Compliance Officer - 30 Hrs per week

Diocese Of Tucson; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Parish Tucson seeks a Safe Environment Compliance Officer to monitor and enforce the Diocese of Tucson SE program, ensuring all staff and volunteers undergo criminal history checks and mandated training.

The role, reporting to the Pastor, involves maintaining compliance documentation and coordinating with the DOTHR and OCAAP to stay audit-ready. You will foster a culture of safety, protect vulnerable populations, and work collaboratively with parish staff and volunteers to uphold

Qualifications

• Must be in full communion with the Catholic Church.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work with volunteers.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Safe Environment compliance plan.
• Ensure criminal history checks for employees and high-risk volunteers.
• Maintain roster of employees and volunteers.
• Ensure SE clearances are renewed timely.
• Educate new staff and volunteers on Safe Environment requirements.
• Audit-ready Safe Environment program at all times.
• Protect privacy and security of personnel records.

Skills

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Organization

Multitasking

Teamwork

Travel locally

Education

Associate degree in business/public administration

Bachelor's degree in business/public administration

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheets

PowerPoint

Job description

There are jobs - and then there is a calling. At the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, we understand the desire for something more. We believe that calling comes from God and manifests as our desire to do His will on earth and in our community. If you have been looking for something more, a mission or purpose, perhaps God is calling you to work for the Catholic Church.

Our mission is simple: get to Heaven and bring as many people along as possible.

We each have different God-given talents and strengths. What better way to glorify God than to use those gifts in supporting His Church? We are ministers, educators, creators, and servant leaders. It takes many types of people to accomplish the work of the Diocese of Tucson.

We employ over 1,500 individuals in the nine counties of Southern Arizona, in service of 400,000 Catholics and counting.

Join us in serving the diverse and dynamic people of the Diocese of Tucson on their own journeys towards Heaven.

Note

All employees and volunteers, regardless of position, are required to undergo high-level security clearance and safe-environment training to ensure the protection of minors and vulnerable adults

Have Questions?

If you have any specific questions regarding volunteer and employment services, please contact your parish or school.

Benefits

Position: Compliance Officer - 30 Hrs per week

Location: St Joseph Parish - Tucson, AZ

Job Id: 3943

# of Openings: 1

St. Joseph Parish

Job Title

Safe Environment Compliance Officer Status: Full time

Salary $18.00 per hour

Exemption Status: Non-exempt

Department/Location: St. Joseph Parish Tucson, AZ

Job Description

Primary Function: Under the direction of the Pastor, is responsible for assisting the pastor in ensuring compliance with the Diocese of Tucson Safe Environment (SE) program. This includes ensuring that all employees and high-risk volunteers have undergone a successful criminal history check. The Employee shall be a minister of the Gospel and Catholic Teaching behaviorally while at work and in his/her personal life, “…Live in a manner worthy of the call you have received.” (Eph. 4:1)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs as a lay minister at the parish level in support of the parish and the diocese’s spiritual and pastoral mission; performs as both a spiritual and administrative leader in the parish.
• Shall abide by Catholic principles in the employee’s professional and private life and shall govern his/her professional and private life in strict accordance with Catholic morals and principles to demonstrate complete adherence to Catholic moral strictures.
• Prepare the SE compliance plan to coincide with accepted diocesan SE standards; ensure the pastor’s review and approval.
• Review any updates or changes are reviewed with the pastor and the Diocese of Tucson Office of Child, Adolescent, and Adult Protection (OCAAP)
• Ensure all requests for criminal history check clearances are submitted to the Diocese of Tucson department of Human Resources (DOTHR) on a timely basis.
• Establish and maintain a roster of all employees and volunteers as recommended by the OCAAP.
• Ensure all expiring SE clearances are submitted for renewal within six months of expiration.
• Orient and educate all new employees and volunteers on Safe Environment requirements including the Arizona mandatory reporting Law.
• Ensure the parish or location’s Safe Environment Program is audit-ready at all times.
• Ensure the security and privacy of all personnel records.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical/Mental Requirements

Requires coordination and manual dexterity, normal mental and visual ability; ability to lift as required in a normal office environment.

Required Activities

Walking; sitting; standing; stooping; reaching; talking; handling; hearing; and carrying.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a working knowledge of and a strong commitment to the mission of the Diocese and Catholic Church; be in full communion with the Church.
• Excellent communications skills, verbal and written; excellent human relations and interpersonal skills.
• Exercise courtesy to fellow employees, parishioners, and the general public
• Must be a self-starter; well organized; perform multiple tasks simultaneously and work with a sense of urgency.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment; punctuality is a must at all times; ability to travel locally as required.
• Proficiency in computer technology to include word-processing, spreadsheets, and power point.
• Professional bearing; clean and neat personal appearance
• Be able to work with volunteers.
• Ability to successfully pass a background, criminal history, and credit history check.

Education and Experience

• Minimum Associate degree from an accredited institution in business or public administration or equivalent experience

Other/Preferred skills

• A bachelors’ degree in business or public administration or equivalent experience
• Prior successful management or law enforcement experience

Covenants of Employment

St. Joseph Parish is a Roman Catholic religious organization and that all employees are expected to respect and conduct themselves in accordance with the values, teachings, and morals of the Roman Catholic Church and by Arizona state law. Under the “Zero Tolerance Policy”, no one will be knowingly assigned or retained to serve in the St. Joseph Parish when that person is determined to have engaged in the abuse of a minor or to have violated boundaries in dealing with minors.