Posted 2/7/2025
Job Title:
Coordinator of Religious Education
Hours:
Part time
Parish:
Christ Our Hope Parish
770 Deerfield Road
Highland Park, IL
Description:
Spirituality, Prayer Leadership, and Events:
- Leads in sacramental celebrations for students and families (ex. 1st communion, confirmation)
- Prepares advent and lent services and celebrations for religious education students and families (Prayer services, Lenten confessions).
Catechist Support:
- Leads catechist meetings
- Suggests resource materials
- Encourage spiritual growth
- Print, organize, and gather supplies for catechists
Coordination and Administration:
- Prepares with a yearly calendar for the program.
- Collaborates with the Liturgy Team when making liturgy decisions.
- Update, create, or find curriculum for specific lessons.
- Ordering textbooks, teaching materials and resources for the program.
- Organizes and enters registration information into computer database.
- Organizes classroom and sacrament materials.
- Monitor attendance and reach out to families about lacking attendance These lists are not exhaustive as new responsibilities arise with the flexibility of parish ministry.
Working Environment:
- Frequent evening and weekend work. Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday.
- Please send in a list of 3 references with your resume.
- All interested candidates should email their resume and references to James Hinkler at cohp-od@archchicago.org
- Job posting will close when the position is filled.
Requirements:
- Fully initiate practicing Roman Catholic Passion for the faith and ministering to children and families.
- Experience in parish children and/or youth ministry.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to pray with children, teens, parents, and volunteers.
- Ability to work with a team.
- Excited about children’s ministry.
- Filled with creative ways in getting students and families passionate about the faith.
- Proficient with office computer programs.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- BA in Theology/Religious Education, related education field.
- Five years of ministry experience preferred.
- Spanish speaker would be helpful, since our community is about thirty percent Hispanic.
- All items listed are performed under the guidance of the Pastor and the Liturgy Team.
Requirements:
- Supervises assigned grade levels in the parish religious education program (PREP).
- Supervises or assists with appropriate in-service training and formation of catechists.
- Leads in the recruitment of catechists, hospitality, and room parent volunteers.
- Leads in all large group parent sacramental meetings.
- Track Confirmation and First Eucharist requirements for PREP.
- Assists in the planning and implementation of Confirmation and First Communion retreats.
- Lead and implements youth ministry Masses, activities, meetings, and service projects.
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