Archdiocese of Chicago
Director of Children's Ministry
Archdiocese of Chicago, Winnetka, Illinois, United States, 60093
Opportunities at Parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago
The Coordinator of Children’s Ministry coordinates the parish efforts to equip children and their families to encounter Jesus Christ as part of a lifelong process that engages and encourages them to grow spiritually and intellectually as missionary disciples in the world.The scope of this position is to discern, design and implement ongoing formation opportunities for children and their families in collaboration with the Director of Evangelization and Lifelong Formation. The Coordinator shares responsibility for developing, implementing, evaluating and improving ministry to children and their families in the parish. In doing so the Coordinator must demonstrate leadership skills necessary to identify, develop, accompany and retain many volunteer leaders critical to the success of parish initiativesRequirements:
• Coordinate planning and implementation of the Children’s Ministry calendar, scheduling sessions, meetings, prayer and sacramental celebrations.• Coordinate faith formation programs for all children and their families in the parish community (pre-school to Grade 8) with attention to particular cultural implications in the community.• Coordinate sacramental preparation that uses most current methodologies and includes parents; plan rituals for the reception of the sacraments.• Design the children’s ministry in collaboration with the Director of Lifelong Formation and Evangelization in accordance with the vision outlined in the National Directory for Catechesis.• Recruit, train and provide training and spiritual growth opportunities for catechists and ministry leaders.• Incorporate intentional ways for engaging parents and families in faith formation that include hospitality, prayer, learning and service opportunities.• Maintain accurate records that follow Archdiocesan policy and guidelines for sacraments, enrollment, attendance, medical and legal matters.• Create a Children and Family Faith Formation Advisory Board to ensure quality; use the board to help to evaluate the formation initiatives annually.• Ensure that ministry complies with the guidelines for Protecting God’s Children for those who minister with and to children in accordance with the Archdiocese of Chicago policies.• Collaborate with the Director of Lifelong Formation and Evangelization and others to prepare an annual budget for parish Children’s Ministry.Special Directions:Internal Candidates (existing employees) – Please complete the subject field of your email with the following: “Internal Candidate – Job Title – Full name”External Candidates - Please complete the subject field of your email with the following: “Job Title – Full name”
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The Coordinator of Children’s Ministry coordinates the parish efforts to equip children and their families to encounter Jesus Christ as part of a lifelong process that engages and encourages them to grow spiritually and intellectually as missionary disciples in the world.The scope of this position is to discern, design and implement ongoing formation opportunities for children and their families in collaboration with the Director of Evangelization and Lifelong Formation. The Coordinator shares responsibility for developing, implementing, evaluating and improving ministry to children and their families in the parish. In doing so the Coordinator must demonstrate leadership skills necessary to identify, develop, accompany and retain many volunteer leaders critical to the success of parish initiativesRequirements:
• Coordinate planning and implementation of the Children’s Ministry calendar, scheduling sessions, meetings, prayer and sacramental celebrations.• Coordinate faith formation programs for all children and their families in the parish community (pre-school to Grade 8) with attention to particular cultural implications in the community.• Coordinate sacramental preparation that uses most current methodologies and includes parents; plan rituals for the reception of the sacraments.• Design the children’s ministry in collaboration with the Director of Lifelong Formation and Evangelization in accordance with the vision outlined in the National Directory for Catechesis.• Recruit, train and provide training and spiritual growth opportunities for catechists and ministry leaders.• Incorporate intentional ways for engaging parents and families in faith formation that include hospitality, prayer, learning and service opportunities.• Maintain accurate records that follow Archdiocesan policy and guidelines for sacraments, enrollment, attendance, medical and legal matters.• Create a Children and Family Faith Formation Advisory Board to ensure quality; use the board to help to evaluate the formation initiatives annually.• Ensure that ministry complies with the guidelines for Protecting God’s Children for those who minister with and to children in accordance with the Archdiocese of Chicago policies.• Collaborate with the Director of Lifelong Formation and Evangelization and others to prepare an annual budget for parish Children’s Ministry.Special Directions:Internal Candidates (existing employees) – Please complete the subject field of your email with the following: “Internal Candidate – Job Title – Full name”External Candidates - Please complete the subject field of your email with the following: “Job Title – Full name”
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