Coordinator Religious Education
Archdiocese of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 4 wk ago
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We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections present: About the role (maybe Summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections with real specific content. The posting includes: Part-time Description (maybe not needed), Employment Status, FLSA Status, Schedule/Work Hours, Reports to, Benefits May Include Paid Holidays/Holy Days (vary by location) 403b Retirement Employee Assistance Program, Summary, Responsibilities, Additional Responsibilities, Requirements (Minimum Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications). Also there is mention of "Benefits May Include Paid Holidays/Holy Days (vary by location) 403b Retirement Employee Assistance Program". That's benefits content. Schedule/Work Hours: 20 hours per week between Monday – Friday 4 pm – 10 pm. So we can have Schedule section. Pay not mentioned, so omit Pay. Benefits section present. Also we have "Reports to: Pastor" maybe could be part of About the role or summary. We'll include About the role (or Summary) as a section. The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use About the role for summary. Responsibilities for duties. Requirements for minimum qualifications. Qualifications for preferred qualifications? Or we could combine Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections. We'll put Minimum Qualifications under Requirements, Preferred Qualifications under Qualifications. Skills maybe not explicitly listed; there is "Proven experience with Microsoft Office... Ability to communicate...". Those could be Skills. But we can also put them under Requirements. However we have to avoid thin sections. Better to combine: Requirements section includes both minimum and preferred qualifications? But they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could have Requirements (including minimum and preferred) and Benefits and Schedule. Also About the role (summary). Responsibilities. That's four sections. Let's do: About the role (summary), Responsibilities, Requirements (including minimum and preferred qualifications), Benefits, Schedule.
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for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use About the role for summary. Responsibilities for duties. Requirements for minimum qualifications. Qualifications for preferred qualifications? Or we could combine Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections. We'll put Minimum Qualifications under Requirements, Preferred Qualifications under Qualifications. Skills maybe not explicitly listed; there is "Proven experience with Microsoft Office... Ability to communicate...". Those could be Skills. But we can also put them under Requirements. However we have to avoid thin sections. Better to combine: Requirements section includes both minimum and preferred qualifications? But they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could have Requirements (including minimum and preferred) and Benefits and Schedule. Also About the role (summary). Responsibilities. That's four sections. Let's do: About the role (summary), Responsibilities, Requirements (including minimum and preferred qualifications), Benefits, Schedule.
We must use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Responsibilities we need a list. For Requirements we need a list (maybe split into minimum and preferred but still list). For Benefits we need a list.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting.
Let's extract details:
- Part-time Description Employment Status: Part-Time FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly) Schedule/Work Hours: 20 hours per week between Monday – Friday 4 pm – 10 pm Reports to: Pastor
- Benefits May Include Paid Holidays/Holy Days (vary by location) 403b Retirement Employee Assistance Program
- Summary: The Religious Education Coordinator or Faith Formation Coordinator will lead the children’s religious education program in fulfillment of the catechetical mission of the parish. This position will supervise and work with volunteers to coordinate healthy religious programs for children and youth. The DRE designs, develops, directs, and evaluates a total parish catechetical program and provides leadership to assist parish community in building a solid foundation for spirituality, Christian living, ministry, and outreach.
- Responsibilities (list):
- Oversees parish religious education program and organizes resources in religious education for the pastor
- Oversees curriculum planning and the selection of texts from kindergarten through high school.
- Schedules Interviews with parents/family before start of Faith Formation program for children receiving the Sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation
- Coordinates Family retreats with approval of the pastor
- Coordinates RCIA program with Adults and Children
- Creates and maintains religious education programs’ calendar
- Oversees the registration process, including Religious Education Program on Sundays
- Provides appropriate environments for catechetical and spiritual growth
- Ensures proper supervision of indoor and outdoor facilities during program times
- Creates handbooks and other communications for youth, parents and catechists
- Oversees Faith Formation activities ensuring they correspond with the activities of the parish.
- Recruits and supervises catechists and volunteers ensuring on-going development opportunities
- Assists each catechist in establishing and implementing their plan for diocesan catechist formation and maintains catechist records
- Works with the Diocesan Department of Catholic Formation and represents the parish at various meetings and conferences pertaining to religious education and/or administrative development
- Ensures that the Safe Environment requirements, policies, and mandates for the Parish Faith Program are in compliance with Office for Child and Youth Protection.
- Meets with the pastor regularly to discuss matters relating to the Parish Faith Formation and sacramental preparation
- Plan and organize the entire year of the Parish Faith Formation Program in accordance with the solemnities of the Parish/Catholic Church.
