Parish Coordinator

Job Description

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Parish Coordinator - St. Joseph Church

St. Joseph Church is seeking a Parish Coordinator to join our dedicated staff and vibrant faith community. This position plays a key role in our day-to-day operations and is often the first point of contact for parishioners and visitors. We are looking for someone who is warm, professional, and deeply committed to serving the mission of the Catholic Church.

Position Overview:

As the Parish Coordinator, you'll serve as a welcoming presence in the parish office and a key representative of our church. This role requires strong communication skills, a collaborative spirit, and the ability to interact gracefully with priests, parishioners, visitors, vendors, ministry leaders, and Diocesan staff.

The ideal candidate is mature, courteous, and dependable-someone who can maintain confidentiality, manage multiple tasks, and contribute to a positive and efficient office environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administrative duties, including answering the phone, checking voice mail and emails each morning and forwarding to appropriate person(s), retrieve and distribute mail, and order office and sacramental supplies and many other duties as needed.
• Provide general office assistance for office staff and Pastor. Assist all members of the church and school staff, parish council, and others as projects arise.
• Assist parishioners/other walk-ins with their needs at the parish office.
• Maintain office files, calendars, event schedules, parish records and sacramental records (including baptism, first communion, confirmation, marriage and death registers).

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of office administration experience, including proficiency with computers and office software.
• Undergraduate degree preferred.
• Practicing Catholic who is active in the faith and familiar with the teachings and practices of the Church.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; professional, trustworthy, and respectful in all interactions.
• Ability to complete routine and assigned tasks independently and on time.
• Must complete the Diocesan Safe Environment program and a background check.

How to Apply:

If you feel called to serve in this important ministry, we invite you to apply! Click here to start the application process: https://tinyurl.com/saintjosephchurch

Job Classification/Details
• Hourly rate: TBD
• FTE, Exempt: 37.5 -40 hours per week
• Diocesan Insurance/Benefits
• PTO (10 days earned per year until year 6, then 15)

About the Employer

Our Mission is to deepen our personal and communal relationship with Jesus Christ in the context of our Catholic Christian faith tradition. It is our intention to do this by actively promoting and developing the spiritual, the educational, the formational, the communal service and justice components of our parish.