Apr 12, 2022
The Director of Music for St. Justin Parish is responsible for the effective planning, coordination, and execution of the music for all parish liturgical/sacramental celebrations – including Sunday Masses, Holy Days, Christmas, Triduum, Easter, Confirmation, as well as any other special liturgical event. The main goal of the Music Director is to prepare music that will lead the parishioners to full, conscious, and active participation in all of our liturgical celebrations. The position will currently be 18hrs/week but has the possibility of increased hours depending on post pandemic environment. The Director reports to the Pastor and will work closely with Parochial Vicar, Catechetical Director, Wedding Coordinator, and all music ministry individuals.
Specific duties/responsibilities include:
- Provide for music and musicians for all Sunday and other major celebrations. Select liturgically appropriate music for all liturgies with a goal of engaging the congregation in worship.
- Serving as principal musician and ensemble director.
- Recruiting, scheduling, and ensuring proper preparation of all parish music ministers.
- Train, direct, supervise and expand choirs, ensembles, and volunteer cantors.
- Work to foster and create a spirit of collaboration with the presiders and other liturgical ministers.
- Organize liturgical minister training and formation.
- Keep well-informed of developments in liturgical practice and music nationally as well as Diocesan policies and guidelines and update music ministers and the parish on these matters.
- Other assignments as requested by the Pastor.
Requirements:
- Must be a practicing Catholic and possess strong knowledge of Catholic music and worship.
- Possess a passion for liturgical music and is committed to reflecting the parish community’s needs. Must be committed to quality liturgical celebrations.
- Experience as a director and conductor in liturgical settings; skilled in working with a variety of people and diverse teams with sensitivity to a multi-cultural parish community.
- Skilled accompanist with ability to lead ensembles, and a pleasant singing voice.
- Strong leadership, well-organized, and able to work in a collaborative setting; must be attentive to detail with good verbal and written communication skills.
- Dependable, responsible, self-motivated, creative, and accountable.
- Working knowledge of sound systems and microphones.
- Must successfully pass required background and fingerprinting check as well as all Safe Environment Training.
- The preferred applicant will have significant music/liturgical ministry experience, knowledge of and pastoral application of Church liturgical documents and music resources, and a bachelor’s degree in music or equivalent education and experience.
How to Apply:
Complete DSJ Application through DSJ website https://www.dsj.org/careers/ Please send your DSJ Application, Resume and Cover Letter to Fr. Christopher J. Bransfield, Pastor at cbransfield@dsj.org
Mar 17, 2022
This is a member of the Pastoral Staff who oversees a community engagement strategy focused on welcoming new members to the community, and engaging parishioners to embrace their stewardship call to share their time and talent with the St. Simon Parish Community while fulfilling their spiritual and faith experience as community members. The Coordinator supports parish events that help to create a “one community” collaboration between the church and school. The Community Engagement Coordinator derives great satisfaction out of helping all members get the most out of their St. Simon Parish community experience.
Qualifications and Skills
- Welcoming, compassionate, friendly, and faith-filled demeanor.
- Leadership style that enables, encourages, and supports lay leadership and partnership within the parish. Must be collaborative and team oriented.
- Self-starter who takes initiative to build strong and enduring relationships between parishioners, pastoral staff, and ministry leaders.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be organized and detail oriented with good follow-through skills.
- Experience as a St. Simon parishioner and understanding of parish programs and ministries are a benefit.
- Must have technology skills including use of Microsoft Office Suite and social media platforms.
- Professional, pastoral, motivational, community builder. Must be able to promote new and existing programs.
Essential Functions
Welcome Ministry
- Staff resource to the Parish Life Group Welcome Ministry. Assures that the committee is staffed and functioning as defined by pastoral staff. Oversees Welcome Ministry meetings. Assures that the welcoming materials are current and complete.
- Assures that the data collected during the registration process is captured for a variety of database applications, and that the information is disbursed and communicated to staff and parish leaders.
- Launches the welcome process to assure that new members are assimilated into the parish community in a deliberate way. Will meet with all incoming members of the community to explain what St. Simon has to offer.
- Communicates any identified unmet needs to pastoral staff and parish leaders.
- Supports parish stewardship efforts by helping to identify new member gifts and talents.
- Works to identify families for referral to parish ministries, supports and promotes St. Simon Parish School, Preschool of Religion, Children’s, Youth, and Adult Faith Formation by liaising with Pastoral Staff coordinators.
Stewardship of Time and Talent
- Supports parish stewardship efforts by helping to identify new and existing member gifts and talents. Works to connect members to parish ministry opportunities for sharing their gifts.
- Maintains a Volunteer Listing of current members serving in ministry, and helps volunteers understand the Diocesan policies for Safe Environment.
Hospitality Ministry
- Creates a welcoming environment for parishioners and guests before and after Masses by coordinating greeters and ushers for liturgies.
- Coordinates “Donut Sundays” or other hospitality activities intended to provide opportunities for parish members to engage with one another after Mass.
