Parish Opportunities

The Director of Youth Ministry (DYM) is responsible for developing and ensuring the success of an innovative four-year youth ministry program, where the high school youth of our parish. Reporting to the Pastor, the DYM is committed and passionate about creating an engaging youth faith formation program to accompany our high school students through the conversion journey, and ultimately become disciples of Jesus Christ.

The Director of Youth Ministry will oversee Middle School and High School youth programs to build a culture of discipleship within the youth, parents and volunteers. This will include leading the 7th and 8th grade religious education program and preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. This ministry is based on an integrated approach that incorporates catechesis, liturgy, community building and social outreach.

St Joseph’s Parish seeks a Director of Adult Faith Formation and Evangelization who will report to the pastor. This individual is a key member of the pastoral team, helping to form missionary disciples for the mission of evangelization.  The Director of Adult Faith Formation and Evangelization will work in conjunction with the pastor on helping parishioners have a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ and then forming them as missionary disciples.

The Co-Coordinator of Religious Education is a part-time position, under the direction of the pastor, responsible for working with the other CRE in organizing, implementing and managing a Religious Education program for families with children in Kindergarten through Eighth grade, which is intended to nurture the faith lives of the entire family by focusing on the four pillars of the Catholic Church: Creed; Mass/Sacraments; Prayer; and Christian Living.

The Confirmation Office Assistant is part of the support staff in the Confirmation Department of the Religious Education Office of St. Mary Immaculate Parish.  As a ministerial position, it requires supporting the mission of the Catholic Church and representing the Church appropriately in word and demeanor.  Customer service is of prime importance.  The assistant will interface with another staff member who will work afternoon/evening hours.

The Facility Manager is responsible for the effective, efficient, and safe maintenance, renovation and upkeep of parish buildings and grounds. Main duties include supervising the preventative, routine and emergency maintenance and upkeep of the buildings and property for the church and school.

The Holy Ghost Parish Faith Formation Administrative Assistant handles a variety of general administrative assistant and secretarial duties for the Faith Formation office and Director of Faith Formation, and for the Coordinator of Discipleship.

St. Alexander Catholic Church in Villa Park is looking to hire a part-time Parish Registrar.  The Parish Registrar will report to the Office Administrator and work 24-29 hours per week.  The Parish Registrar will complete accounts payable on a weekly basis using ParishSoft; maintain contributions weekly in Parish Data Systems database; enter online giving contributions monthly; and more...

St. Isaac Jogues Parish seeks a Communications Manager who will design and implement communications strategies to build community within the parish and school and amplify the leadership and voice of Father Burke Masters. Communications Manager reports to the Director of Finance and Operations with dotted line reporting to SIJ Principal.

The central purpose of our youth ministries is to equip high school students with prayer, catechesis, and community within the Tradition and sacramental life of the Church, that they will live as committed Catholics devoted to the Lord Jesus in their daily lives, both now and on into adulthood. The Youth Minister’s role is to provide primary leadership in running and sustaining our two youth ministries by providing spiritual, social, and service opportunities, centered particularly on each youth group’s weekly gatherings at their respective parishes.

St. Luke Parish is seeking to hire an administrative assistant to support the parish priest. This administrative assistant will work two to three days a week. We are looking for a candidate who is good at multi-tasking and who has an outgoing personality.

The primary goal of the Development Director is to grow the annual operating budget of the parish and the school.  This includes parish offertory, fundraising events and developing strategies to grow the base of financial support for the church and the school.

Part-time Parish Secretary wanted for St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manteno, Illinois. Amazing opportunity to showcase your years of administrative experience. You will maintain the parish database, parish calendar and sacramental records; schedule Mass intentions; maintain and organize a filing system for parish documents; answer phones; welcome, assist and direct visitors and parishioners; and more.

The primary goal of this position is to grow the annual operating budget of the parish and the school. This includes parish offertory, fundraising events and developing strategies to grow the base of financial support for the church and the school.

This part-time Accompanist as Organist and/or Pianist will be in attendance every Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. and some Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m.  The Accompanist will be available every Sunday to begin practice at 10:00 a.m., before Mass starts, and be available every other Sunday at 8:30 a.m.