- Important: Five topics: Sacred Scripture plus the four "pillars" of the Catechism of the Church: Creed, Liturgy and Sacraments, Christian Morality, and Prayer
- Schedules at the pastor's directive dates for First Recollection retreat for Penance and First Holy Communion, First Penance and First Holy Communion
- Schedules and coordinates the sacramental meetings for parents for the Sacraments
- Cooperates with parish staff members in developing and implementing parish programs and use of the facilities.
- Creates and monitors an annual budget, in consultation with pastor and parish finance council
- Evaluates the programs to determine strengths, areas of improvement and future needs
- All other duties as assigned
- Additional Responsibilities:
- Supervision of Seminarians (Place of training in the parish)
- Responsible for Religious Ed. Data Base Inventory of the Faith Formation Office (books, items, etc....) at the end of the year
We should include these as part of Responsibilities list (maybe combine). The instruction: preserve all substantive information. So we need to include Additional Responsibilities items as well.
- Requirements Minimum Qualifications:
- Active member of a Roman Catholic parish faith community. (Sometimes this requirement may be satisfied by a person who has knowledge of and is willing to function in a manner consistent with the mission of the Catholic Church).
- Undergraduate work in Theology, Catechesis or extensive parish experience as a CRE.
- Bilingual – (English and Spanish)
- Three years of parish and/or administrative office experience
- Proven experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point) and Adobe Acrobat.
- Ability to communicate with various levels of staff and management.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays due to work an unpredictable schedule when necessary.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated ability to set priorities and organize work effectively and efficiently.
- Ability to compose correspondence, minutes and/or reports.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Also note: "This is not necessarily an exhaustive list..." etc. That's boilerplate; we should remove boilerplate lines like that and EEO etc. The posting ends with EEO statement; we should remove that.
We also need to remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we cut out the EEO line.
Now we need to format.
We'll produce:
About the role
... summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility ...
Requirements
- ... minimum qualifications ...
- ... preferred qualifications ...
maybe separate? Could be two lists but still under Requirements. Could have subheadings? Not allowed; only h3 for sections. Could embed two lists with headings inside? Might be considered filler. Better to separate into Requirements and Qualifications sections. Let's do Requirements for minimum qualifications, Qualifications for preferred qualifications. That gives two sections.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Schedule.
Now Benefits: list items: Paid Holidays/Holy Days (vary by location), 403b Retirement, Employee Assistance Program.
Schedule: 20 hours per week between Monday – Friday 4 pm – 10 pm.
Also include Employment Status, FLSA Status, Reports to maybe in About the role paragraph.
We need to preserve all substantive information: include Employment Status: Part-Time, FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly), Reports to: Pastor.
We can put those in About the role paragraph.
Now ensure we don't include any filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Let's craft the About the role paragraph:
"The Religious Education Coordinator or Faith Formation Coordinator will lead the children’s religious education program in fulfillment of the catechetical mission of the parish. This position will supervise and work with volunteers to coordinate healthy religious programs for children and youth. The DRE designs, develops, directs, and evaluates a total parish catechetical program and provides leadership to assist parish community in building a solid foundation for spirituality, Christian living, ministry, and outreach. Employment Status: Part-Time; FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly); Reports to: Pastor."
That seems fine.
Now Responsibilities list: include all responsibilities from the list plus Additional Responsibilities.
We need to be careful not to duplicate lines. Let's compile list:
1. Oversees parish religious education program and organizes resources in religious education for the pastor
2. Oversees curriculum planning and the selection of texts from kindergarten through high school.
3. Schedules Interviews with parents/family before start of Faith Formation program for children receiving the Sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation
4. Coordinates Family retreats with approval of the pastor
5. Coordinates RCIA program with Adults and Children
6. Creates and maintains religious education programs’ calendar
7. Oversees the registration process, including Religious Education Program on Sundays
8. Provides appropriate environments for catechetical and spiritual growth
9. Ensures proper supervision of indoor and outdoor facilities during program times
10. Creates handbooks and other communications for youth, parents and catechists
11. Oversees Faith Formation activities ensuring they correspond with the activities of the parish.
12. Recruits and supervises catechists and volunteers ensuring on-going development opportunities
13. Assists each catechist in establishing and implementing their plan for diocesan catechist formation and maintains catechist records
14. Works with the Diocesan Department of Catholic Formation and represents the parish at various meetings and conferences pertaining to religious education and/or administrative development
15. Ensures that the Safe Environment requirements, policies, and mandates for the Parish Faith Program are in compliance with Office for Child and Youth Protection.
