District Job Opportunities

Foothills Unitarian Church seeks Assistant Minister

The Foothills Unitarian Church in Fort Collins, CO, announces their search for an Assistant Minister:

The Assistant Minister works in a collegial and professional relationship with the Senior Minister, church staff, committees and all members of the congregation in a spirit of collaboration and cooperation that supports the mission and goals of Foothills Unitarian Church. The Senior Minister has the responsibility of direct supervision of the Assistant Minister. However, the Assistant Minister and Senior Minister will create and enter into a Covenant of Right Relations. This covenant will clarify expectations and lay the groundwork for a mutually supportive ministerial team.

Terms of employment and compensation will be established in a Letter of Agreement formalized between the Assistant Minister and the Board of Trustees. Professional expenses, not to be considered compensation, will be stated in the Letter of Agreement, which will itself be reviewed annually. The Assistant Minister shall reside within the greater Fort Collins area.

Requirements for this position include a Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent and the successful completion of a program of Clinical Pastoral education. In addition, eligible candidates must be in Fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association, and will exhibit strong interpersonal skills, excellence in preaching, a willingness to understand and work within the practices and policies of the Foothills Unitarian Church, and respect for the traditions, ethics, and professional practices of the Unitarian Universalist ministry.

Read more: Foothills Unitarian Church seeks Assistant Minister

Posted Thursday, 01 March 2012 12:35 Written by Jess Cullinan

First Universalist Church of Denver Seeks Director of Faith Formation

The Universalist Church of Denver announces an open search for a Director of Faith Formation (Children, Youth, and Family)

The Director's qualifications should include:

• Visionary leadership to create excellence in Faith Formation for children, youth and families.
• Knowledge of and respect for the living tradition of Unitarian Universalism.
• A working understanding of (or the willingness to develop) spiritual and faith formation.
• A working understanding of learning theory and curriculum development.
• Understanding and commitment to religious education and faith formation within Unitarian Universalism, including the development of Unitarian Universalist identity for our children, youth, and families.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with children, youth, and adults.
• Ability to think and work creatively, specifically to build the capacity of this ministry within our growing congregation.
• Ability to multi-task and set priorities with good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to train and support volunteers, and to support and supervise staff.
• Demonstrated self-initiative and ability to be collaborative in leadership and shared ministry within the Faith Formation Ministry and among colleagues in other program and ministry areas of the church.
• Willingness to expand role to include Lifespan Faith Formation generally, and Adult Faith Formation and Education specifically.

For more information and to apply for the position, please visit their webpage!

Posted Friday, 03 February 2012 16:43 Written by Jess Cullinan

UUSC Seeks Manager for College of Social Justice

The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee is conducting a national search for a Manager of the College of Social Justice, a new program initiative.

As a new program area of the UUSC, the mission of the College of Social Justice (CSJ) is to build the capacity of Unitarian Universalists to catalyze justice, using as its lens UUSC, UUA and other UU-sponsored justice initiatives around the world. While specifically targeting UU's, all programs of the College will be open to interested persons of any faith or no faith.  The plan envisions building capacity in three ways: First, by offering an expanded range of experiential learning programs which will provide participants the opportunity to learn first-hand about global justice issues and their roots, to experience UUSC's eye-to-eye partnership model and to be nurtured in life-changing personal experiences. These offerings will include JustWorks^TM service-learning trips to work with UUSC and UUA partners as well as UU-customized service-learning trips offered through other partner agencies contracted and trained by UUSC. Some trips will be tailored to the learning objectives of specific constituencies such as seminarians, youth, young adults, or donors while others will be suitable for congregational delegations and general UU volunteers.

Second, the College will build capacity by educating future social justice activists-seminarians, young adults and youth-through more comprehensive and intensive justice education programs that explore global justice issues and theories of social change from a unique UU perspective.  Whether by offering for-credit seminary programs that combine academic study of theology and ethics with shoulder-to-shoulder justice work, or by conducting a national summer Youth Justice Engagement Summit, or by establishing a range of summer internship and fellowship opportunities for young adults, the College seeks to prepare the next generations of activists to take UU principles out into the world.

Third, the College seeks to build UU capacity by making it easier and more rewarding for congregations to engage in congregation-wide justice projects. The College envisions helping congregations discern which issues are of central importance to them collectively and then make it easier for them to engage those issues directly by connecting them to ready-to-use life-span religious education curricula, providing opportunities for sponsorship of domestic and international projects, and developing options for congregants to engage in direct hands-on service work, organizing and advocacy. The College envisions a certification program for accomplished justice-seeking congregations and support networks of congregations that become expert leaders in specific issue areas. In all these ways the College seeks to enroll more UU's in active justice work and, in so doing, to enrich congregational life.

The full job description and information on applying are on their website.

Posted Thursday, 08 September 2011 11:37 Written by Jess Cullinan