Ministry and Community Life Coordinator

St Michael The Archangel High School•Lee's Summit, MO

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The Ministry and Community Life Coordinator exists to help St. Michael build the spiritual and communal conditions in which students, faculty, and families can more fully encounter Christ, grow in friendship, and live the school’s mission together. This role helps ensure that ministry at St. Michael is not episodic or peripheral but integrated into the ordinary life of the school in ways that strengthen formation, deepen belonging, and support the school’s Catholic identity. By leading campus ministry strategy, supporting faculty faith formation, strengthening parent partnership, and directing the Community System, this role helps St. Michael form the person first. When this role is fruitful, faculty are better equipped as witnesses, students are more deeply known and spiritually supported, parents are drawn into genuine partnership, and the school’s communal life more clearly inspires confident and joyful young men and women to bless the world.

Requirements

Designs formation experiences that are mission-aligned, age-appropriate, theologically sound, and spiritually substantive for students and parents, and can provide clear vision for faculty formation partnerships.
Plans and executes retreats, small groups, studies, pilgrimages, and events with foresight, order, and follow-through.
Understands how to support faculty as witnesses and partners in formation, including providing clear vision, alignment, and partnership for externally led faculty faith formation.
Builds structures and experiences that deepen belonging, responsibility, friendship, and healthy school culture.
Works effectively with Chaplain, school leaders, faculty, formation partners, and families; honors proper roles and authority; builds alignment without confusion.
Invites parents into meaningful spiritual and communal life, builds trust, and creates accessible on-ramps for deeper involvement.
Communicates with clarity, warmth, and conviction; frames opportunities in ways that draw people in and support participation.
Evaluates programs honestly, learns from evidence, and improves systems over time rather than simply repeating events.
A sound understanding of the faith, the human person, discipleship, vocation, and formation in a Catholic school context.
Knowledge of how high school students grow in faith, identity, responsibility, friendship, and courage.
Understanding of how mission, ministry, school culture, and academic formation reinforce one another.
Knowledge of how schools can support parents as primary educators and partners in the formation of their children.
Practical knowledge of effective retreat design, discipleship structures, volunteer leadership, and event logistics.
Understanding of community, house, and mentor structures and how shared systems can support friendship, accountability, and formation.
Master’s Degree in Theology preferred or equivalent education and experience.
Practicing Catholic with ethical standards, personal integrity, and conduct consistent with the morals and teachings of the Catholic Church.
Minimum 5 years administrative experience.
Consent to a background check
Commitment to our Code of Conduct policy
Completion of online and in-person trainings prior to hire

Responsibilities

Annual ministry and community-life planning
Annual class retreat planning and coordination
Ongoing student small groups, Bible studies, pilgrimages, and parent programming
Every-other-week coordination related to faculty formation
Daily oversight of the Community System through the Community Deans
Regular review of participation, feedback, and program effectiveness
Frequent cross-functional coordination with leadership, Chaplain, and faculty leaders