Description
FLSA Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports To: Department Head for Pastoral Ministries
Summary: The Director of Marriage & Family Life is the subject matter expert of the Church’s doctrine about the vocation of Marriage and Family for the Archdiocese of San Antonio. The Director provides leadership, vision, and content for providing foundational support to parishes and Catholic organizations in the topic areas that involve marriage and family life. This role incorporates the Church’s doctrine and teaching for Evangelization and Catechesis to foster growth in forming leaders in parishes and schools. The Director will provide opportunities for formation and enrichment of catechetical leaders, catechists, and others as assigned. The Director will also solve any issues related to use of catechetical materials for all parish programs that comply with the requirements of the USCCB and priorities of the Archdiocese.
The fundamental basis of this role is an integration of the New Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship in a pastoral de conjunto to serve the multicultural pastoral needs of children, youth, young adults, adults (as couples, and men and women as individuals) and seniors.
Requirements
Position Responsibilities:
- Stay up to date on communication from the Church Magisterium and different coordinating bodies of the college of bishops (USCCB, TCC, etc.)
- Be informed of any important gathering or activity internal or external to the Catholic Church in National, Regional & Local matters pertaining to the role
- Review resources and recommend national and/or regional best practices for parish programs that support marriage preparation, marriage enrichment, faith formation, evangelization, and catechesis
- Discover and create innovative initiatives and trends for the New Evangelization involving the entire age spectrum (children, youth, young adults and seniors)
- Provide strategic vision and innovative content to further the Church’s mission and ministry toward marriage and family life that is based on the priorities of the Archdiocese and teachings of the Magisterium. Utilize and form specific content in support of the USCCB campaigns and priorities: pro-life, immigration, healthcare, natural family planning, education, global solidarity, and poverty awareness
- Uphold and create archdiocesan policies pertaining to marriage, family life, parish religious education, Sacraments of Initiation, RCIA, and other matters pertaining to the role
- Implement a cross-integrated approach to Marriage Preparation, Marriage Enrichment, Evangelization, Catechesis, and RCIA with relevant content from each of the pastoral specialists
- Collaborate with community organizations to further support for single parents (emphasis on single mothers and their children) and those who are separated, divorced, grieving, or those with same-sex attraction
- Create and maintain relationships with archdiocesan leaders in formation and/or support of a Marriage & Family Committee (3-4 members)
- Develop and maintain national, regional & local partnerships and relationships with Lay Ecclesial Movements, internal and external Church organizations
- Work closely with the Department Head of the Office of Communications to ensure information is posted regularly, to keep informed of Marriage and Family issues critical to the Church.
- Adhering to safety training and protocols on a daily basis, and taking precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well-being of self, others.
- Responsible for protecting the confidentiality of any information or material obtained in the service with the organization to include but not limited to client names and information, services rendered to clients, donors names and gifts, internal and external investigations or results of any investigations, and financial information.
- Adherence to the Code of Conduct and the Faith and Moral Policy is mandatory.
- Every employee is required to take a solution-oriented approach in their interactions and undertakings, as well as being a team member that promotes collaboration and commitment to the Mission and Vision of the organization.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Master’s Degree in Theology, preferable in matters of Marriage and Family Life; and at least three (3) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience:
- A thorough working knowledge of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Directory of Catechesis, and current developments in the Church’s theology of the vocation of the laity, marriage and family life, papal and Episcopal documents, and Canon Law.
- Must be a Roman Catholic in good standing with the Church.
License and Credentials:
- Reliable transportation
- Valid driver license
- Valid vehicle insurance
Minimum Knowledge and Skills:
- Bi-lingual, Spanish and English speaking and writing skills are required.
- Excellence in organizational management, setting and achieving goals and objectives, and managing a budget.
- Past success working with committees and the ability to cultivate existing committee member relationships.
- Strong public relations skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders that include parishes, groups, other churches, as well as within and beyond the Pastoral Center.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; a passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills, including: professional tact and courtesy, and ability to express ideas clearly, creatively, and logically, both orally and in writing.
- Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven and self-directed.
- Thorough proficiency of MS Office (Word, Outlook, Access, Excel, Power Point and Publisher) necessary. Other publishing programs preferred.
- Well balanced combination of recognizing process and procedure and creating and communicating new initiatives.
- Keen sense of missionary spirit and missionary zeal.
- Must be detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, work well independently and on a team;
- Must have good written and verbal skills;
- Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.