Agape Program Coordinator

Agape Ministries – Bellingham, WA 98225

Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 Position Type:
Full Time

The Archdiocese of Seattle reflects Christ’s radical love in the world today. By serving, listening, and leading with compassion, we carry out our timeless Catholic mission to make disciples. Every role in the Archdiocese of Seattle is responsible for working together to extend this ministry and connect the local community with the worldwide Church by inspiring faith, hope, and unity.

Each position employed in the Chancery helps to extend the ministry of the Archbishop in particular ways as outlined in the position description.

• Collaborate with department staff and other Chancery staff under the guidance of the Director of Mission and Immigrant Affairs in implementing the project’s mission, ensuring effective stewardship through planning, preparing, and monitoring the budget, hiring and supervising seasonal staff, and administering the program.
• Develop, plan, and coordinate the overall vision and mission of the Agape Service Project, ensuring alignment with the Archbishop’s goals, policies, and the mission of the local and universal Church.
• Coordinate Mass, prayers, and adoration of the Eucharist in communal settings by collaborating with ministers.
• Direct all aspects of 7-week summer programming, including housing, meals, showers, scheduling, prayer, curriculum delivery, group facilitation, fleet/equipment management, and liturgical coordination.
• Serve as the public face of Agape Service Project, cultivating alumni, donors, community, volunteers, parish, and school relationships.
• Work with the Development Department on fundraising, soliciting private donations, and grant writing support for program-related grants.
• Work with the Lifelong Formation Department and the Office of Catholic Schools to promote, recruit, support, and manage parish/school groups for service immersion weeks, coordinating, registering, and supporting volunteer groups for summer programming.
• Develop and manage all Agape-related communication to cultivate a relationship of pastoral care with parishes, schools, donors, and alumni, leveraging digital platforms and traditional media (e.g. newsletter) to garner participants and expand awareness.
• Evaluate program effectiveness, make recommendations for improvement, and implement changes as approved to meet the goal of providing community ministerial care.
• Foster engagement of program participants by creating a spiritually focused and service-centered experience with faith-centered programs based in Catholic Social Teaching and current models of youth and young adult ministry, adapting all offerings based on feedback.
• Build relationships and work with youth, adult leaders, parishes, local organizations, community members, farmers, migrant workers and their children, staff, potential and current donors, and others.
• Expand program outreach by visiting potential schools, parishes, and ministry events and building relationships with ministers, educators, and community partners.
• Hire, form, and manage seasonal staff, guiding and empowering them as lay leaders in the Church.
• Foster a “Culture of Encounter” with the farm worker and immigrant community of Whatcom County through planning and implementation of relational social services (e.g. mobile food delivery, summer enrichment activities for children, and community meals).
• Foster a collaborative working relationship with Catholic Community Services (CCS) NW/Whatcom County, Bellingham Food Bank, and other local service agencies.
• Collaborate with the Director of Youth Ministry Services to develop ongoing mission opportunities for youth during the school year as part of a future visioning plan.

• Willingness and ability to support the mission of the Church by extending the ministry of the Archbishop.
• Ability and desire to use God-given gifts and talents in service of the local Church in support of the collaboration between lay and ordained Ministers.
• Active member of a parish/faith community in good standing with the Church.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Two years’ experience leading a team and volunteers (youth…