Catholic Social Doctrine Ministry Coordinator

Catholic Diocese of Columbus • Columbus, OH

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Diocese of Columbus is seeking a Catholic Social Doctrine Ministry Coordinator. This full-time, benefits-eligible position works Monday-Friday on-site, with some weekends and nights as ministry needs arise, allowing for flexible scheduling. The Coordinator works with the Senior Director to animate Social Outreach programs and ministries at a Diocesan level. This is accomplished in part by working directly with parishes and other Catholic and community organizations on program development that serves the poor and vulnerable in alignment with Catholic identity and the Bishop’s vision and priority goals for the Diocese. This job description reflects management's assignment of essential job responsibilities; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. All the duties and standards within this job description will be performed according to the established policies, procedures and guidelines outlined in the parish policy and procedures manuals.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Theology, Pastoral Ministry, Social Work, or Catholic Educator Certification.
• Previous experience in community organizing, church ministry, or advocacy.
• Experience in Social Work or direct outreach/Christian service.
• Comprehensive understanding of Catholic Social Doctrine, Magisterial documents, and Church structure.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of office equipment.
• Knowledge of Microsoft software applications (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• The ability to work with others in a collaborative team environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are required; ability to read and comprehend instructions, write correspondence, and memos.
• Be comfortable speaking in public.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed involved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• The ability to maintain all information highly confidential.

Responsibilities

• Content creation and promotion of Catholic Social Teaching to educate the faithful through articles, speaking engagements, podcasts, eNewsletter, and more.
• Social Outreach Coordination: To coordinate or implement programs and initiatives that address identified needs from a Catholic perspective. These will include: Rural Life, Mental Health Ministry, Mobile Outreach Ministry, Diocesan Disaster Response, Other social concerns as prioritized by the Bishop.
• Collaboration: Maintain working relationships with Curial Departments whose mission is correlative to Social Outreach.
• Other initiatives and priorities of the Vicariate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level