Director, Pastoral Care

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Raleigh, NC has an immediate opening for a Director of Pastoral Care. The parish, an award winning and nationally recognized community of nearly 5000 households with a pastoral staff of 30, seeks a caring and compassionate individual to oversee volunteer ministries dedicated to the physical and spiritual care of our parish community. The director supervises and collaborates with a team in establishing goals and implementing programs in pastoral support and care to our parishioners.
The successful applicant will be a Catholic in good standing and have a 4-year degree in Religious Studies, sociology, pastoral ministry or a related field. Two years of supervisory experience is required along with skills in handling situations with compassion and mercy, having difficult conversations with those who are in crisis or mourning, and using excellent listening skills while encouraging and connecting others to God's love. The director collaborates with the leadership team in building on the parish's longstanding history of bringing baptismal and ministerial priesthood together in the collaborative vision of Vatican II.
Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to: [email protected]