Director of Catholic Life

Santa Clara University • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

The Director for Catholic Life serves the Santa Clara University community by fostering vibrant Catholic life, worship, faith formation opportunities, and intellectual and experiential engagement and events. In particular, the Director supports community members' faith and spiritual development with a focus on the Catholic Tradition, emphasizing the practice of Ignatian Spirituality. A key responsibility is to develop and implement strategic initiatives for an active and robust Catholic Life program, overseeing its operations and supporting the student leaders who will help plan and execute the program. Under the direction of the Director of the Center for Spirituality and Faith (CSF), the position will also pilot new initiatives that enhance Catholic life on campus, fostering students' spiritual lives and discernment practices drawn from the Ignatian tradition, with special openness to the diverse spiritual traditions and multi-faith backgrounds of SCU students. In collaboration with the liturgy director, support the planning and execution of liturgical events throughout the year. This includes the management and training of student interns and volunteers, and serving as liaison to other SCU Departments during the planning of Campus-wide liturgies. This position reports to the Director of the Center for Spirituality and works collaboratively with the entire Center for Spirituality team, supporting the broader programs and priorities of the Division of Mission and Ministry.

Requirements

• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with the Roman Catholic faith demonstrating candidate’s well- integrated Christian faith and ability to help students envision and practice a vibrant faith that does justice
• Knowledge of Ignatian Spirituality, Discernment, and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola; direct experience with Ignatian spirituality strongly preferred
• Close familiarity with the tradition of Jesuit education preferred
• Understanding of spiritual/religious development stages for contemporary young adults and the capacity to implement programs to meet these spiritual developmental aspirations
• Familiarity with Roman Catholic liturgies and rites
• Familiarity with interfaith dialogue and diverse religious traditions
• Knowledge of trends in the spiritual and religious practices of young adults
• Experience in education and faith formation preferred, preferably involving teaching experience or retreat experience; experience in a Jesuit-sponsored institution is desirable
• Strong verbal /written communication and influencing skills
• Superior ability to communicate with Catholic and religiously and intellectually diverse audiences
• Inter- and intra-culturally competent and skilled in working with and supporting students, faculty and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds and orientations
• Open, objective, innovative, and oriented toward understanding and responding to issues from divergent perspectives
• Outstanding organizational and project management skills
• Demonstrated competence in Google suite products required
• Demonstrated high-level performance in organizational entrepreneurship and creativity
• Demonstrated high-level performance in successfully driving projects from inception to completion
• Excellent overall judgment combined with attention to detail
• Ability to consistently demonstrate a commitment to equity and respect in the workplace, a genuine desire to promote a supportive climate for all members of the SCU community, intercultural awareness, communication and understanding, and the ability to manage difficult and contentious situations
• Demonstrated a high-level record of building and managing effective connection with a range of constituencies to achieve success
• Availability to work variable hours when required to accomplish project goals
• Valid U.S. Driver's License preferred
• Master’s Degree in Divinity, Theology, Pastoral Ministry or related field required
• Minimum four years’ professional experience in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Develops a strategy to foster the spiritual and religious formation of Catholic students and builds and maintains a vibrant Catholic campus community
• Develops and executes programming to foster the religious formation of Catholic students
• Coordinates university liturgies, in collaboration with the liturgy director
• Develops students' holistic formation through intensive mentorship and pastoral care
• Establishes and maintains a critical portfolio of partnerships, both on and off campus
• Manages all operational and financial aspects related to the portfolio
• Contributes to the broader work of the Division
• Executes other tasks as assigned

What This Job Offers

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