What are the responsibilities and job description for the Campus Minister position at St. Mary’s Ryken?
St. Mary's Ryken is the center of a vibrant Catholic faith community in southern Maryland. This is most easily seen in our nationally recognized spiritual direction program for students and faculty and that in the last decade over 25 alumni have entered the seminary/religious life. Students have the opportunity to nourish their faith life through daily Mass, adoration, retreats, spiritual direction, and weekly service events.
This position is part of the Campus Ministry team and works under the supervision of the Director of Campus Ministry.
The Campus Ministry team offers programs and initiatives in the areas of sacramental worship, retreats, Catholic social teaching, service programs, and an active ministry presence in all areas of school life. They will work with the Director of Campus Ministry and the Campus Ministry team, while being responsible for the following:
- Overseeing and managing all aspects of the Spiritual Direction Program
- Scheduling priests for all school masses, confessions, and sacramental coverage on retreats, while overseeing tracking of their stipend payments
- Running the RCIA program
- Moderating the XBSS Steward program
- Assisting the Director of Campus Ministry on overnight retreats and other optional student faith experiences
- Providing pastoral care to the SMR Community, including students with sexual orientation or gender identity questions
- Helping to prepare for Masses and other liturgies
- Overseeing the introduction of international students to Catholic teachings
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Theology
- Fully initiated member of the Catholic Church, who nourishes their faith through ongoing spiritual formation and prayer
- Publicly adheres to all Catholic Church teachings
- Campus Ministry experience preferred, but not required.
- Teaching experience preferred, but not required.
- Knowledge of data management software (Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets) is preferred, but not required.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
St. Mary’s Ryken is a member of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and supports twenty-one varsity and junior varsity sports. Coaching opportunities exist for many athletic teams. SMR has a club and resource time embedded into the school day and moderator positions are available.