Director of Religious Education
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Job Opening: Director of Religious Education
(Summer 2025)
Saint Elizabeth Parish in Chester Springs Pennsylvania is seeking a full-time professional to direct the parishs vibrant Religious Education program. The Director of Religious Education (DRE) is a full-time twelve-month exempt member of the parish staff. The position includes some responsibilities on weeknights and periodic weekends. The successful candidate must be an active practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church.
The DRE reports directly to the pastor. As a member of the parish staff the DRE works with other staff members to foster and maintain a working environment where worship prayer hospitality and learning are the primary motivators.
The DRE is a professional catechetical leader who assists adults adolescents and children of the parish in their faith formation.
The main responsibilities of the DRE include but are not limited to:
- Administer the elementary parish religious education program for grades K-7 (PREP and Family Catechesis models)
- Coordinate sacramental preparation programs for all parish youth
- Manage the recruiting training and ongoing formation of catechists
- Prepare liturgies for parish school and PREP children
- Oversee Liturgy of the Word for Children (coordinate teams for Sunday Liturgy)
- Provide various adult faith formation opportunities for the parish community throughout the year
- Participate in and represent Saint Elizabeth Parish at regional and archdiocesan D/CRE meetings catechetical workshops and conferences
The successful candidate will be a practicing Catholic in good standing who is committed to the teachings of the Catholic faith and will have an understanding of and a commitment to the mission of the parish. A Bachelors degree in Theology or Religious Education and a minimum of three years of Catholic parish or school religious education experience is required as well as strong technological and communication skills.
Interested individuals may email their resumes including personal references as soon as possible to:
Reverend John E. Donia Pastor
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
