Religious Teen Coordinator

Position: Religious Life Teen Coordinator
Job Title: Religious Life Teen Coordinator (ages 14-17)

Reports to: The Director of Religious Life

Department: Programming

Employment Period: Seasonal, May 25, 2026 - August 21, 2026 (Seasonal Contractor, Approx. 40 hours per week)
Compensation: $10,000, plus 1 season gate passes, and 1 season auto pass.

Position Overview: The Teen Coordinator (ages 14-17) plays a vital role in fostering a safe, inclusive, and spiritually enriching environment for teens at Lakeside Chautauqua during its summer season. This position has dual responsibilities: to oversee and coordinate scheduling and engagement at "The Underground"-a dedicated youth hangout space for ages 14 and up-and to serve as the primary program lead for teens ages 14-17.

About Lakeside Chautauqua: Lakeside Chautauqua is a family destination that has pioneered the act of nurturing the mind, body and spirit for over 150 years. Conveniently located between Toledo and Cleveland on Lake Erie's south shore, Lakeside offers a robust summer programming season packed with cultural, educational, spiritual and recreational opportunities. Within the one-square-mile community, you'll find hundreds of unique Victorian cottages, a concert auditorium, arts center, historic waterfront hotel, movie theater, pool, tennis, sailing, shopping, dining and much more.

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Key Duties & Responsibilities

Plan, implement, and evaluate creative, joyful, faith-forming, pedagogically sound, and age-appropriate programming for youth ages 14-17, including spiritual formation, recreation, service opportunities, and leadership development.

Serve as the lead staff presence for The Underground, implement a weekly schedule of supervised drop-in times, structured activities, structured spiritual formation engagement, special events, and guest interactions.

Establish and manage a weekly schedule of adult youth volunteers .to assist in staffing The Underground.

Foster a safe, welcoming, fun, and inclusive environment that encourages faith formation and investigation, friendship, and broader community engagement.

Collaborate with Lutheran Week (June 21-26, 2026) and Camp Meeting Week (July 26-30, 2026) leadership regarding incorporation into our youth programming.

Other duties as assigned by the Director of Religious Life.

Administration & Collaboration

• The Teen Coordinator will work in collaboration with The Director of Religious Life to prepare and manage youth programming budgets, taking into consideration all Lakeside Chautauqua administrative procedures.
• Participate in regular staff meetings, offering updates on teen activities.
• Prepare and report weekly attendance metrics to the Director of Religious Life.
• Communicate effectively with parents, guardians, the Youth Advisory Team, and the wider community regarding upcoming events and opportunities for teens.

Program Evaluation

• The Teen Coordinator will gather feedback, attendance, and assess teen program effectiveness throughout the season.
• Make recommendations for improvements and provide a summary report at the end of the summer season, due no later than 31 Aug 2026.

Qualifications

• REQUIRED:
  • Demonstrated experience in teen faith-forming ministry, or related field.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to cultivate a positive, joyful, inclusive, and supportive environment for participants, their families, and volunteer staff.
  • Social media management, AI (LLM) tools, and videography skills.
  • Undergo a background check.
• STRONGLY PREFERRED:
  • Excellent worship music leadership skills.
  • A Bachelors' Degree in education, Bible, music education, Christian Ministry, or related field.
  • Live within a reasonable driving distance of Lakeside, Chautauqua, suitable for daily commute.

Compensation

• Total Salary: $10,000, June
  - August, covering all teen programming responsibilities. The Coordinator will be paid during June
  - August according to the normal employee pay schedule (every 2 weeks), as outlined by Lakeside's HR department.
• Fringe Benefits: 1 season gate pass, and 1 season auto pass. (fair market value: $1500). Please note that all fringe benefits will be taxed according to IRS regulations found in Title 26, CFR § 1.61-21, For tax purposes, you will receive a 1099-REC containing the fair market value amounts for these benefits at the end of this year.

Work Environment

• Location:
  
  Lakeside, OH

Lakeside Chautauqua is an equal opportunity employer.