Director of Engagement and Adult Faith Formation

• St. James the Greater and Epiphany of Our Lord Parish (South St. Louis) are looking for a detail-oriented and focused Director of Engagement and Adult Faith Formation to be responsible for engaging parishioners in the life of the parish and other volunteer opportunities. The Director of Engagement and Adult Faith Formation ‘s responsibilities include recruiting and training new volunteers, keeping a database of volunteer information and skills, matching volunteers to opportunities that suit their skills, keeping volunteers informed, and conveying the organization’s purpose to the public.
• A successful Director of Engagement and Adult Faith Formation should be meticulous about keeping records and passionate about volunteer work. You should uphold the values of our Catholic Church while ensuring the comfort of our volunteers in their positions.

Spiritual Gifts and Qualifications Helpful for the Job

• This Director of Engagement and Adult Faith Formation benefits from having one or more of these spiritual gifts: servanthood, teaching, exhortation (encouragement), leadership, administration, helping, and shepherding. This leader should show evidence of passion for family ministry, prior effective ministry leadership, and active and growing discipleship.
• Useful skills for this position are strong communication skills, the ability to listen to and communicate with people of all ages, and the ability to work with other ministry leaders and volunteers. The ability to delegate responsibility and follow up to complete tasks is also necessary. Knowledge and respect for The Roman Catholic Church and its history, doctrine, and theology, is important.
• This leader should show genuine interest in responding to the hopes and concerns of all families in the community so that family of all different shapes and sizes are affirmed and the ministries launched for transformation of the community.

Director of Engagement and Adult Faith Formation Responsibilities:

• Recruiting, training, and supervising new volunteers.
• Collecting volunteer information, availability, and skills, and maintaining an up-to-date database.
• Using marketing tools such as outreach programs, e-mails, and volunteer databases.
• Keeping new and existing volunteers informed about the organization and volunteer opportunities.
• Matching volunteers to opportunities that suit their skill sets, and ensuring they understand their responsibilities and receive the proper training.
• Organizing training and leading on-the-job training.
• Keeping schedules and records of volunteers’ work.
• Preparing codes of conduct and operating procedures to uphold the organization’s values.
• Ensuring the organization’s purpose is conveyed to the public.

Director of Engagement and Adult Faith Formation Requirements:

• Experience in volunteering and recruitment.
• Working knowledge of databases.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organization and team-building skills.
• To apply for this ministry position please send resumes to fathtertompastorius@gmail.com.