We have an opening for a Director of Religious Education (30 hours per week)
Position Title: Director of Religious Education (DRE)
Position Purpose: Ensure a diverse and robust religious education (RE) program that reflects the values and principles of Unitarian Universalism for children and youth in our church.
Reports to: Minister. The Minister will conduct evaluations based on mutually established goals.
Ethics and Professional Memberships: The congregation and the Religious Education Director agree to abide by the code of professional conduct and guidelines set forth by the Liberal Religious Educators Association in the Handbook for Professional Religious Educators. The church will pay the cost of membership in the Liberal Religious Educators Association. Except for the Minister, employees may not be a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota. Employees may join the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Time Requirements: Thirty hours per week. Hours include working Sundays and attending some evening and weekend meetings. The DRE should be in the church two other days a week besides Sunday. There is some flexibility in scheduling hours. However, the congregation needs to know that there are set office hours and that the DRE is visible and available Sunday and during these office hours.
Duties: The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being done by people assigned to this job. However, these statements are not exhaustive and cannot anticipate all possible duties and requirements that may arise.
Provide overall vision and work collaboratively with the RE committee in developing programing and curricula.
Develop a yearly calendar in collaboration with the Minister and the RE committee.
Lead recruitment, annual training and development of capable volunteers to teach RE programs in collaboration with the RE committee
Coordinate and support child/youth participation in religious services; lead occasional worship services as coordinated with the Minister.
Maintain RE resources (curriculum library, equipment, supplies, teaching space and related materials).
Organize classes as appropriate for enrollment demands and volunteer availability.
Keep records (an attendance spreadsheet that includes names of children and RE Statistics including the weekly and monthly attendance numbers, and past year comparisons).
Compile and record the information of new children registering for the RE program, update class sign-in sheets and update “permission to be photographed” records.
Send the membership committee and office staff information about new visitors, reporting attendance numbers to the membership committee and the Board, and sending the RE Committee information about attendance.
Collaborate with the RE committee in planning and executing special events.
Implement Safe Congregations/Child Safety Policies and collaborate with administrative staff in implementing background checks; keep abreast of safety and liability issues.
Welcome community members to participate in religious education.
Integrate educational and social justice initiatives at age appropriate levels.
Administer the religious education budget and the professional expense budget. The office staff will promptly reimburse all budgeted expenditures submitted in writing based on actual receipts.
Use appropriate communication media for internal communication, such as weekly emails to parents regarding the program.
Collaborate with the Public Relations Committee and the webmaster, to promote the RE program to the larger world.
Please direct inquiries to rfritts@UUSARASOTA.org
Position Purpose: Ensure a diverse and robust religious education (RE) program that reflects the values and principles of Unitarian Universalism for children and youth in our church.
Reports to: Minister. The Minister will conduct evaluations based on mutually established goals.
Ethics and Professional Memberships: The congregation and the Religious Education Director agree to abide by the code of professional conduct and guidelines set forth by the Liberal Religious Educators Association in the Handbook for Professional Religious Educators. The church will pay the cost of membership in the Liberal Religious Educators Association. Except for the Minister, employees may not be a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota. Employees may join the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Time Requirements: Thirty hours per week. Hours include working Sundays and attending some evening and weekend meetings. The DRE should be in the church two other days a week besides Sunday. There is some flexibility in scheduling hours. However, the congregation needs to know that there are set office hours and that the DRE is visible and available Sunday and during these office hours.
Duties: The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being done by people assigned to this job. However, these statements are not exhaustive and cannot anticipate all possible duties and requirements that may arise.
Provide overall vision and work collaboratively with the RE committee in developing programing and curricula.
Develop a yearly calendar in collaboration with the Minister and the RE committee.
Lead recruitment, annual training and development of capable volunteers to teach RE programs in collaboration with the RE committee
Coordinate and support child/youth participation in religious services; lead occasional worship services as coordinated with the Minister.
Maintain RE resources (curriculum library, equipment, supplies, teaching space and related materials).
Organize classes as appropriate for enrollment demands and volunteer availability.
Keep records (an attendance spreadsheet that includes names of children and RE Statistics including the weekly and monthly attendance numbers, and past year comparisons).
Compile and record the information of new children registering for the RE program, update class sign-in sheets and update “permission to be photographed” records.
Send the membership committee and office staff information about new visitors, reporting attendance numbers to the membership committee and the Board, and sending the RE Committee information about attendance.
Collaborate with the RE committee in planning and executing special events.
Implement Safe Congregations/Child Safety Policies and collaborate with administrative staff in implementing background checks; keep abreast of safety and liability issues.
Welcome community members to participate in religious education.
Integrate educational and social justice initiatives at age appropriate levels.
Administer the religious education budget and the professional expense budget. The office staff will promptly reimburse all budgeted expenditures submitted in writing based on actual receipts.
Use appropriate communication media for internal communication, such as weekly emails to parents regarding the program.
Collaborate with the Public Relations Committee and the webmaster, to promote the RE program to the larger world.
Please direct inquiries to rfritts@UUSARASOTA.org
