Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Position Title: Director of Religious Education (D.R.E.) / Liturgical Coordinator
Reports To: Pastor
Full-time
FLSA: Salary Exempt
Holy Spirit Church is looking to fill a two-fold full-time position of Director of Religious Education and Liturgical Coordinator. The DRE oversees (designs, directs, evaluates) in the name of the pastor, a total parish catechetical program and provides leadership to assist a parish community in building a solid foundation for spirituality, Christian living, ministry, and evangelization.
The Liturgical Coordinator collaborates with clergy, staff, ministry leaders, liturgical committee members, and volunteers to plan and execute parish liturgies and celebrations that will lead the faithful “to that full, conscious, and active participation in liturgical celebrations called for by the very nature of the liturgy.”
Essential Functions:
- Director of Religious Education
- Develops goals, objectives, and strategies for the total parish religion program.
- Designs, develops, and coordinates individual catechetical programs which meet the needs of all segments of the parish community.
- Maintains a close working relationship with the Pastor, the other Pastoral Staff, School Personnel, and the staff of the PREP/CCD Programs.
- Manages the total Parish Religious Education Program.
- Monitors a budget or the operation of the total Religious Education Program
- Communicates with participants, parents, and the entire parish to keep them informed of religious education efforts and developments.
- Evaluates the Religious Education Programs in relation to goals, objectives, and strategies, and makes necessary adjustments based on parish feedback and professional development.
- Liturgical Coordinator
- Designs and coordinates a comprehensive liturgical program with the pastor’s and liturgical committee members’ input.
- Plans and oversees all liturgies in the full liturgical year, including special liturgical and paraliturgical events to ensure the integrity the celebrations in accordance with the norms and guidelines of the Diocese of St. Augustine, USCCB, and Catholic Church.
- Communicates clearly with the pastor, clergy, and any other people, or ministry whose work affects are affected by liturgical celebrations to ensure a valid and licit celebration of the liturgies of the parish.
- Coordinates with individuals (and the proper coordinators) to ensure all necessary paperwork for reception of sacraments or other liturgies are obtained and maintained efficiently and effectively with the parish.
- Provides leadership and assistance to the parish liturgy committee and coordinates the work of the liturgy teams and committee and its various meetings.
Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities
- Capabilities in Theology, Program Development, Catechist Development, Education, Communication and Relationships, and Administration and Management
- Ability to prioritize projects.
- Must be self-motivated.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to present oneself professionally.
- Must possess supervisory experience.
- Good organizational skills.
- Good facilitation skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Educational Requirements:
- MA in Theology/Religious Education or a related theological field.
- Less education could be substituted with MFP classes from the Diocese
Professional Development:
- Parish Staff Meetings, monthly
- Regular meetings with the Pastor
- Maintains Diocesan Catechetical Certification.
- Attends Diocesan D.R.E. meetings.
- Participates in opportunities for spiritual and educational growth.
- Networks with other D.R.E.s in an effort to improve current programs.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, employees, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Position may require employee to travel and drive one's own vehicle to various diocesan locations when necessary.