective Leader

  • Creates a culture in which people understand personal boundaries and healthy communication

  • Creates a culture in which people want to do their best and motivates team members

  • Can assess people’s passions and gifts and place them in roles where they shine

  • Empowers students and leaders, invites feedback, and shares ownership

  • Creative, collaborative problem solver. Willing to take risks and adapt as needed.

Biblically and theologically formed

  • While formal theological education is not a requirement, the candidate should have a robust understanding of scripture and theology and a willingness to continue learning

  • Has a fundamental understanding of Anglican theology and the ability (or willingness to learn) how to teach Anglican distinctives

Strategic Thinker

  • Has the ability to pastorally diagnose the needs of children, teens, and their families

  • Has the ability to create structures, recruit leaders, and delegate responsibility with others

  • Has the skills needed to coordinate/execute events and programs

  • Has a critical mind able to evaluate current systems versus outcomes, and then adapt

Emotionally and Spiritually Healthy

  • Has a strong Christian faith, a healthy devotional life of prayer and Scripture reading; committed corporate worship; and willingness to embrace the communal life of Immanuel and C4SO

  • Can be gracious, unhurried, and non-anxious in a manner that is sensitive to, and patient with, the interpersonal anxieties of others

  • Builds rapport by being a good listener, thus an “early knower”: one who receives formal and incomplete information in time to do something about it

  • Is capable of addressing conflict/issues directly and pastorally, resulting in growth/reconciliation

As this position is part-time, benefits are not provided. Compensation is competitive and will be disclosed upon request. If interested please send a CV/resume, cover letter, and three references (one personal, one pastoral, and one employment) to Jonathan Warren Pagán at jonathan@immanuelatx.org. Position will remain open for at least one month after posting.