Parish Name: Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish

Location: 1770 Kearney Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113 

Reports to: Pastor 

Employment Type:  Full time, (40 hours per week) 

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Pay: $26/hr.   

To Apply: Please send resume and cover letter to Fr. Scott Santarosa at SSantarosasj@olgsd.org

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish seeks a director of faith formation with a dynamic personality and vibrant Catholic faith who can inspire and lead volunteer catechists as they help children and adults grow in their faith.  This iconic parish has long served a traditional Mexican and Latino Catholic community in the environs of San Diego, and we continue to do so today. At the same time, we also attend to the increasingly diverse spiritual needs of younger Latino and Anglo Catholics. The catechetic program needs to serve the variety of people that cross our threshold, and who do so in increasing numbers, who come in search of deeper meaning within their Catholic Faith.

Primary Responsibilities:

Coordination and Administration

• Serves as a member of the parish staff and administration team. Participates in decision-making regarding total parish direction and activities. Attending all staff meetings, faith formation team meetings, prayer days and educational days.
• Leads the Faith Formation Team, principally the family catechesis program and the Order of Christian Initiation Program. Confirmation is under youth ministry, a separate division, but this position works closely with the youth minister to ensure continuity and cohesion in catechetical programing.
• Forms a team of young adults to plan and promote activities and programs for young adults in parish, which includes young parents in Our Lady’s School. Is present for the execution of those activities and programs.
• Manages the faith formation portion of the parish budget.
• Is responsible for creating ways and making sure all catechist and youth leaders have basic certification through the diocese.
• Is responsible for Virtus Training and background checks for personnel and volunteers under their supervision.

Program Content and Development

• Approves and coordinates the various curricula for family and adult sacramental formation.
• Oversees regular evaluations of catechetical programming for family and adult catechesis. Cooperates with faith formation leaders of other local parishes and of the diocese in developing and maintaining training and certification for catechists.
• Maintains a Young Adult Ministry calendar of events, activities, and programs. Helps communicate these events to the broader community.

Supervision

• Supervises and evaluates the ministry effectiveness of volunteer catechists for family and adult catechesis programs as well as volunteers for young adult ministry.
• Supervises and evaluates office support personnel for faith formation department.

• Successful completion of the Parish Safe Environment process

Skills and Abilities: 

• The position requires demonstrated competence in the following areas: Writing and Speaking Communication Skills; Program Development, Employee Coaching & Supervision; Catechist Development; Recruitment of volunteers; Passion for working with young adults.

Education, Training, and/or Experience: 

• MA in Theology/Faith Formation is desired; Education or Educational Administration or related field as well as demonstrated competence in theology, catechetics, administration, educational methods, and supervision.
• Minimum of five years successful parish experience or in Catholic education, preparing young people for sacraments at some level. This person must be a dynamic person who can help Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish grow as it attempts to keep serving the ever-changing needs of its people. 
• Alternative to the requirement is a dynamic and energetic person who is willing to become qualified by attaining the Certificate in Catechetical Ministry through the Diocese of San Diego.
• A lived experience of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, which can happen while in this role.
• Proven experience in working effectively with volunteers.   

Physical Demands: 

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to remain in an office at a computer workstation and access information from a computer and use a telephone. The employee is required to be mobile to, from, and within the office, as well as maneuver throughout the parish facility to attend meetings, briefings, and other work-related events. The employee may be required to conduct trips to, from, and within various city and county-wide locations to attend meetings or events. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. 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.

Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, as part of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.