Archdiocese of Chicago

Parish: All Saints Parish. Specifically, the Parish Chief of Staff and Strategy provides spiritual and organizational leadership for the parish, with a strong emphasis on the health of the parish staff team, ensuring that the ministries of evangelization and formation, worship, human dignity and solidarity, and administration are operating in concert and at the service of the vision of parish renewal laid out by Renew My Church.. Provides governance support to pastor, overseeing and realizing a mature, unified parish and orienting all aspects of parish life and culture toward mission, in light of the call of Renew my Church.. Oversees and ensures the discipleship growth of the parish community, including supporting staff and volunteer leaders who facilitate programs, environments, and training specifically targeted to: elementary children, secondary youth, young adult, adult and the aging.. Collaborates with pastor, clergy, and director of liturgy or music to ensure the integration of the core elements of parish renewal into the liturgical and sacramental life of the community.

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Opportunities at Parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago       Contact:  Sara Pekar
Director of Vicariate Renewal
spekar@archchicago.org
Posted 11/22/2023
Job Title:  Parish Chief of Staff and Strategy
Hours:  Full time
Parish:  All Saints Parish
8149 W. Golf Road
Niles, IL

Description:   Position Summary
The Parish Chief of Staff and Strategy is a qualified deacon or lay person entrusted with pastoral leadership in a parish. Specifically, the Parish Chief of Staff and Strategy provides spiritual and organizational leadership for the parish, with a strong emphasis on the health of the parish staff team, ensuring that the ministries of evangelization and formation, worship, human dignity and solidarity, and administration are operating in concert and at the service of the vision of parish renewal laid out by Renew My Church.
Provides governance support to pastor, overseeing and realizing a mature, unified parish and orienting all aspects of parish life and culture toward mission, in light of the call of Renew my Church. Works alongside the Operations Director (OD) to support overall parish operations, while mobilizing and empowering staff members in the areas of evangelization, youth and adult formation, worship, and human dignity and solidarity.
Responsibilities/Administration:
Responsible for direct management of all members of the parish staff, and conducts annual performance review of all staff except priests.
Collaborates closely with the pastor, reviewing the past week and planning for the upcoming one, and together discerns strategic and tactical priorities.
Works closely with Operations Director concerning finance, facilities, human resources, project management activities.
Reviews all capital projects in preparation for pastor’s approval and signature.
Presides over parish staff meetings, setting the agenda and ensuring communication of and accountability on all decision items.
Ensures that the Parish Pastoral Council and Parish Finance Councils works in service of the mission of the parish.
Ensures schedules for sacramental duties, including weekday and weekend masses, funerals, weddings, baptisms, house blessings, home and healthcare visits, are planned and executed.
Ensures the maintenance of parish sacramental and death registers, parish archives, and records related to Mass offerings and intentions.
Develop audit procedure for annual review.
Evangelization and Faith Formation
Oversees the visioning, development and implementation of parish evangelization efforts, collaborating with other parishes and Archdiocesan offices to build a culture of evangelization at the parish.
Supports parish evangelization lead to: Foster a sense of community within the parish in which new members and established parishioners feel a belonging to each other, the parish, and the larger Church.
Oversees and ensures the discipleship growth of the parish community, including supporting staff and volunteer leaders who facilitate programs, environments, and training specifically targeted to: elementary children, secondary youth, young adult, adult and the aging.
Worship
Collaborates with pastor, clergy, and director of liturgy or music to ensure the integration of the core elements of parish renewal into the liturgical and sacramental life of the community. Supports staff and volunteer leaders who arrange and carry out RCIA, Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Marriage, Anointing and funeral services.
Human Dignity and Solidarity
Holds a vision for ministries of human dignity and solidarity which situate service and outreach as a response of faith and part of the individual and communal journey of discipleship.
Supports the staff and volunteer leaders responsible for ministries focused on human dignity and solidarity, including services and advocacy to individuals and groups needing food, shelter, medical assistance, and other needs.
Ensures the integration of the core elements of parish renewal into the service and outreach initiatives of the parish.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:   Practicing Catholic with understanding and support for Catholic Church teaching, mission, and values.
Master’s Degree in Pastoral Studies, Theology, Faith Formation or equivalent professional experience.
Five or more years’ experience in a parish leadership role that demonstrates ability to engage key staff members and volunteers in a process of team building, unification, and evangelization.
Developed skills in leadership and management; strong commitment to collaboration and teamwork.
Demonstrated ability to foster an environment of inclusion and to engender a spirit of hospitality and welcome.
Ability to direct the work of other staff and volunteers to drive key initiatives and programs.
Awareness of and commitment to the Archdiocese of Chicago’s vision of Renew My Church Mature discipleship evidenced in ability to comfortably witness to one’s own faith journey.
Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
Self-motivated, detail-oriented, collaborative, faithful, joyful witness, persistent, available, fair and balanced, dependable, person of integrity, sensitive to cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity.
Ability to deal with multiple projects, flexible, sound judgment, and comfortable with change.
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