May be given other duties from time to time as assigned by the pastor. The Community Engagement Coordinator is required to attend regularly scheduled pastoral staff meetings and other parish gatherings.
Education and Experience: Background or education in related fields required. Experience in social media marketing is a plus. Active member of the St. Simon Catholic Parish community and familiar with program offerings of both the church and school a plus.
Language Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills in English required;. Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
Computational Skills: Must be able to maintain a matrix of various activities to support the community engagement strategy.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and respond to a variety of situations related to community engagement. Ability to understand and apply guidelines and organizational ability required.
Physical Demands: While performing duties of this job, the employee must be able to transport materials and equipment (up to 30 pounds) to and from various locations as necessary. The employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time, use hands in repetitive motion tasks, handle objects, talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Working Conditions: The employee is expected to work a 19-hour workweek. The 19 hours will be on a flexible schedule as work demands. Weekend work, especially Sundays, will be common and expected. Occasional evening work will be required.
Other Requirements: The employee must demonstrate a history of effective leadership, good judgment, initiative, confidentiality and discretion. Must be a practicing Roman Catholic.
To apply: Send resumes to: jmibach@stsimon.org
Mar 15, 2022
Canyon Heights Academy is more than just a school. It is a Christ-centered educational community of excellence focused on the Integral Formation of our students, forming them to lead lives rooted in Christ and offering them the experience of joy that comes with becoming His apostles. As a Catholic community, we are eager to help our students, faculty, and parents exercise their Christian leadership by building Christ’s kingdom and impacting the culture in which we live. Our mission is to form strong,
authentic Catholic leaders who will live out their faith and transform society.
For more detailed information about Canyon Heights Academy, visit our website at http://canyonheightsacademy.com
Qualifications
a. University education degree, with a postgraduate degree preferred in special
education, educational specialist or related fields.
b. Minimum of two years’ teaching experience (preferred)
c. Leadership and teamwork capabilities
d. Excellent communication and organization skills
e. Skill for transmitting knowledge and the ability to stimulate a desire to learn in
students
f. Excellent social qualities, having a firm and kind character
g. Capacity for managing groups
h. Honesty and faithful support of the school
i. Teachers who are not Catholic should be in agreement with and have an openness to the apostolic mission of the school and the method of Integral
Specific Responsibilities
The specific responsibilities of the teacher include, but are not limited to, the
following:
a. Maintaining a high standard of academic excellence in accord with the vision and mission of the academy and the methodology of Integral FormationSM
b. Planning, preparing and delivering lessons in accordance with the
approved curriculum and methodology as described in the RC School
Principles and the individualized educational or accommodation plan for
students in the resource program
c. Exercising students in the development of their intellectual skills and
abilities according to their needs
d. Motivating students to continual personal improvement according to
personal goals
e. Assessing student work and giving timely and appropriate feedback;
communicating any issues to parents and the principal in a timely manner
f. Maintaining regular and professional communication with parents
concerning student academic progress and development of integral
formation; maintaining accurate documentation of all communication with
parents concerning their children’s academic or behavioral issues
g. Maintaining an effective and formative learning environment within the
classroom according to school guidelines; monitoring the classroom and
school environment to ensure that it remains clean, safe, and in good
condition
h. Implementing differentiated instruction techniques to meet the diverse
needs of the students specific to IEP or accommodation plan
i. Communicating and encouraging academic excellence and the principles
of Integral FormationSM among colleagues
j. Supporting and maintaining positive school culture and mystique through
personal example and maintaining good relationships and team work with
all faculty
k. Making continual progress in personal professional growth and
development; actively participating in all school-sponsored professional
development
l. Liaising with other professionals including the dean of students, chaplain,
front office administration, as required
Please provide the following:
● Resume, A copy of your transcript, including proof of graduation, from an accredited postsecondary university.
● Letter(s) of Reference (Please provide two (2) letters of reference)
● Other (Single Subject Teaching Credential, or be in the process of obtaining one,
for the State of California)
We offer competitive pay with benefits in a very supportive environment.
For more information or to apply, please contact Mrs. Estela Zeik at ezeik@chamail.net
Mar 15, 2022
Canyon Heights Academy is more than just a school. It is a Christ-centered educational community of excellence focused on the Integral Formation of our students, forming them to lead lives rooted in Christ and offering them the experience of joy that comes with becoming His apostles. As a Catholic community, we are eager to help our students, faculty, and parents exercise their Christian leadership by building Christ’s kingdom and impacting the culture in which we live. Our mission is to form strong,
authentic Catholic leaders who will live out their faith and transform society.
For more detailed information about Canyon Heights Academy, visit our website at http://canyonheightsacademy.com/.
