Coordinator of Pastoral Care

Department:
Christian Life

Supervisor:
Director of Christian Life

Status:
Full Time, Exempt

Schedule:

40 hours per week, 12 mos / year.

Monday – Friday. Occasional Weeknights and weekends.

Support The Basilica of Saint Mary’s vision, mission, and values by providing quality care and hospitality by serving Basilica community members in grief, transition, or need personally and by supporting lay ministry programs. Coordinate the response to parishioner pastoral needs as they come to the parish for funerals, anointing, hospitalization, and prayer requests. Be willing to reach out to offer support when referrals or prayer requests are made.

Support and expand a framework of ministries that encourage community development and engagement at The Basilica through social and spiritual groups.

Coordinator of Pastoral Care reports directly to the Director of Christian Life, gathers pastoral care needs of parish community, and leads volunteer teams involved with caring and support ministries.

• Degree in Pastoral Ministry or equivalent

• Experience in Pastoral Lay Ministry programs or equivalent

• Strong interpersonal communication skills (especially good listening skills)

• Pastoral sensitivity

• Proven ability to work in a collaborative setting

• Team building ability

• Ability to lead and delegate leadership to others, especially project volunteers

• Organizational and managerial style

• Experience in promotion and marketing

• Budget, Office skills, Computer literacy

• Strong time management skills

• Detail oriented and good logistical planning

• Repetitive keyboarding.

• Work 40 or more hours per week when needed.

• Able to lift 25 pounds.

• Able to walk up and down stairs.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision

• Strong oral and written communication

• Ability to maintain confidentiality

• Ability to prioritize tasks, workloads, and workflow

• Analytical and problem-solving skills

Work with a team to create, improve and coordinate programs and systems that enable The Basilica to provide pastoral care and support to individuals families, and social groups. Competent use of Basilica technology and parish database. Train and support parishioners to be leaders in caring ministries at The Basilica. Specific activities and functions are grouped below.

• Work with the Director of Christian Life to supervise the Emmaus Listening Ministry within The Basilica of Saint Mary>
  Emmaus Ministry is The Basilica title for our BeFrienders Ministry.

• Regularly meet with members of the Leadership Team to review status of program and identify needs

• Provide supervision and support for members of the Leadership Team and ministry

• Provide referrals and encourage referrals from staff and church members

• Provide frequent and ongoing public support of the ministry

• Oversee confidential record keeping system

• Facilitate the integration of Emmaus Ministry with other ministries in the church

• Recruit, screen, train and support Volunteers

• Coordinate and promote all facets of Emmaus Grief Ministry:

• Pray with and support parishioners and families as requested; reach out to make offers of caring ministries to those grieving

• Utilize Emmaus Ministers and Threshold Singers to support parishioners or families experiencing illness, hospice, or death

• Coordinate and promote The Basilica’s participation in the Downtown Minneapolis Grief Coalition; participate in quarterly steering committee meetings; host weekly meetings in rotation with other downtown congregations

• Oversee the Basilica’s Grief Ministry: recruit, train, and support Volunteers to offer support and touchpoints in the first year of grief and on the anniversary of the death for three years

• Invite the newly bereaved to the All Souls Vespers, take leadership at the liturgy

• Coordinate and promote Emmaus Homebound Communion Ministry: recruit, train, and support Volunteers; match parishioners and ministers

• Coordinate Emmaus Job Coach Ministry: schedule the intake meeting for new participants in the ministry. Recruit, communicate with, and schedule job coaches to meet with participants. Support…