Director of Operations and Ministries

Description

The DOM serves as a principal administrative and pastoral support to the Pastor. For that reason, she or he is a senior manager, entrusted with facilitating the Pastor’s attainment of the parish’s mission and related strategic planning goals and objectives.

The DOM reports directly to the Pastor and operates with wide latitude for the use of independent judgment and initiative within the authority delegated by the Pastor and always in direct and constant communication with him.

This position requires an experienced leader capable of moving effectively between administrative, financial, personnel, pastoral, and organizational responsibilities while maintaining appropriate accountability to the Pastor.

The Pastor is the visible principle and foundation of unity in the parish which the Bishop has entrusted to him. He makes Christ’s mission present and enduring in the parish. In order to fulfill his mission, the Pastor employs suitable, chosen collaborators (clerics, religious, or lay people). He shares with them his mission and entrusts various responsibilities to them.

Positions employed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church (hereafter, “the parish”) help to extend the ministry of the Pastor in particular ways as outlined in the job description. Therefore, the employee in this position is closely connected to and assists the Pastor in the performance of his ministry and thereby engages in ministry for the Church.

• As an integral part of her or his ministry for the Catholic Church and as carried out in this position, the DOM supports and upholds the philosophy of Catholic ministry and the mission of the parish in both her or his professional and personal life.
• The DOM acts as a witness to Gospel values by modeling the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
• The DOM continuously grows in her or his ministry by participating in religious ceremonies, training sessions, and reflection activities as directed.
• The DOM works with ordained and lay ministry leaders to develop plans to carry out the Pastor’s strategic vision for the parish.

• The DOM oversees and directs the administrative and business activities of the parish as delegated by the Pastor, ensuring that parish operations, projects, assignments, deadlines, and priorities are carried out accurately, efficiently, and within established time frames.
• The DOM supervises Parish Staff and cultivates a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing work environment that develops the capacity of parish services and utilizes best-practice standards. She or he conducts regular staff check-ins, including periodic individual reviews of goals and challenges, and assists the Pastor in establishing expectations, priorities, accountability, and operational goals for parish employees.
• The DOM oversees parish facilities and administrative resources, including construction, maintenance and improvement projects, preventative maintenance, the parish calendar, use and rental of facilities, contracts, deposits, and related communication. She or he maintains the parish’s census and coordinates appropriate relationships with vendors, contractors, service providers, diocesan offices, Catholic institutions, professional organizations, and community partners in furtherance of the parish mission.
• The DOM maintains a work schedule that maximizes appropriate availability to Parish Staff and parishioners and provides sufficient flexibility to oversee the administrative and operational responsibilities entrusted to the position, especially during weekends and holidays.

• The DOM ensures the continued financial viability…