Qualifications
a. University education degree
b. Montessori Training
c. 12 hrs of early childhood education
d. Minimum of two years’ teaching experience (preferred)
e. Leadership and teamwork capabilities
f. Excellent communication and organization skills
g. Skill for transmitting knowledge and the ability to stimulate a desire to
learn in students
h. Excellent social qualities, having a firm and kind character
i. Capacity for managing groups
j. Honesty and faithful support of the school
k. If teaching Catholic Formation, the teacher must be a practicing Catholic with an excellent moral reputation and apostolic zeal for working for the Church
l. Teachers who are not Catholic should be in agreement with and have an openness to the apostolic mission of the school and the method of Integral FormationSM
Specific Responsibilities
The specific responsibilities of the teacher include, but are not limited to, the
following:
a. Maintaining a high standard of academic excellence in accord with the vision and mission of the academy and the methodology of Integral FormationSM
b. Planning, preparing, and delivering lessons in accordance with the approved curriculum and methodology as described in the RC School Principles
c. Exercising students in the development of their intellectual skills and abilities
d. Motivating students to continual personal improvement
e. Assessing student work and giving timely and appropriate feedback; communicating any issues to parents and the vice principal in a timely manner
f. Maintaining regular and professional communication with parents
concerning student academic progress and development of integral
formation; maintaining accurate documentation of all communication with
parents concerning their children’s academic or behavioral issues
g. Maintaining an effective and formative learning environment within the classroom according to school guidelines; monitoring the classroom and school environment to ensure that it remains clean, safe, and in good
h. Willingness to work in extended day care if needed
i. Implementing differentiated instruction techniques to meet the diverse needs of the students
j. Communicating and encouraging academic excellence and the principles of Integral FormationSM among colleagues
k. Supporting and maintaining positive school culture and mystique through personal example
l. Making continual progress in personal professional growth and development; actively participating in all school-sponsored professional development
m. Liaising with other professionals including the dean of students, chaplain,front office administration, as required
Please provide the following:
● Resume
● A copy of your transcript, including proof of graduation, from an accredited postsecondary university.
● Letter(s) of Reference (Please provide two (2) letters of reference)
● Other (Single Subject Teaching Credential, or be in the process of obtaining one, for the State of California)
We offer competitive pay with benefits in a very supportive environment.
For more information or to apply, please contact Mrs Marija Fisher at mfisher@chamail.net.
Following a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to undergo background checks, LiveScan fingerprinting, and TB testing.
Mar 15, 2022
Canyon Heights Academy is more than just a school. It is a Christ-centered educational community of excellence focused on the Integral Formation of our students, forming them to lead lives rooted in Christ and offering them the experience of joy that comes with becoming His apostles. As a Catholic community, we are eager to help our students, faculty, and parents exercise their Christian leadership by building Christ’s kingdom and impacting the culture in which we live. Our mission is to form strong, authentic Catholic leaders who will live out their faith and transform society. For more detailed information about Canyon Heights Academy, visit our website at http://canyonheightsacademy.com/.
Qualifications
a. University education degree
b. Montessori Training prefered
c. Minimum of two years’ teaching experience (preferred)
d. Leadership and teamwork capabilities
e. Excellent communication and organization skills
f. Skill for transmitting knowledge and the ability to stimulate a desire to
learn in students
g. Excellent social qualities, having a firm and kind character
h. Capacity for managing groups
i. Honesty and faithful support of the school
j. If teaching Catholic Formation, the teacher must be a practicing Catholic with an excellent moral reputation and apostolic zeal for working for the Church
k. Teachers who are not Catholic should be in agreement with and have an openness to the apostolic mission of the school and the method of Integral Formation SM
Specific Responsibilities
The specific responsibilities of the teacher include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Maintaining a high standard of academic excellence in accord with the
vision and mission of the academy and the methodology of Integral FormationSM
b. Planning, preparing and delivering lessons in accordance with the approved curriculum and methodology as described in the RC School Principles
c. Exercising students in the development of their intellectual skills and abilities
d. Motivating students to continual personal improvement
e. Assessing student work and giving timely and appropriate feedback; communicating any issues to parents and the vice principal in a timely manner
f. Maintaining regular and professional communication with parents concerning student academic progress and development of integral
formation; maintaining accurate documentation of all communication with parents concerning their children’s academic or behavioral issues
g. Maintaining an effective and formative learning environment within the classroom according to school guidelines; monitoring the classroom and school environment to ensure that it remains clean, safe, and in good condition
h. Implementing differentiated instruction techniques to meet the diverse needs of the students
i. Communicating and encouraging academic excellence and the principles of Integral FormationSM among colleagues
j. Supporting and maintaining positive school culture and mystique through personal example
k. Making continual progress in personal professional growth and development; actively participating in all school-sponsored professional development
l. Liaising with other professionals including the dean of students, chaplain, front office administration, as required
Please provide the following:
● Resume
● A copy of your transcript, including proof of graduation, from an accredited postsecondary university.
● Letter(s) of Reference (Please provide two (2) letters of reference)
● Other (Single Subject Teaching Credential, or be in the process of obtaining one, for the State of California)
We offer competitive pay with benefits in a very supportive environment. For more information or to apply, please contact Mrs Marija Fisher at mfisher@chamail.net.
Following a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to undergo background checks, LiveScan fingerprinting, and TB testing
