Children and Youth Education Director

UUCLB seeks a warm, caring, organized, and inclusive leader to help our congregation build and direct our year-round programming for children, youth and families. Come grow with us! This is a 20-hr a week part-time position, with some onsite hours required. Benefits to be provided according to the UUCLB Employee Handbook. We are an active congregation of 200 adults and over 50 children and youth. We are grounded in our mission: “To create a welcoming and diverse community rooted in love, trust and freedom. To lead by creating a multi-cultural, anti-racist, anti-oppressive congregation and denomination.” People with disabilities, people of color, indigenous people, Hispanic/Latinx, and LGBTQ candidates are encouraged to apply. UUCLB is committed to developing a diverse and inclusive staff team.

APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 15, 2024

Our weekly Religious Education programming is grounded in creating a supportive church environment in the spirit of our UUCLB Religious Education Committee Mission Statement:

*Inspire & nurture all children, youth, and families of our community in the search for personal truths,
*Empower their actions and beliefs and
*Foster respect for themselves and others as well as the world around them, through religious learning, spiritual practices, and growth.

We have an annual theme that grounds us in a shared journey with our worship and adult small group ministry program. This year’s overarching frame is The Gifts of Our Faith. The Soul Matters program focuses on ten beloved values and explores their potential to shape us and, in turn, shape the world. This year we are exploring all the different gifts our faith gives us and all the gifts being Unitarian Universalist helps us give others.

Our Rainbow Room is a play-based space for infants through age 4, led by a Nursery Caregiver and volunteers. 

Our K-3 group is led by a team of wonderful volunteer teachers. Each week offers meaningful, values based sessions filled with stories, experience-based learning activities, mindfulness practices, games, crafts, skits, creative practices, and more.

Our Youth Group for Grades 4-12, facilitated by volunteer leaders, is focused on UU values-centered activities and projects based on the creative interests of our group members. The group focuses on bonding, fun, fellowship and community building.

Faith in Action program: second Sundays at 10 am (with a few exceptions!) K-12 children and youth participate in a social-justice centered project, such as assembling hygiene kits or snack sacks for our unhoused neighbors.

Our Whole Lives provides accurate, developmentally appropriate information about a range of topics, including relationships, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual health, and cultural influences on sexuality. We offer these programs to different developmental age groups and their parents and caregivers on a rotating schedule. 

Please check out our program online at https://www.uuclb.org/learn/childrenyouthandfamilies/.   Please feel free to reach out to revlissa@uuclb.org  with any questions or for more information about the position, program or community. We welcome your inquiries and look forward to getting to know you!

Education and Skills Required:

Knowledge of and enthusiasm for teaching and learning
An affinity for working with children and youth of all ages and their parents/ guardians/ caregivers
a commitment to supporting Unitarian Universalism as a progressive spiritual community
At least two years of related experience such as a teacher, youth leader, volunteer organizer, or social justice worker
Bachelor’s or master's degree preferably in a related field (such as education, social work, religious studies) or equivalent. Teacher credentialing, seminary, or applicable educational experience is a plus.
High degree of organization
Excellent technology skills for program administration and communication (Google drive, Canva, Constant Contact, online database and social media)
Ability to create a learning environment inclusive of neurodivergence, disabilities, and other special needs.
Knowledge of congregational life and dynamics
Ability to use multiple platforms for learning and growth (online, in-person)
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Willingness to grow as a member of a diverse staff and volunteer team