Campus Minister

Campus Minister

The Campus Minister will coordinate service projects and trips; plan and direct spirituality based programs and activities for students; provide pastoral care to students and encourage spiritual and moral growth; promote the University's Dominican and Catholic mission and identity with emphasis on the four pillars of study, service, community and spirituality for the entire Molloy community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Service Programming and Community Engagement
  • Develops, coordinates, and assesses student service opportunities that reflect Molloy University's Dominican commitment to service and justice.
  • Oversees and supports programs such as Midnight Runs, soup kitchens, Mary Brennan INN, etc.
  • Recruits, forms, and supports student participation in service initiatives and reflection activities.
• Spirituality Programming and Faith Development
  • Designs and facilitates opportunities for spiritual growth and faith exploration for students of diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds.
  • Coordinates retreats, Dominicans Young Adults (DYA) initiatives, religious diversity programming, Agape Latte, prayer experiences, and faith-sharing opportunities.
  • Collaborates with students, faculty, staff, and community partners to advance interfaith dialogue and spiritual formation.
• Liturgical and Prayer Planning
  • Coordinates liturgies, prayer services, and worship opportunities for the campus community in collaboration with the Administrative Coordinator of Campus Ministries.
  • Coordinates liturgical music ministry.
  • Promotes student participation in weekly and Sunday Masses and other sacramental celebrations.
• Student Engagement, Pastoral Care and Leadership Development
  • Provides pastoral presence, spiritual accompaniment, and referral support to students.
  • Cultivates a welcoming and inclusive campus ministry environment.
  • Conducts outreach to students and supports their personal, spiritual, and moral development.
  • Recruits, trains, mentors, and supervises student leaders, including music ministry leaders, retreat leaders and DYA chairs.
  • Collaborates with Student Affairs and other campus partners to enhance student engagement and mission-focused programing.
• Administrative, Assessment and Institutional Service
  • Maintains program records, assessments, reports, and communications, including social media.
  • Participates in staff meetings, committee work, and institutional initiatives.
  • Provides reports and recommendations to the Vice President for Mission and Ministry and performs other duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 1 to 3 years of experience
• Experience working in campus ministry or similar working with a student population.
• Knowledge of the Dominican tradition.
• Knowledge of the Catholic faith including liturgical traditions.
• Experience with events and program planning.
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)

Salary Information

When determining the salary offer for a new employee, Molloy considers several key characteristics such as job knowledge, skills, and experience as well as internal and external equity. The hiring annual salary for this position is $50,000 to $60,000. This annual salary represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of compensation at the time of posting.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Molloy University does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, or military status; in its administration of educational policies, programs or activities; its admissions policies; or in employment practices. Molloy University takes its responsibility seriously to establish an environment in which the dignity and worth of all members of the institutional community are respected.

In its effort to provide an optimal learning environment the University seeks the appointment of persons who are highly qualified and whose background is appropriate to fill each vacancy. It is University policy to recruit, employ, retain and promote employees without discrimination regarding sex, race, color, creed, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, national or ethnic origin or physical disability.