Employment Opportunity

Job Title: Coordinator of Lifelong Faith Formation 
Parish:  St John Neumann Parish
Reports To:  Pastor or others as assigned
Hours: Full Time
Salary: TBA

Job Summary

The Coordinator of the Lifelong faith Formation is responsible for assisting the Pastor with overall lifelong formation efforts to ensure everyone in the parish encounters Jesus Christ and deepens their commitment to Him and His Church.

The scope of this role is to discern, design, and implement ongoing formation opportunities for everyone in the parish.

The coordinator is responsible for the development, implementation, evaluation, and ongoing improvement of the formation initiatives and may manage other ministry staff.

The coordinator must demonstrate strong leadership skills necessary to identify, develop, and retain fully formed and well-functioning teams of staff and volunteer leaders critical to the success of parish ministry.

Essential Job Functions

1. Develop and implement lifelong faith formation initiatives that allow parishioners of all ages to encounter Jesus Christ and encourage them to grow spiritually and intellectually as missionary disciples.
2. Direct the Order of Christian Initiation, Religious Education, and Sacramental Preparation for all ages.
3. Support Parish Evangelization Lead and Evangelization Team to build a culture of radical hospitality and evangelization in the parish.
4. Support Parish Youth Minister and Youth Ministry Team
5. Identify, form, and support spiritual growth of catechists and volunteers.
6. Direct and support catechists and volunteers in lesson plan development to ensure programs achieve overall goals, objectives and vision for strong lifelong formation in parish.
7. Train and supervise volunteers to ensure that formation strategies and materials comply with Church teachings, align with Archdiocese of Chicago policies, and are appropriate for age or cultural setting.
8. Communicate available faith formation opportunities to parishioners through multiple forms of media.
9. Collaborate with staff members and community leaders to ensure that experiences of encounter, deepening discipleship, and missionary commitment are provided at all ages.
10. Manage annual budget for Lifelong Formation in collaboration with Pastor and Director of Operations.
11. Ensure that ministry complies with the guidelines for Protecting God’s Children for those who minister with and to children in accordance with the Archdiocese of Chicago policies.
12. Seek ongoing professional development and opportunities to grow personally, spiritually and intellectually.

Job Requirements

1. 1 Previous experience directing a parish faith formation program.
2. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with clergy, staff, parish leaders and volunteers.
3. Practicing Catholic with understanding and support for Catholic Church teaching, mission, and values.
4. Comprehensive vision and understanding of evangelization.
5. Ability to form and nurture a community of missionary disciples through encounter, accompaniment, and sending forth.
6. Ability to direct the work of other staff or volunteers to drive key initiatives and programs.
7. Fluent in related Church documents, especially national and local.
8. Mature discipleship evidenced in ability to comfortably witness to one’s own faith journey.
9. Developed skills in leadership and management; strong commitment to collaboration and teamwork.
10. Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
11.  Familiarity with technology used for communicating and presenting
12.  Self-motivated; detail-oriented; collaborative; faithful, joyful witness; persistent; available; fair and balanced; dependable; person of integrity; sensitive to cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity; and openness to the needs of the parishioners.
13.  Ability to deal with multiple projects, flexible, sound judgment, and comfortable with change.
14.  Ability to apply knowledge of stages of human development and faith formation best practices across all ages.
15. Open to ongoing formation and education as needed.
16. Available to work evening and weekends when necessary.

Preferred Job Skills and Experience  

Action	Percent of time action is required
	0 – 24%	25 –49%	50 – 100%
Seeing			X
Hearing			X
Comprehension			X
Walking/Standing	X
Lifting weight: indicate # pounds _____20______	X
Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling	X
Hand/Finger Dexterity	X
Speaking			X

Application process:
Send cover letter and detailed resume to:

Agatha Kienzle
Office Manager
St. John Neumann Parish
17951 Dixie Highway
Homewood, IL 60430
[email protected]