Director of Religious Education (Protestant)

Currently, we are looking for one (1) Protestant Director of Religious Education (DRE) at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, SC.

The position requires federal background checks and fingerprints. Must obtain a security clearance.

General Description:

• A Protestant Director of Religious Education (DRE) services are required for the Christian community at MCAS, Beaufort, SC. The DRE will provide Christian education for children, youth, and adults key to spiritual growth and development.
• The DRE position requires experience as a religious education manager and organizational and leadership abilities commensurate with the position.
• Part-Time Hours: Sunday Morning, Monday (Staff Meetings), and must have a flexible weekday schedule that can vary from week to week but no more than 28 hours.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of the Command Chaplain and in cooperation with staff chaplains, chapel staff and volunteers develop and organize a vibrant Protestant Christian Religious Education Program fostering a spirit of Christian community.
• Review Religious Educational materials and recommend the Protestant Chaplains to purchase materials for classes and events.
• Prepare and submit a religious education budget no later than June for each subsequent fiscal year.
• Under the supervision of the chaplain assigned as Protestant congregational pastor, Organize and oversee Children’s Church.
• Serve as the director for Vacation Bible School in cooperation with the Catholic Coordinator of Religious Education who will serve as the assistant director. Recruit and train volunteers and facilitate a lessons-learned review of the program/event with all volunteers. Provide a written after-action report to the Command Chaplain.
• Maintain statistical records of attendance for all events. Prepared to discuss and provide a report of trends with chapel staff.
• Organize and facilitate, under the supervision of the chaplain assigned as Protestant congregational pastor, weekly Bible Studies, Adult and Children Sunday Schools, Baptismal classes, weekly after-school programs, and any/all Protestant or joint religious education chapel events.
• Organize and provide supervised volunteer support (when needed) for weekly Bible Studies, Sunday School (both children and adults), and all Protestant or joint religious education chapel events.
• Liaison with the Command Religious Program (CRP) to help execute Chapel outreach programs that are not faith specific. (i.e., Cookouts, Harvest Fest, etc.)
• Organize various fellowship meals/opportunities throughout the year and on special occasions for the Protestant Community.
• Prepare materials and articles for submission to the chapel Religious Program Specialists for advertising Protestant Chapel events to the MCAS community.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience in the area of management of a multi-religious education program is preferred. Previous experience must be documented on a resume to be included with the submission package.
• Ability to supervise, train, and mentor volunteers.
• Ability to multitask within the job description while effectively providing appropriate support to the overall MCAS Command Religious Program.

Required Documents to be submitted with resume:

• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Protestant Theology course study or have a minimum of two years prior experience as a paid or volunteer religious education teacher.
• Minimum two years prior work experience in a military chapel environment that successfully demonstrates capabilities of meeting requirements for professional standards for chapel programs supporting personnel as specified by requirements SECNAVINST 5351.1 Professional Naval Chaplaincy.
• Previous experience must be documented on a resume.

Job Type: Part-time

Schedule:

• Weekend availability

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Protestant religious education teaching: 2 years (Preferred)
• religious organizational and leadership ability: 2 years (Preferred)
• working in a military chapel environment: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location