Director of Vicariate Renewal - Vicariate I

Responsibilities

• Drives spiritual renewal vision implementation through support of pastors and parishes within the vicariate and contributes to overall archdiocesan spiritual renewal efforts.
• Drives renewal implementation in vicariate parishes by supporting pastors and parish leadership teams.
• Buils relationships with pastors to become a trusted support and resource.
• Engages pastors in initial vision sharing.
• Provides tools and resources for spiritual renewal and culture change, particularly in the parish’s efforts in evangelization and missionary discipleship.
• Serves as an integral member of the vicariate team, collaborating with the other team members to support the Vicar, pastors, and parishes most effectively.
• Aligns on opportunities and challenges around spiritual renewal in the vicariate and coordinates with the whole team on how to best support the parishes.
• Participates in deanery, vicariate, and state of the parish meetings, hosts other meetings by deanery and vicariate as necessary.
• Serves as the Vicar’s delegate, when appropriate and assigned, in responding to situations of critical pastoral need.
• Brokers connections with resources from other offices within the Department of Parish Vitality and Mission, as well as other archdiocesan offices.
• Participates as a member of the Office for Parish Renewal (within the Department of Parish Vitality and Mission): Meets regularly with team of Directors of Vicariate Renewal for support, communications, and peer learning.
• Collaborates with teammates on archdiocesan level projects to develop tools in response to parish renewal needs.

Requirements

• 3+ years with ministry leadership experience at the parish level, Archdiocesan offices, or other mission driven organizations.
• Demonstrate understanding and support for Catholic Church teaching, missions and values.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, Team Player with strong Conflict Resolution skills.
• Some Spanish language skills and cultural competency.
• Strong facilitation skills, ability to conduct open dialogue.
• Ability to relate at multiple ecclesial levels: parish, deanery, vicariate, Archdiocesan and departmental.
• Ability to handle details of confidential nature.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including Word and Power Point.
• Strong decision-making ability and exercising good judgment.
• Fully committed to the Catholic Church’s teachings.
• Other skills as deemed necessary by local Vicar.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, collaborative, persistent, fair and balanced, dependable, sensitive to racially and ethnically diverse community; ability to deal with multiple projects, openness to the needs of the system, flexible, integrity, sound judgment.
• Carry materials and climb stairs; must be able to lift 20 lbs. and to carry boxes up/downstairs.
• Available to work evening and weekend meetings when necessary.