16. Meets with the pastor regularly to discuss matters relating to the Parish Faith Formation and sacramental preparation
17. Plan and organize the entire year of the Parish Faith Formation Program in accordance with the solemnities of the Parish/Catholic Church.
18. Important: Five topics: Sacred Scripture plus the four "pillars" of the Catechism of the Church: Creed, Liturgy and Sacraments, Christian Morality, and Prayer
19. Schedules at the pastor's directive dates for First Recollection retreat for Penance and First Holy Communion, First Penance and First Holy Communion
20. Schedules and coordinates the sacramental meetings for parents for the Sacraments
21. Cooperates with parish staff members in developing and implementing parish programs and use of the facilities.
22. Creates and monitors an annual budget, in consultation with pastor and parish finance council
23. Evaluates the programs to determine strengths, areas of improvement and future needs
24. All other duties as assigned
25. Supervision of Seminarians (Place of training in the parish)
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About the role
... summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility ...
Requirements
- ... minimum qualifications ...
- ... preferred qualifications ... maybe separate? Could be two lists but still under Requirements. Could have subheadings? Not allowed; only h3 for sections. Could embed two lists with headings inside? Might be considered filler. Better to separate into Requirements and Qualifications sections. Let's do Requirements for minimum qualifications, Qualifications for preferred qualifications. That gives two sections. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Schedule. Now Benefits: list items: Paid Holidays/Holy Days (vary by location), 403b Retirement, Employee Assistance Program. Schedule: 20 hours per week between Monday – Friday 4 pm – 10 pm. Also include Employment Status, FLSA Status, Reports to maybe in About the role paragraph. We need to preserve all substantive information: include Employment Status: Part-Time, FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly), Reports to: Pastor. We can put those in About the role paragraph. Now ensure we don't include any filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now produce HTML fragment. Let's craft the About the role paragraph: "The Religious Education Coordinator or Faith Formation Coordinator will lead the children’s religious education program in fulfillment of the catechetical mission of the parish. This position will supervise and work with volunteers to coordinate healthy religious programs for children and youth. The DRE designs, develops, directs, and evaluates a total parish catechetical program and provides leadership to assist parish community in building a solid foundation for spirituality, Christian living, ministry, and outreach. Employment Status: Part-Time; FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly); Reports to: Pastor." That seems fine. Now Responsibilities list: include all responsibilities from the list plus Additional Responsibilities. We need to be careful not to duplicate lines. Let's compile list: 1. Oversees parish religious education program and organizes resources in religious education for the pastor 2. Oversees curriculum planning and the selection of texts from kindergarten through high school. 3. Schedules Interviews with parents/family before start of Faith Formation program for children receiving the Sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation 4. Coordinates Family retreats with approval of the pastor 5. Coordinates RCIA program with Adults and Children 6. Creates and maintains religious education programs’ calendar 7. Oversees the registration process, including Religious Education Program on Sundays 8. Provides appropriate environments for catechetical and spiritual growth 9. Ensures proper supervision of indoor and outdoor facilities during program times 10. Creates handbooks and other communications for youth, parents and catechists 11. Oversees Faith Formation activities ensuring they correspond with the activities of the parish. 12. Recruits and supervises catechists and volunteers ensuring on-going development opportunities 13. Assists each catechist in establishing and implementing their plan for diocesan catechist formation and maintains catechist records 14. Works with the Diocesan Department of Catholic Formation and represents the parish at various meetings and conferences pertaining to religious education and/or administrative development 15. Ensures that the Safe Environment requirements, policies, and mandates for the Parish Faith Program are in compliance with Office for Child and Youth Protection. 16. Meets with the pastor regularly to discuss matters relating to the Parish Faith Formation and sacramental preparation 17. Plan and organize the entire year of the Parish Faith Formation Program in accordance with the solemnities of the Parish/Catholic Church. 18. Important: Five topics: Sacred Scripture plus the four "pillars" of the Catechism of the Church: Creed, Liturgy and Sacraments, Christian Morality, and Prayer 19. Schedules at the pastor's directive dates for First Recollection retreat for Penance and First Holy Communion, First Penance and First Holy Communion 20. Schedules and coordinates the sacramental meetings for parents for the Sacraments 21. Cooperates with parish staff members in developing and implementing parish programs and use of the facilities. 22. Creates and monitors an annual budget, in consultation with pastor and parish finance council 23. Evaluates the programs to determine strengths, areas of improvement and future needs 24. All other duties as assigned 25. Supervision of Seminarians (Place of training in the parish) 26