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Contact:

Deacon Franco Foti
Pastoral Associate

ffoti@archchicago.org

Posted 6/17/2019

Job Title:

Part-time Parish Office Support

Hours:

Part time

Parish:

Our Lady of the Snows
4810 S. Leamington Ave.
Chicago, Illinois

Description:

This is a new position for 20 hours a week, with a possibility of expanding to 32. The ideal candidate will: Assist parishioners as needed. Open, sort and distribute incoming mail. Answer phones. Maintain the parish calendar. Update Parish website and social media. Assist with records and filing. Schedule Masses, intentions, baptisms, quinceañeras and funerals. Interact with Pastor and Pastoral Associate as needed (if a booking is questionable) Arrange for organist and altar servers for funerals, weddings or other liturgies. Record and update all sacramental records including funerals, weddings and baptisms. Assist in the maintenance of parishioner records Send wedding notification to church of baptism. Prepare Baptism and Wedding certificates and put in Sacristy. Organize and assist with bulk mailings. Update returned mail for data input person. Keep registration forms updated and send out registration forms for new parishioners. Stamp “Mass Attendance” records Print “’Contribution Statements” Open doors for authorized personnel Other duties as assigned. All who are interested, please submit resume via e-mail to Deacon Franco Foti, at ffoti@archchicago.org

Requirements:

1. Be a person who enjoys working with people.

2. Possess a personal vision of Jesus’ ministry and how it can be embodied in parish life.

3. An ability to work collaboratively with all church, school and religious education staff members and heads of ministries.

4. Understands the importance of confidentiality of church records and conversations.

Have computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office products and other software and social media. Have minimum of a high school degree Some secretarial experience Typing of at least 45wpm and keyboarding skills Fluent in both English and Spanish a must Excellent attendance record Ability to multi-task

Special Directions:

Internal Candidates (existing employees) – Please complete the subject field of your email with the following: “Internal Candidate – Job Title – Full name”

External Candidates - Please complete the subject field of your email with the following: “Job Title – Full name”

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