Campus Minister

Job Description

Summary: The Coordinator of Campus Ministry and Campus Life will lead planning for service, RCIA, and student ministry. They will also serve on the planning team for retreats and be a co-supervisor to the Peer Ministers. As a part of the Campus Life team, they will work collaboratively with Student Activities and Residence Life to meet the spiritual needs of students. During the summer they will help lead the Mendenhall Summer Institute, a summer bridge program that welcomes new students to UST.

Qualifications:
- Being a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church and under no ecclesiastical restrictions is required.

- Bachelor's degree required; must either have a theology degree or equivalent experience; for candidates with non-theology degrees, preference will be given to candidates with relevant experience and an associated degree (Education, Leadership, Counseling, Pastoral Ministry, or similar fields of study)

- Preference will be given to candidates who speak Spanish and who have experience in household life, Catholic student leadership, and/or ministry with high school or college aged students.

- This is a full-time, year-round, benefit-eligible position. Regular evening work (2-3 times a week) and occasional weekend work will be required.

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Specific Duties:
- Plan, organize, and facilitate service opportunities for the UST community, incorporating theological reflection on principles of Catholic social teachings.

- Develop and lead the Service Break Experience program, based on the following five pillars: spirituality, justice, community, solidarity, and simplicity, including coordination of all trip logistics and formation of students.

- Provide pastoral care and spiritual guidance to at least one of the special populations below: Senior students and alumni, working to help them remain involved at UST while also forming and equipping them for post-graduation engagement with the larger faith community; Hispanic students or Asian American & Pacific Islander students, providing culturally appropriate pastoral ministry, catechesis, worship, and outreach

- Implement sacrament preparation courses including managing the OCIA (formerly known as RCIA) process according to the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults; assists with coordination of the various Rites throughout the year.

- Oversee and mentor student workers assigned to Campus Ministry. Student workers could include service worker interns, music ministry interns, Hispanic ministry interns, retreat interns, household interns, and peer ministers.

- Coordination of the Mendenhall Summer Institute with the assistance of the Mendenhall Planning Committee. Mendenhall is a 4-week summer program for incoming freshmen who need help acclimating to a college campus.

- Help Campus Ministry be successful by serving as the administrative leader for the department. This includes coordinating programs, managing operations calendars, supply ordering and inventory management, general office and kitchen organization, scheduling for Campus Ministry spaces such as the small group room, prayer room, and lobby place.

- Foster a community environment with opportunities for spiritual, personal, and academic growth;

- Perform other delegated responsibilities assigned by the Assistant Dean of Campus Life, and/or the Assistant Vice-President for Student Affairs.

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About the Employer

The University of St. Thomas (UST) is a small private Catholic University, located in Houston, Texas, near the vibrant central business district, Texas Medical Center, and museum district. The University's Catholic identity is at the center of this mission, a Catholicism expressed for our own age by the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992), and Pope Saint John Paul II's Ex Corde Ecclesiae.

The Campus Ministry department serves all members of the University - faculty, staff, and students - but our primary focus is on the students. Our goal is to meet students where they are and to help lead them into a deeper relationship with God. We do this through retreats, small groups, and specific ministries such as music ministry, Hispanic ministry, service, social media, etc.