Director of Mission and Ministry

Mission Connect; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

College Preparatory School seeks a Director of Mission and Ministry to oversee Catholic identity integration, Hallmarks, and mission-aligned programs for students, families, faculty and staff. The role partners with the Head of School on mission priorities to sustain relationships with diocesan and interfaith networks.

The Director leads initiatives for ongoing formation to mission and coordinates with Administrative Team on spiritual leadership, pastoral care, and community engagement across

Qualifications

• Master’s or doctorate degree in Educational Leadership, Divinity, Pastoral Ministry, Religious Studies, or Theology
• 10-15 years of experience in school ministry, parish, or youth and young adult evangelization
• Demonstrated experience in pastoral care, mission formation and integration, interfaith coalition-building, community service programming, and cultural competency through a Catholic lens.
• Practicing Catholic in good standing

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration in a shared leadership model within Administrative Team.
• Center mission, Hallmarks, REDI in all leadership work and communicate weekly updates to the team.
• Provide personnel management, supervision and development for Church-related ministry staff.
• Oversee campus ministry programs including liturgy, service and interfaith dialogue.
• Support mission-aligned professional development and formation for employees.
• Foster relationships with Notre Dame Network and diocesan partners to advance mission.

Job description

Job Title: Director of Mission and Ministry

Location: San Jose, CA

Company:College Preparatory School

Job Type:Full-time, Permanent

Salary Range:$140,000-$160,000

About the Organization:

The school is the center for women’s leadership in Silicon Valley and has provided an exceptional Catholic college preparatory education for young women since 1851. The school has a strong focus on social justice to create lifelong learners, spiritual seekers, justice advocates and community leaders.

About the Role:

The Director of Mission and Ministry ensures the integration, vibrancy, and sustainability of Catholic identity, Hallmarks, and mission. The director leads initiatives and programs that provide for the ongoing formation to mission for students, families, faculty, staff, board and community members. As the school’s spiritual leader in partnership with the Head of school on mission priorities ensure the school sustains relationships with the diocesan and interfaith networks.

Key Responsibilities:

Administrative Team

Administrative team member responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively in a shared leadership model.
• Center the mission, hallmarks, graduation outcomes, women’s leadership, race equity diversity and inclusion (REDI) in all leadership work.
• Communicate at weekly team meetings area highlights, changes and future needs to ensure accountability and transparency to the team.
• Provide strong personnel management, supervision and development opportunities for direct reports, notably the Campus Ministry team staff. Ensure annual performance cycle for staff to motivate growth.
• Manage horizontally with team members (Director of Teaching and Learning, Director of Co-curriculars, and Director of Student Life) and collaborate on cross area initiatives.
• Shape big picture perspective with the team for communication, solution-finding, and short- and long-term planning purposes.
• Model professionalism for and with colleagues.Represent the Administration Team in community communications, particularly in response to significant community, local, national, or global events, ensuring that messaging reflects the school’s mission and Catholic Social Teachings.

Pastoral Care

Ensures the spiritual leadership of the faith community and pastoral care of community members.

• Serves as the pastoral leader of the faith community. Such as but not limited to, spiritual wellness and pastoral care offering
• Responsible for retreat sequence, sacramental life,and grief/crisis response.
• Advises the Head of School and Administrative Team on matters of faith, justice, spiritual development, moral and pastoral concerns, as well as strategies for responses to issues.
• Ensures the implementation of spiritual wellness and pastoral care offerings.
• Coordinates with the Administrative Team to provide necessary communication, spiritual companionship, coaching, and support resources for employees and various constituents.
• Partners with network relationships to provide additional faith and justice resources and support services.
• Creates proactive plans to respond to community crises which include events pertaining to those on our campus, local/national news, and international events that impact our campus community.

Formation to Mission and REDI (Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)

Provides vision, leadership and oversight for the comprehensive mission and REDI formation for students, families and employees

Student Formation & Family Engagement

• Advises on the vision and alignment of an academic religious studies curriculum to Catholic standards for religious, intellectual, spiritual, and moral formation.
• Oversees the vision and effective implementation of campus ministry programs for spirituality, service, and justice that serve a Catholic and multifaith community. Programs include community service learning, liturgy and prayer, interfaith dialogue, mentoring, ongoing spiritual development, social justice advocacy, and student leadership.
• Partners with the Assistant Head of School, Director of Teaching and Learning, the Director of Student Life, and the Director of Co-curricular Programs to ensure mission-aligned student culture, experiences, curriculum, and programs.

Employee Formation

• The Director of Mission and Ministry plays a role in the hiring process for mission-critical positions and contributes to the development of hiring practices that ensure alignment with the school’s mission and Catholic identity.
• Partners with the Administrative Team to provide mission-aligned professional development and formation for employees.
• Oversees the orientation and ongoing formation to the mission, charism, and Catholic identity for all employees in individual, cohort, and community settings. These include annual retreats, mission formation days, prayer and reflection, service and justice activities.
• Provides support and coaching to faculty & staff as necessary to ensure the visibility of the Hallmarks and the Catholic worldview in the learning community.
• Collaborates with the East-West Province Sponsorship office to plan and offer formation opportunities for employees.

Mission-aligned Connection

Cultivates and maintains key stakeholder relationships with mission and ministry network constituents.

• Collaborates regularly with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, sponsorship staff, and related Notre Dame Network learning communities and ministries for the promotion of global, national, and regional priorities and programs.
• Serves as a liaison to Notre Dame Network committees
• Serves as a liaison to the Bishop, the Diocese of San Jose,the pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, and the greater Catholic community.
• Fosters mutual partnerships with spiritual leaders and the multi faith community for Catholic, interfaith and multicultural engagement.
• Fosters mutual partnerships with social justice leaders and related organizations for social justice, civic, educational, and community service engagement.
• Supports formation and engagement efforts with parents/guardians, families, board members, and alumni/graduates of Notre Dame San Jose.

Qualifications:

• Master’s or doctorate degree in Educational Leadership, Divinity, Pastoral Ministry, Religious Studies, or Theology
• 10-15 years of experience in school ministry, parish, or youth and young adult evangelization
• Demonstrated experience in pastoral care, mission formation and integration, interfaith coalition-building, community service programming, and cultural competency through a Catholic lens.
• Practicing Catholic in good standing