St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church Coordinator or Director of Religious Education (CRE or DRE)
Reports to: Pastor
Position Status: Full Time
Position Summary
The Coordinator or Director of Religious Education is a well-formed pastoral minister who works collaboratively with the pastor and his other staff members to create, develop, and implement a formal, comprehensive program of lifelong Catholic Christian formation. The ideal candidate is capable of ministering to people through the entire process of conversion and transformation, from accompanying people at the beginning of the journey to forming and inspiring them to embrace their mission as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Duties And Responsibilities - Ensure that all policies and procedures are consistent for all our programs, in harmony with Diocesan policies.
- Involvement with the Diocesan and Inter-Diocesan networks of professional peers.
- Coordinate for our K-8/9 catechists and work with our youth ministry (middle and high school) leader.
- Provide and supervise faith formation for parents and adults.
- Coordinate OCIA (for adults and children) and the Adult Confirmation Process.
- Oversee the ongoing development of faith formation for special needs persons.
- Parent Classes for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation.
- Integrate our St. Catherine families into the Faith Formation program by offering meaningful rituals, days of reflection, and retreats.
- Retreats and Special Classes as needed, as well as a weekday Vacation Bible School during the Summer.
- Coordinate ongoing formation, celebrations, and special events for our catechists.
- Prepare annual reports in the following areas:
- Goals for the Faith Formation Programs, both achieved and projected for the upcoming year.
- Communicate pertinent statistics, e.g., the number of students, teachers, and volunteers.
- Overseeing, in collaboration with our Faith Formation staff. the development of engaging lesson plans for students and parents.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Minimum Requirement: A Bachelor’s Degree in a field compatible with theology or religious studies.
- A practicing Catholic in good standing and a registered member of a Catholic parish faith community.
- A deep love for the Great Tradition of Theology of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Living Communion with the Church: Respecting, promoting, accommodating - and not conflicting with - the mission, moral, social teachings, doctrines, and laws of the Roman Catholic Church.
- A passion for evangelization and developing disciples. Engagement is a key virtue for us.
- Experience as a parish catechist or related teaching experience. A minimum of three years of catechetical experience is preferred.
- Excellent pedagogical methodology.
- Strong collaborative and good relationship-building skills.
- Management and leadership skills, including planning, administration, and personnel oversight.
- Creativity and enthusiasm as we minister together in an energetic and diverse parish setting.
- Parish Staff Meetings, once a month and regular meetings with the Pastor.
- Being functionally bilingual - English and Spanish - is not required but would be a great help to us. Spanish language classes could be made available at Orange Park High School.
- Having a good mastery of technology and the use of social media.
- Continuing education and ongoing formation will be provided through a process of mutual discernment.
Language Skills
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 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.
Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, when necessary, and ability to travel and drive one's own vehicle to various diocesan locations.
