About the position
The Campus Minister is the pastoral leader for the Catholic Campus Ministry. This includes responsibility for pastoral care to students, forming students in the Catholic faith, coordinating liturgical functions, planning and executing spiritual, social, and service programs and activities for students, student leadership development, and OCIA/sacramental preparation as needed. In essence, the campus minister is responsible for implementing the Bishop’s vision for campus ministry. This includes helping students to appropriate the faith, form a Catholic conscience, form a faith community, facilitate personal development, develop leaders for the future, and foster vocations.
Responsibilities
- Forms and actualizes a Catholic community on campus through appropriate spiritual, social, recreational, and educational programs.
- Plans and facilitates student small groups/faith sharing communities, opportunities for student faith development and growth, social/community activities and programs, service outreach projects, and Catholic Social Teaching based programs.
- Promotes the Catholic Campus Ministry on campus and in local parishes.
- Represents the Catholic Church on campus and pursues opportunities for class lectures, forums on campus and seminars.
- Responsible for the pastoral needs of students and connects students with local priests/parishes for their sacramental needs.
- Provides for pastoral needs of persons in crisis, illness or bereavement and makes appropriate referrals.
- Be a resource to students by having regularly available times on campus.
- Encourages and fosters the spiritual growth of students, faculty, and staff.
- Initiates evangelization, reconciliation, and catechesis, particularly with alienated Catholics and the unchurched.
- Develop student lay leaders who are equipped to contribute to their future careers and parish communities.
- Provide group or one-on-one formation and training for student leaders.
- Is knowledgeable about community, campus, and diocesan resources which further the life and goals of the campus ministry.
- Manage and maintain the website and social media for the campus ministry.
- Meets the development goal through fundraising.
- Monthly accountability for financial reports.
- Processes donations and submits financial reporting paperwork in a timely manner.
- Continue educational and professional development through conferences, workshops, and research.
- Participate on committees to develop and execute diocesan-wide campus ministry programming as assigned by Diocesan Director.
- Attend quarterly board meetings of the Associated Campus Ministries Corporation.
- Participate and collaborate in ecumenical programming with other ministries located in the Smith Campus Ministry Center.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Practicing Catholic in good standing with the Catholic Church
- Knowledge and understanding of Catholic teachings, practices, and organizational structure.
- At minimum a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology, Religious Education, or related field.
- Prior experience in campus ministry preferred.
- A strong experience of God in one’s own life, and the ability to both share one’s personal faith journey and enable others to do the same.
- Ability to articulate a personal vision of evangelization, spirituality, community, and service.
- Ability to read, write and speak English well. Spanish language skills are a plus.
- Time management skills for a multi-task environment; humor, grace and assertiveness.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and the skills to manage and maintain the website and social media for the campus ministry.
