Coordinator of Religious Education

Description

Employment Status - Hourly - Regular Part Time/20 hours per week

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt/Hourly

Work Schedule: 2 days per week in office with 1 being Wednesday, and weekends per class schedule

Reports to: Pastor

Benefits May Include

Paid Holidays/Holy Days (vary by location)

403b Retirement

Employee Assistance Program

Position Responsibilities

• Oversees parish religious education program and organizes resources in religious education for the pastor
• Oversees curriculum planning and the selection of texts from Elementary through Confirmation.
• Schedules Interviews with parents/family before start of Faith Formation program for children receiving the Sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation
• Coordinates OCIA program with Adults and Children
• Creates and maintains religious education programs’ calendar
• Oversees the registration process, including Religious Education Program on Sundays
• Creates and evaluates class rosters monthly
• Data entry of new and returning students, ensuring students are placed into appropriate level classes
• Provides appropriate environments for catechetical and spiritual growth
• Ensures proper supervision of indoor and outdoor facilities during program times
• Creates handbooks and other communications for youth, parents and catechists
• Oversees Faith Formation activities ensuring they correspond with the activities of the parish.
• Recruits and supervises catechists and volunteers ensuring on-going development opportunities
• Assists each catechist in establishing and implementing their plan for diocesan catechist formation and maintains catechist records
• Researches and implements new teaching techniques for the parish education program
• Resolves student issues that may develop
• Works with the Diocesan Department of Catholic Formation and represents the parish at various meetings and conferences pertaining to religious education and/or administrative development
• Ensures that the Safe Environment requirements, policies, and mandates for the Catechetical program follow Office for Child and Youth Protection.
• Meets with the pastor regularly to discuss matters relating to the Parish Faith Formation and sacramental preparation
• Plan and organize the entire year of the Parish Faith Formation Program in accordance with the solemnities of the Parish/Catholic Church. Important: Five topics: Sacred Scripture plus the four "pillars" of the Catechism of the Church: Creed, Liturgy and Sacraments, Christian Morality, and Prayer
• Schedules at the pastor's directive dates for First Recollection retreat for Penance and First Holy Communion, First Penance and First Holy Communion
• Oversees First Holy Communion
• Review catechist lesson plans weekly to ensure the curriculum is followed
• Prepares and print liturgy programs if necessary
• Conducts rehearsals with students for each liturgy
• Prepares certificates of the first Communion
• Responsible for collecting, recording, and submitting student fees to parish bookkeeper
• Oversees Confirmation program:
• Evaluate and approve Confirmation class sessions
• Coordinate and oversee service hour opportunities for Confirmandi
• Document and control attendance of students
• Submit available dates for Confirmation Liturgy with the Archdiocese
• Ensure all students have proper Baptism documentation
• Obtain and verify Confirmation names and Sponsors with the Confirmandi.
• Coordinate, oversee, and help present a retreat for the Confirmandi.
• Coordinate liturgy details with the Pastor/Parochial vicar
• Prepare certificates of confirmation
• Prepare and print liturgy programs if necessary
• Conduct rehearsals with students for the Confirmation liturgy
• Evaluates the programs to determine strengths, areas of improvement and future needs
• All other duties as assigned
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Responsible for Religious Ed. Data Base
• Inventory of the Faith Formation Office (books, items, etc....) at the end of the year
  
  

Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in theology, Religious Education or equivalent number of years’ experience
• Previous teaching experience, preferably in religious education
• Active member in a Roman Catholic Church required
• Knowledge of group dynamics and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse individuals and groups
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with staff, parishioners, and the public
• Ability to make independent and good judgment decisions within the established policies and procedures of the Roman Catholic Church, San Antonio Archdiocese and the Parish
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  
  

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise as needed.

The Archdiocese of San Antonio is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Hours and schedule subject to change.