Sr. Chaplain, Catholic Campus Ministry

DePaul University; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

8% retirement matching

Tuition waivers

Paid time off

Full-time benefits

Stable university

Job summary

DePaul University seeks a Senior Chaplain for Catholic Campus Ministry to provide pastoral leadership, oversee liturgical life, and foster cross-campus collaborations. The role includes managing program budgets, staffing part-time chaplains, and guiding student leaders in faith formation.

The position requires a Masters in theology/ministry, 5+ years as a Catholic Campus Ministry chaplain, and strong skills in leadership, budgeting, and interfaith collaboration.

Qualifications

• Masters in theology/ministry required.
• Minimum 5 years as a chaplain in Catholic Campus Ministry or higher education.
• Experience coordinating liturgies in university settings.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Catholic liturgical life, planning, budgeting, and formation of student leaders.
• Lead CCM programs, collaborations with campus and community partners.
• Support mission integration and cross-functional university initiatives.
• Provide pastoral care, invocations, crises response, and hospital visits.
• Supervise part-time chaplains and student workers; manage related budgets.

Skills

Catholic ministry

Pastoral care

Liturgical planning

Program budgeting

Cross-cultural collaboration

Youth/young adult formation

Public prayer leadership

Staff supervision

Event coordination

Education

Masters in theology/ministry

Tools

Microsoft Office

Budgeting software

Social media management

Job description

The Highlights:

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Catholic Campus Ministry & Vincentian Service, the Senior Chaplain of Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) oversees Catholic liturgical ministry and identified CCM programs and collaborations. The Senior Chaplain provides pastoral and spiritual leadership to students, faculty, and staff, maintains a regular, visible institutional pastoral presence and engagement, and primary oversight of the Catholic liturgical life at DePaul University. The position leads public prayer, worship, and ritual and provides pastoral response in crisis situations. The Chaplain works effectively with internal and external stakeholders and develops their programming in light of key collaborative and strategic cross-departmental, cross-divisional, and cross-institutional priorities. This position participates in a cross-functional team, manages program budgets as well as assists in divisional efforts of mission integration.

What You’ll Do:

1. Oversees Catholic liturgical life: Oversee the planning, recruiting, related budgeting, collaboration, promoting, implementing, and evaluation of the liturgical ministry program, including musical aspects, as well as the training/formation of student leaders/teams.

2. Manages strategic CCM program/communities and collaborations:

• Oversee the planning, recruiting, related budgeting, collaboration, promoting, implementing, and evaluation of strategic program/communities as well as related training/formation.
• Identified programming & Community Building for faculty, staff, and students.
• Manage Pastoral Council & Catholic Learning Community.
• Collaborate with parish, Seton Soup Kitchen, CWCIT, Catholic Studies, and other DePaul stakeholders.
• Social Media, Marketing, & Outreach.

3. Supports departmental/divisional priorities, including:

• DMM cross-functional team;
• College/Area Mission Integration Team;
• Community service/immersion support;
• Aids University community in articulating and developing its understanding, integration, and application of religion, theology, DePaul's mission and spirituality with daily life, higher education, and college student development.

4. Provides university pastoral care/leadership, including invocations/public prayer, crisis response, hospital visits, funerals.

5. Perform other duties as assigned.

This position supervises part-time CM chaplains and a team of 4-7 student workers.

Oversees related program and student worker budgets.

What You’ll Need:

• Roman Catholic in good standing who holds a Masters in theology/ministry.
• Minimum, 5 years as a chaplain in Catholic Campus Ministry/higher education.
• Education/Training in liturgical studies, sacramental theology, or a similar discipline preferred.
• Expected training in/knowledge of current Catholic liturgical teaching and documents.
• Experience in music, liturgical music, music performance, or music education, preferred.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating liturgies at a parish or university setting.
• Experience in planning, promoting, recruiting, and implementing retreats.
• Experience in working with diverse populations.
• Working knowledge and experience (training/certification preferred) in youth/young adult faith formation and development.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge and skills within current Catholic sacramental and liturgical life.
• Demonstrated supervisory skills and ability to manage multiple constituents.
• Pastoral care skills, particularly with young adults/college students and adults/faculty/staff.
• Accompany individuals through crisis, grief, identity questions, and vocational discernment.
• Articulates pastoral responses that invite the community into worship and lead worship as appropriate.
• Demonstrated skill in leading theological/spiritual reflection.
• Strong aptitude for collaboration with parish staff and university stakeholders.
• Integrates an appreciation of diverse forms of multi-cultural expression into ministry.
• Communicates effectively and educates/forms students in the Catholic and Vincentian identity of DePaul University.
• Proficient with Microsoft applications.
• Proficient with social media and budgeting platforms/technology.
• Works on weekends and evenings when necessary for retreats and student programming.
• Some on-call emergency evenings are expected.
• Travel between campuses and to off-site locations required.
• Willingness and ability to lead public prayer and ritual.
• Proven capacity to work well and thrive in intercultural and interfaith context.

The anticipated hiring range for this position is: $56,222 to $72,000.

The salary range provided in this posting reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Actual compensation offered or earned is dependent on experience, education and other factors including departmental budget.

Perks:

• Working for a stable and well-known University.
• Top choice medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Retirement plan matching contribution of 8%.
• Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
• Generous paid time off, sick time, holidays, floating holidays, and more!
• Full-Time Benefits

Vincentian Mission:

Guided by an ethic of Vincentian personalism and professionalism, DePaul compassionately upholds the dignity of all members of its diverse, multi-faith, and inclusive community. We seek to hire collaborative, open-minded, and dedicated professionals who are committed to advancing our university mission to making education accessible to all, with special attention to including underserved and underrepresented communities. Successful candidates thrive in an environment where ideas and perspectives representing a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds and experiences are welcome and supported.

Required Background Check:

Employment at DePaul University is contingent on passing a background check. Only final candidates who are extended an offer of employment will undergo a background check.

DePaul University is an Equal Opportunity employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.