Supervisor: Director of Campus Ministry

Duration: 12-month contract; 10-month work (school year), with extra days 

FLSA: Exempt

Schedule: Monday - Friday (plus scheduled events)

Hours: Full-time, 7:45 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.

Mission: Rooted in the Catholic, Dominican tradition, St. Agnes Academy challenges young women through exceptional academic preparation and transformational experiences to lead with integrity, joy and a commitment to social justice.

Job Purpose: The office of Campus Ministry is integral to the mission and charism of St. Agnes Academy. The Associate Director of Campus Ministry is responsible for nurturing spirituality and creating ongoing opportunities for faith development of students, faculty, staff, parents, and alumnae. Associate Director of Campus Ministry oversees all activities within the office of Campus Ministry, working with the Director of Campus Ministry and the Coordinator of Campus Ministry to engage the St. Agnes community spiritually and provide ministry of presence.

Faith, Community, and Dominican Charism

• Ensure that the four pillars of a Dominican education (prayer, study, community, preaching) are developed and promoted among the school community.
• Develop an active faith community and model Christian values.
• Support prayer and spiritual formation within the student, faculty/staff, and parent communities.
• Uphold and implement the Dominican charism and the Houston Dominican Sisters’ congregational goals.
• Demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion by honoring the dignity of each member of the St. Agnes Academy  community.

Main Responsibilities:

· Develop and manage the retreat programs for students and Dominican Preaching Team (estimate 8 programs per school year)

· Leading the Dominican Preaching Team (peer ministry) and other leadership opportunities in campus ministry

· Design and facilitate ongoing faith development opportunities throughout the year, focusing especially on discipleship and sustainable faith among all students, from the first moments of 9th grade, through their experience at St. Agnes

· Oversee the Servant Leadership Program including recruiting advisors, tracking hours and building and maintaining relationships with the service sites

· Oversee the faith-based clubs on campus, including Campus Ministry Club. Ensure activities promoted by these clubs are aligned with the mission and charism

Retreats, Conferences, and Mission Trips: 

Retreats, conferences and mission trips are offered for our students and faculty to allow an opportunity to deepen one’s faith and build community with one’s peers. The Associate Director of Campus Ministry attends and takes a leadership role in facilitating all retreats, and assists in ensuring a smooth, powerful experience and connecting ongoing programming to these experiences. This includes developing and supporting student peer ministers who are responsible for designing and facilitating retreats.  

The Associate Director of Campus Ministry also participates in certain conferences and mission trips necessary for the development of student leaders and success of the overall faith formation program.  

Servant Leadership: 

Service and Social Justice are integral parts of the Mission of St. Agnes Academy. Students complete 100 hours of service between Junior and Senior years. This service is commissioned, completed, and recorded through the Office of Campus Ministry, under the leadership of the Associate Director of Campus Ministry. 

Liturgy & Prayer: 

All liturgy and prayer at St. Agnes should have the goal of bringing our students, faculty and staff to a deeper relationship with God. We should practice liturgy that recognizes the faith and gifts of the individual and of the community.  

All-School Masses (approximately 8 per year):

Assist the department in facilitating and coordination of celebrations, as needed.  

Daily Mass:

The Department of Campus Ministry currently provides opportunities to celebrate Mass each Thursday during community time. The Department of Campus Ministry attends all Daily Masses.  

Daily Prayer on VTV:

The whole school community prays together daily with a student-led prayer on VTV. The Coordinator of Campus Ministry ensures that there is a student leader for each day’s prayer and provides the prayer for the student (or works with students to write/provide prayers). Prayers should reflect the Liturgical year or relate to other pertinent signs of the times.

Chapel: 

The chapel serves as a physical symbol of our school’s commitment to our faith. All campus ministers should work together to ensure that the Chapel remains a prayerful environment. 

Pastoral Ministry: 

Students should see the Associate Director of Campus Ministry as an advocate and a person whom they can turn to in times of need. The Associate Director is a pastoral minister, first and foremost. 

Teaching Responsibilities:  

The Associate Director of Campus Ministry teaches three classes.  

Administrative Duties: 

· Maintain excellent organizational and record-keeping skills, creating lists, keeping track of programming details and logistics throughout the year.  

· Collect and organize paperwork, payments, permission slips, for all retreats and Campus Ministry programming 

· Coordinating supplies, providing meals/snacks/hospitality for Campus Ministry events including retreats, meetings, liturgies as needed  

· Plan and calendar events and programming, working with the Director of Campus Ministry 

· Returning phone calls and emails pertaining to the Coordinator of Campus Ministry as well as the Department of Campus Ministry

Personal and Professional Growth and Development: 

· Keep current on trends and developments in teenager development and spirituality

· Attend conferences that pertain to ministry and participate in Archdiocesan workshops that relate to the field

· Seek out “best practices” in the Houston area and nationally

Qualifications:

· Commitment to embracing the mission of St. Agnes Academy

· Practicing Roman Catholic in good standing 

· BA in Theology or Pastoral Studies, MA is preferred with five years’ experience

· Demonstrated competency in multicultural, ecumenical, and interfaith issues

· An ability to continue and advance the ecumenical and inter-religious understanding among students, faculty, and staff on

  campus, and support all students in their own unique faith formation.

· An understanding of the spiritual/religious development stages for contemporary teenagers/young adults and the capacity to

  implement programs to meet these spiritual developmental aspirations

· Proficiency in ProPresenter, video editing, Canva, and other ministry-related technologies required

· Strong work ethic with the ability to manage multiple, and occasionally simultaneous, deadlines and projects

· Excellent accuracy in completing project work

· Excellent judgment, confidentiality, discretion, and diplomacy

· Highly organized and reliable with demonstrated success working in quick-paced, dynamic environment with many

  responsibilities, ability to act efficiently on last-minute projects

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Completion of Human Sexuality training

· Passion for a Catholic, all-girl’s educational environment

· Proficiency in Microsoft  Office required

· Professional attitude and appearance 

· Completion of Safe Haven training

Work Environment

St. Agnes Academy is committed to hiring, developing, and retaining a diverse, highly skilled faculty and staff. This position operates within a professional, educational environment and regularly utilizes modern office technology, including computers, phones, printers, and digital communication tools.

Physical Demands
The physical requirements described below are representative of those necessary to perform the essential functions of this role. In this position, the employee will regularly engage in a combination of seated and active work, including working at a desk or computer workstation; communicating in person, by phone, and via electronic communication; moving throughout campus/office locations; using hands and arms for routine tasks; and occasionally lifting or moving materials weighing up to 25 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.