Parish Catechetical Leader; Parish Catechetical Director; Faith Formation Director

Description

The Parish Catechetical Leader, under direction of the pastor, is responsible for the overall direction of the parish’s total catechetical ministry. Envisions, plans, develops, and then organizes and evaluates all facets of the parish’s formation programming (adult, young adult, adolescent/youth, children, infants, and family as well as sacramental preparation for initiation –including the catechumenate– and proximate preparation for marriage). Coordinates, recruits, facilitates training for, and evaluates catechists and volunteers involved in catechetical programming.

Researches and selects appropriate materials and media for parish use. Communicates with parishioners, parish staff, and diocesan representatives on relevant matters. Stays current with regard to developments or trends in the field of catechetics, education, and ministry.

The Diocese of Orlando four core values lay the foundation for the work performed by its employees.

The following duties and functions, as outlined herein, are intended to be representative of the type of tasks performed within this classification. They are not listed in any order of importance. The omission of specific statements of the duties or functions does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.

Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Develops goals, objectives, and implements strategies for a comprehensive catechetical program that serves adults through Pre‑K, including preparation for Sacraments of Initiation, Reconciliation, and Marriage.
• Must Be Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Develops and implements a coherent and unified curriculum and catechetical plan for the parish, in conjunction with the pastor, parish staff, formation team, ad‑hoc advisory committees, and others.
• Directs and oversees various catechetical programs that support a comprehensive, systematic, lifelong, and ongoing discipleship in the Catholic faith for all parishioners in accordance with Church teaching and practice as outlined by Sacred Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), the General Directory for Catechesis (GDC), the National Directory for Catechesis (NDC), church law diocesan guidelines, and parish needs.
• Responsible for the recruitment and training of catechists/volunteers and assures that they fulfill diocesan Safe Environment and certification requirements.
• Oversees and directs the work of the formation team; works with them on the development of a yearly schedule for all programs.
• Responsible for administrative functions such as maintenance of all Sacramental records, program registrations, evaluations, and other pertinent data or information.
• Evaluates the parish formation programming and makes recommendations to the pastor.
• Researches, evaluates, and recommends primary and supplemental catechetical resources and materials.
• Utilizes the parish bulletin, weekly update, website, social media and other media to communicate and market catechetical programming, best practices, and milestones.
• Provides support to the formation team in the areas of training, resources, and programs.
• Keeps current in developments/changes with diocesan policy.
• Acts as a resource person in the area of catechetics for the formation team, parish staff, pastor, and parish community.
• Prepares annual budget for review by the pastor and parish finance council and oversees expenditures to maintain budget within parameters.
• Develops an accurate and reliable statistical metric of the parish’s catechetical efforts and submits reports to the pastor, pastoral council, diocese, or other as required.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings.
• Attends and facilitates formation staff and/or committee…