Religious Educator conducts religious education courses. Responsible for preparing and delivering lectures, and leading and moderating discussion. Being a Religious Educator may work from religious texts or standardized course templates. Evaluates and monitors student's performance, and helps students identify and pursue personal goals. Additionally, Religious Educator assesses and documents students' progress. Typically requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to an associate pastor or pastor. The Religious Educator work is closely managed. Works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. To be a Religious Educator typically requires 0-2 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Job Duties
1. Administrative Duties
a. Organizes, schedules & oversees religious education programs for K thru 11th grade.
b. Orders textbooks, teaching materials and resources for the program.
c. Director of all Faith Formation
i. PSR for K-11th Grade
1. Sacramental Preparation for 2nd Grade (First Reconciliation and First Communion) and 11th Grade (Confirmation with Youth Minister)
ii. RCIA
iii. Adult Faith Formation
iv. Vacation Bible School
2. Supervisory
a. Recruiting volunteers and offering appropriate training and formation.
b. Counsels, advise, & visits with students, parents & teachers when classroom problems arise.
c. Provides resources and supervises RCIA process.
d. Provides resources and programs for Adult formation
3. Sacramental
a. Assists with planning of liturgies for PSR
i. Confirmation (Fall)
ii. PSR Family Mass (each semester)
iii. PSR Confessions (each semester)
iv. First Reconciliation
v. First Communion
4. Staff Responsibilities
a. Meets regularly with parish staff for planning and coordination of parish programs.
b. Works with Youth Minister
i. Confirmation Preparation
ii. Youth, Young Adult, and Family Activities
1. Family Fun Day
2. Elf Night
3. Theology on Tap
c. Knights of Columbus
i. Keep Christ in Christmas Contest
d. Assist with all parish fundraising activities
i. Gala
1. Selling raffle tickets at Church and Sam's club
ii. Golf Tournament
1. Selling raffle tickets at Church
iii. Sale of Advent Wreaths during Advent
iv. Sale of Candles during February
v. Fish Frys
e. Organize Christmas and Epiphany Volunteer Parties
f. Coordination of Parish Christmas Gifts with the pastor
g. Assist with decorating entire Parish Campus for Christmas and Easter
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