Job Title: Director of Marriage and Family Life (Position is Full-time - Exempt)
Location: Catholic Pastoral Center (Diocese of Colorado Springs, CO)
Date Open: August 28, 2023
Date Closed: Open Until Filled
Pay Range: $57,000 - $62,000
Benefits: Full Time employees eligible for health, vision and dental coverage; receive holiday pay and earn discretionary time off; may participate in employee pension plan.
Job Description: To further the religious and spiritual mission of the Diocese of Colorado Springs by developing, implementing, and overseeing diocesan marriage and family life programs and resources that prepare and enrich engaged and married couples and educate, form, and support families.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Regularly communicate with the Bishop on matters regarding marriage and family life
- Maintain and prepare programs for marriage preparation, natural family planning, marriage inventory and other marriage enrichment programs
- Provide training to individual parishes as requested
- Help recruit and train mentoring couples
- Develop and maintain programs for families that are suffering grief and pain
- Coordinate with the respect-life apostolate to promote the enhancement of human dignity at every stage of life
- Coordinate with the faith formation and catechesis office
- Implement the USCCB’s Pastoral Plan for Family Life Ministry and Advocacy
- Coordinate with and support the Chancellor’s office regarding marriage files
- Develop and implement a divorce recovery ministry
- Develop and implement education for single parents and blended families
- Develop and implement programs to assist families struggling with addictions
- Identify resources to assist those suffering from domestic violence
- Identify resources to help parents of fallen away Catholics
- Identify resources to assist families with aging parents and those facing end-of-life issues
- Perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in theology or related field; Master’s Degree preferred
Experience: At least 5 years of related pastoral experience in a diocesan or parish environment including teaching, formation; must be a practicing Roman Catholic in good standing
Or other background demonstrating the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Ability to advocate the importance of Catholic teaching regarding marriage and family life
• Ability to ensure the development of guidelines to be implemented on all levels of diocesan structures
• Excellent public relations and public speaking skills
• Excellent interpersonal, human relations, and conflict management skills
• Extensive knowledge of Catholic organizational systems including the interrelationship between diocesan, regional, and parish settings
• Ability to articulate key issues and priorities, and ability to provide synthesis of issues and conclusions
• Excellent management and planning skills
• Effective leadership skills with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a variety of groups and individuals
To Apply: Please submit applications and resumes to Hr@diocs.org. Diocese Job Application can be found under the “Related Documents” column (right side of page) here:
https://www.diocs.org/Offices/Human-Resources/Careers
For further information or questions, please call Human Resources at 719-866-7476.