Career Opportunities

Saint Lawrence the Martyr Parish in Santa Clara

Saint Lawrence the Martyr, Catholic Parish and Education Center, is seeking a part time liturgical music coordinator. The liturgical music coordinator works in collaboration with the Director of Liturgy and Pastoral Staff. The goal of this liturgical ministry is to inspire and lead the community to full, conscious, active, and fruitful participation in all liturgical celebrations. The requirements are to have a working knowledge of the teachings of the Church and of the Liturgical guidelines along with musical aptitude.

The responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serve as the main accompanist, coordinate music selections, and work with the volunteers. 
• Work with the Liturgy Director to plan and prepare for all liturgical celebrations in the parish, Elementary and Middle schools, and the High School Academy.
• Schedule and conduct regular weekly practice for the different choirs.
• Recruit, train, and supervise musicians, cantors, and choir members.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled by a qualified candidate. The first application deadline to review and evaluate candidates is November 8, 2011.

Saint John Vianney Parish in San Jose

• Provide catechesis to the High School youth of the parish.
• Offer sacrament preparation for those seeking Confirmation.
• Implement social, prayer and service experiences.
• Encourage youth to strengthen the faith life of their domestic church.
• Prepare a core team of responsible, faith-filled, and catechized volunteers.
• Facilitate the development of community among young people, their families, their parish and the local community.

• Must be willing to work with others in a collaborative style.
• Must have familiarity and respect for cultural and ethnic diversity within the parish.
• Must have the ability to relate to people, especially the youth and their parents.
• Must have an active prayer life and regularly attend Eucharistic liturgies.
• Must have experience in working in a parish/church environment. 
• Must know the diocesan/parish policies and civil laws regarding child abuse, sexual harassment, drugs, alcohol, weapons, transportation and event participation, safety procedures and liabilities thereof.

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Must have the ability to motivate, set goals and obtain results. 
• Computer literacy & proficiency  in Microsoft ®WORD, OUTLOOK, EXCEL is needed.

Saint Lawrence the Martyr Parish in Santa Clara

St. Francis of Assisi in San Jose

St. Nicholas and St. William Parishes in Los Altos

Director of Faith Formation

The parishes of St. Nicholas and St. William, located in Los Altos, CA, in the Diocese of San Jose, are looking for a combined Director of Faith Formation. This is an excellent opportunity for a Christ-centered person, who is resourceful, multi-talented, and collaborative to make a significant contribution to the ministry of Catholic Faith Formation.

The Director of Faith Formation has overall responsibility for faith formation of children, teens and adults.  The Director’s primary responsibility is for grades K-6th, which includes the children’s catechumenate. Supervision of the junior high and high school ministries also falls under the scope of responsibility of the Director of Faith Formation. This role will eventually expand to include supervisory responsibility for the teen and adult catechumenate. 
As a member of the parish staff, the Director of Faith Formation is also responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising volunteer catechists, planning and facilitating meetings, and ordering books and materials in collaboration with parish and school staff.
Competencies and Scope of Responsibilities
Knowledge of and the ability to convey effectively the official teachings of the church regarding scripture, doctrine, morality and spirituality with demonstrated fidelity to these teachings.
Must be capable of supervising other faith formation personnel
Ability to develop, articulate and foster a comprehensive vision of faith formation for the parishes by:
Working with and communicating with the pastoral staffs and Pastoral/Parish Councils on a regular basis to develop, and direct the faith formation program
Developing and directing the sacramental programs
Planning the faith formation calendar; preparing schedules for catechetical classes in conjunction with the calendars of both parishes
Managing a visible faith formation office
Maintaining required records, including permanent records of programs and participants
Preparing an annual faith formation budget for approval and monitoring expenditures
Participating in appropriate parish, deanery and diocesan meetings, as well as, faith formation events as agreed upon and deemed necessary by the Pastors.
Ability to work collaboratively with the Pastors, parish staff, music directors, catechists and other religious education volunteers as well as parishioners
Computer literacy to enable using the various resources that are available.( Familiarity with database applications and Microsoft Office products)
Qualifications for the Position
1. Master’s Degree in Religious Education, Religious Studies, Theology, Pastoral Ministry, Education or related field is preferred; as is Diocesan Catechetical training and knowledge of and ability to convey effectively the official teaching of the Church with a demonstrated fidelity to these teachings.
2. To be successful in this position, this person should possess the following qualities:
An active and deep faith
Full participation in the communal worship and life of the Church
Good interpersonal relationship skills
Ability to foster, recruit, and sustain volunteers
Good rapport with children
Good oral and written communication skills
Be outgoing and a team builder
Good organizational and administrative skills
Maturity
Flexibility
Please send your cover letter and resumes to Denise Paternoster at dpaternoster@dsj.org.  Resumes without cover letters will not be accepted.  Please, no phone calls regarding this position. Salary and benefits commensurate with education and experience.

St. Maria Goretti Parish in San Jose

St. Maria Goretti Parish has an immediate opening for a Part-Time Bilingual English/Vietnamese speaking administrative assistant to serve as a primary front office contact for Vietnamese speaking visitors and members of the parish. Applicants should be self starters and able to multi-task in a high paced multi-ethnic environment. Excellent communication skills in both English and Vietnamese are essential. Candidates must be fluent in speaking and writing both languages. Primary responsibilities include greeting and referring all visitors, serving as the primary contact for questions regarding Vietnamese sacramental programs and services, record keeping, translations of parish documents, assisting in coordinating general mailings for the parish, data entry and coordinating volunteers.

Other responsibilities may include but are not limited to purchasing of office supplies, assisting and or leading with seasonal administrative projects as needed and other general secretarial support activities as needed.

Candidate must be computer literate and well organized and have a basic knowledge of Catholic Sacramental formation. Must have competent working knowledge of Microsoft office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher).
The candidate should be flexible and able to work evenings and weekends as needed.
Qualified applicants may apply by submitting a Diocesan employee application and  resume to:
 

Victor Espinoza
St. Maria Goretti Parish
2980 Senter Road
San Jose, CA  95111
E-mail: Vespinoza@smgsj.org