Religious Education Support

Religious Education Support - Part-time, 19 hours/week

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong computer skills needed. Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Familiarity with ParishStaq (database system) a plus – and/or a willingness to learn.
• Ability to confidently serve as RE office front line of communication (phone, email and in person).

Responsibilities:

• General assistance to the Director of Religious Education and RE staff.
• Attend monthly RE staff meetings.
• Receive and respond to all phone calls and emails coming into the parish regarding RE programming, special needs, sacrament issues and special circumstances.
• Update the RE platform in ParishStaq for classes in mid-summer; detailing sessions, timing specific classes and locations – adding in all the catechists, volunteers, students and families as registrations come in. Process all registrations.
• Generate and distribute all the paperwork (hard copies and online registration) advertising the RE programming. Directly contact (via email) all eligible families in the parish, especially those who participated previous year. Provide advertising for the bulletin.
• Prior to classes beginning, provide a list of all adult and teen RE volunteers to the parish Local VIRTUS Administrator for Safe Environments compliance verification.
• Prior to classes beginning (with updates/changes along the way), provide class lists, door signs, attendance records for staff and catechists.
• Create binders for RE and office staff with instruction and regularly updated “Catechist and Student People Finder” listings so that they are always aware of who is in the building and where they can be located.
• Update and maintain the platform in the Tuition module of ParishStaq that supports tuition tracking. Receive, deposit (to business manager), track and invoice all tuition for Religious Education programming. Receive, track and deposit all checks, cash and in-house charge payments on site as well as recording all electronic payments, sending out bi-monthly invoices to collect tuition fees.
• Helping to keep the copy room and storage room for RE in order.
• Support the First Communion and Confirmation programs, as needed. Review all baptism certificates and address issues that may be present. Create databases in Excel for tracking.
• Create First Communion and Confirmation certificates, name badges, labels and Notifications of Sacrament.
• After sacraments are celebrated, record in the official Registers, as well as the notations in the Baptism Register – for those baptized at St Anastasia. Send out the Notifications of Sacrament.
• Attend the Sacrament Recording class offered through the AOD once a year, to keep current on proper and appropriate recording.
• Assist the DRE in planning for and facilitating Vacation Bible School and sacrament day celebrations, as well as occasional “family nights” for RE.
• Support Confirmation Coordinator with tracking of student paperwork, tuition, registration, and any tracking for Confirmation events throughout the year.