We need your passionate and faithful leadership

Home groups are the heart of Rendez-vous: where the day starts and ends, where stories are shared and friendships are made.

Young adult home group leaders

You will

• provide spiritual grounding, faith formation, and leadership development for groups of 10‒12 young people aged 14‒18 or a group of young adults 19 and up over four days
• provide a duty of care, ensuring that youth are healthy and safe

You get

• training, support, an awesome t-shirt, discounted registration, and an unforgettable experience.

To apply

• Read the complete role description below.
• Read the Statement on Inclusion and Diversity and the Statement on Indigenous Participation below.

Young adult home group leaders role description

Title

• Young adult home group leader

Purpose

• To provide a safe, supportive home group experience for Rendez-Vous 2020 participants aged 19-30

Duties

• Host morning and evening home group check-ins for young adults age 19-30
• Animate group activities, including ice-breakers and get-to-know-yous, spiritual practices and faith formation
• Provide first-line support, guidance and orientation to Rendez-Vous 2020 participants

Time commitment

• 4 days from August 1-14
• 6 hours /day direct responsibility, but on-call throughout the event

Gifts and experience

• You are 19 or older
• You love working with young people
• You have experience leading groups of young adults age 19-30
• You have experience leading faith development activities and spiritual practices for young people
• You are sensitive to the spiritual and emotional needs of young people
• We value home group leaders who live and express the diversity of the United Church of Canada

Required training

• Mandatory volunteer training (about an hour)
• Two 2-hour training sessions:
  • youth mental health
  • facilitating spiritual practices and faith formation activities

Benefits

• You get to be at Rendez-Vous 2020!
• Work with a group of young people

Reports to

• Home group leader coordinator