Catholic Religious Support

Job title: Catholic Religious Support

Location:  Quantico, VA 22134

Duties:

• The applicant shall recruit volunteers to teach classes in the religious education programs and will assign volunteers to classes, ensuring they are provided with teaching aids and resources.
• The applicant shall provide teacher training and orientation sessions as needed during the contract period of performance.
• The applicant shall conduct at a minimum one (1) parent meeting for each Roman Catholic sacrament group: First Reconciliation (Penance) and First Holy Communion (First Eucharist) can be addressed at the same parent meeting; Confirmation will require its own parent meeting.
• The Contractor/Sub-Contractor (Catholic) shall conduct at a minimum one (1) practice/rehearsal for the Roman Catholic sacrament of First Holy Communion (First Eucharist) and at a minimum one (1) practice/rehearsal for the sacrament of Confirmation.
• The applicant shall oversee all education/training resources for Roman Catholic families who elect to home-school their children in the faith. The applicant will coordinate and meet with the parents of each sacramental student to determine the progress throughout the preparation period.
• The applicant shall develop an annual calendar of events designed to enhance the delivery of religious education programs and will work with Faith Group Representatives to promote these programs and events within the respective chapel communities.
• The applicant shall serve as a member of their Faith (Roman Catholic and Protestant) religious education boards and committees, attending meetings as scheduled.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Religious Education or a Master’s Degree in Education or its equivalent as well as have experience in Catholic theology and catechesis or working towards the Master’s degree.
• Must possess a general working knowledge of the religious education process (i.e., faith-specific requirements of the Roman Catholic religious education program, particular understanding of the Vatican II Councils’ renewal in Catechism development in scripture, liturgy, sacramental expression in spirituality and the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process will be required).
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Hours of Operation:

• 20h to 25h per week.