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St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish

Director of Evangelization and Communication

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish, Elkhart, Indiana, United States, 46516


Director of Evangelization and Communications

Job Overview:

The Director of Evangelization and Communications promotes and spreads the Catholic faith at St. Vincent de Paul Parish. He/she evangelizes through teaching the faith to all ages and backgrounds. He/she is responsible for communicating parish events to all parishioners via print and digital media. He/she reports to the Pastor for direction and guidance in these efforts.

Hours:

Full-time

Some evening work hours, occasional weekend hours

Must be present Friday 6:30-8PM for "Elevate" young adult group

Flexible daytime hours available

Some remote work possible

Responsibilities and Duties:

Evangelization

Bilingual Young Adult Group Leader (Elevate)

Provide content for weekly Friday meetings with young adults, leading prayer, giving talks, running icebreaker games, directing small group discussions.

Help create yearly plan of prayer meetings, catechesis, service projects, and social events.

Coordinate and collaborate with Pastor as well as parish priests in the administration of the group.

Religious Education Support

Assist in volunteer catechist formation, including offering a faith formation talk 2-3 times per year.

Support religious education parent catechesis program, coordinating volunteer support and offering occasional talks at these events.

Aid RCIA director with translation services for one-on-one meetings and help teach weekly classes as needed.

Safe Environment Director

Order background checks on employees and volunteers, verify accuracy of background check results.

Send notices to users that need safe environment training.

Manage active user profiles and archive inactive profiles.

Assist parish volunteers with any questions.

Ensure that all parish volunteers who work with children have "Approved" certification status.

Other Evangelization Areas

Recommend potential evangelization opportunities in Spanish and English.

Communications

Website - Parish, School, Cemetery

Update content for feast days, parish events, special announcements, etc.

Perform routine maintenance/troubleshooting as needed.

Coordinate with heads of departments for necessary updates.

Social Media Presence

Develop a social media presence to advertise parish events and promote Diocesan events.

Post links to orthodox Catholic content.

Physical Signage

Redevelop and maintain Vincent Hall Lobby area, updating flyers, pamphlets, and signs.

Assist parish ministries in creating signs for their events.

Qualifications:

Practicing Catholic, fluent in Spanish and English.

Thorough understanding of the Catholic faith.

Ability and readiness to teach others about the faith.

Professional demeanor with ability to respect confidentiality (re: Safe Environment Coordinator).

Self-motivated, patient, team-player, and desire to serve others.

Computer skills: Competent with graphic design and printing, ability to make posters and flyers.

Knowledgeable and proficient with a variety of social media platforms including but not limited to: Facebook, X, WhatsApp.

Readiness to design and edit websites.

Familiarity and comfortability working within the Google Suite.

Ability to navigate ParishSoft.

Basic office skills including but not limited to: use of copy machine, scanning and sending documents.

Education level: Graduate degree in theology preferred.

Physical Demands:

Able to lift and move up to 20 pounds of materials (for classroom setup, ministry support, basic office tasks, etc).

Must have focus and concentration to work on assignments.

Sufficient vocal strength to teach and command the attention of a classroom.

Able to stand while teaching a catechesis session (30-60 minutes).

Apply at diocesefwsb.org/careers

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