Director of Program Development

Pacific Central District –UUA

For more information, see: http://www.pcd-uua.org/dpd.pdf

Director of Religious Education and Membership

Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula

490 Aguajito Road Carmel, CA 93923 (831) 624-7404

Overview: This position is identified in the Long Range Plan to grow to full time within three years. Future responsibilities will center around Religious Education for children, youth and adults but responsibilities will include the unique set of skills and experience brought by the right candidate. Religious Educators, Ministers and Students for Ministry are encouraged to apply.

Hours: 5/8 Time (25 hours per week)

(approximately 20 hours DRE; 5 hours Membership Coord.)

Start : August or September, 2009

Pay: 26.5 - 32K (dedicated to fair compensation, pay commensurate with qualifications and experience)

Apply: Send Resume and Letter of Interest to Rev. Greg Ward before May 15

Job Responsibilities (20 hours)

Work with volunteers of Family Ministry Committee to prepare for an excellent Sunday morning experience for our children, families and volunteers.
Provide a Sunday Morning Presence, helping to greet, inform and acclimate new families.
Identify, coordinate and support teachers and volunteers.
Plan and help organize engaging lessons and activities for children.
Supervise nursery staff. Work with Committee to support a vibrant childcare program.
Use verbal and written reports to communicate the achievements and needs of the program.
Design and implement Leadership Development Initiatives
Oversee procurement of supplies and resources for the program leaders.
Oversee budget. Create both short-term and long-term budget planning.
Work with Family Ministry Committee to grow and support a youth program for teens.
Publicize programs outside of church to help grow RE and do outreach to diverse communities.
Use available technology (Email, Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, YouTube etc.) to effectively support and communicate with families, volunteers and other staff.

Membership Services Coordination (5 hours)

Work with the Senior Minister, other staff persons and the chair of the Membership Committee to design and implement a hospitality education and training program.
Oversee a team of Membership Associates to optimize the Sunday morning experience of visitors.
Educate, train and involve members in being aware of visitor experience and taking ownership of the goals of increasing membership numbers and membership satisfaction levels.

Required knowledge, skills and abilities:

Administrative experience in a children and youth educational setting;

Successful completion of educational training or coursework in child development, teaching and learning styles, unique learning concerns (i.e. with special needs children and youth), and classroom management;
Experience in volunteer recruitment and/or program management, and in training others to provide youth programming.
Administrational and computer experience to collect, store and use member information.

Desirable:

Knowledge of Unitarian Universalist or liberal religious education philosophy and practices.

The successful candidate will likely have these professional attributes:

Well-organized
Excellent communication skills
Reliable
Consistent
Ethical
Affable
Strong sense of personal accountability
Works well with others in a team
Ability to delegate and recruit
Computer skills consistent with needs of the program

The successful candidate will likely have these personal attributes:

Genuine enthusiasm and ease in working with children, youth, teens and families
Compassionate and warm
Approachable and outgoing
Creative and energetic
Protective and supportive of individuality
Good sense of humor
Spiritual orientation consistent with Unitarian Universalist principles

UU Church of Marin

Youth Advisor / Consultant (part-time)

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin is seeking a Part-time paid Youth Advisor/Consultant to work with our senior high youth group (YRUU) starting mid-September of 2009. The job description is included below and compensation is $250/month (which includes prep time). An additional stipend of $250 is provided for the program at the annual retreat. All applicants should send a resume to Linda Haumann, DRE at: dre@uumarin.org.

Interviews will start in mid-April, 2008.

Part-Time Paid Youth Consultant

Job Description

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin

Updated 2/24/2009

Job Description:

The Youth Consultant works collaboratively with other volunteer youth advisors to empower our YRUU to deepen their UU identities and explore and assume leadership roles within their group and the larger community. The Youth Consultant provides mentoring for the volunteer youth advisors and aids in the facilitation of the YRUU program at UUCM. Works closely with the DRE (Director of Religious Education) and the youth advisors to develop and expand the scope of the YRUU program. Assisting YRUU in coordinating social action/social service opportunities and creating positive bonding/community building experiences for YRUU is another aspect of this position. The Youth Consultant encourages YRUU to attend PCD/YRUU activities, such as CONS and other gatherings.

Basic Responsibilities:

*Meet with YRUU (along with volunteer youth advisor(s)) once a week (during the school year)

*Work collaboratively with Volunteer Youth Advisors.

*Report to DRE as directed including a weekly check-in

*Facilitate, create (with youth input), and oversee special program for youth for a weekend retreat (usually in May):

*Be available for overnights (usually 1or 2 per year)

*Abide by Code of Ethics statement of PCD “Safe Congregations”.

*Sign and abide by UUCM Teacher’s “Participation Covenant”

Qualities and skills preferred:

Reliable and good use of time management.

Prior experience leading/facilitating groups of youth.

Strong communication skills with youth and co-workers.

Some knowledge of PCD/YRUU practices and programs.

*Background check required (at UUCM’s expense)

*3 favorable references

Director of Religious Education

Starr King Unitarian Universalist Church

Starr King Unitarian Universalist Church, located at the border of Hayward and Castro Valley, CA, is hiring for the position of Director of Religious Education (DRE) beginning in summer of 2009. The position is 15 hours per week, 10 months of the year (mid-August to mid-June). Salary competitive.

The DRE will be responsible for coordinating Sunday morning programming, including intergenerational worship and periodic social justice projects, and for building relationships between children, youth, and adults and organized groups (e.g. the Board, committees, etc.) within the community. For a complete Job Description, visit our website at skuuc.org. Please email resume and cover letter explaining your interest in, and strengths for, the position to Jobs@StarrKing.org.

Application Deadline: April 6, 2009

Director of Religious Education

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno is searching for an outstanding Co-Director of Religious education (DRE) to work half-time with Aubree Smith, our current Director of Religious Education. We are a 56 year old, dynamic, growing congregation with over 130 children and youth in our church school program. We are seeking an exceptional DRE to work collaboratively in implementing our vision for growth and learning. We are a Welcoming Congregation committed to social justice, diversity, and fair compensation. For additional information send an email to uuhr@uufresno. org. Interested individuals please submit resume with cover letter and three references via email to uuhr@uufresno. org by March 23, 2009.

No phone calls, please.

For more information, please see: http://www.uufresno.org/job_info.html

Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists

Consulting Minister - Half-time - 10 months

* For 51 years the Berkeley Fellowship has been widely recognized as a progressive spiritual community welcoming people of all races, classes, ages, sexual identities and religious beliefs. Presently, the ministry is shared between members of the congregation and a Professional Minister. Our current Consulting Minister will be leaving in June 2009.

* Position: The person we are seeking would serve as Consulting Minister for a 10 month period, Aug. 15, 2009 - June 15, 2010; 20 hours per week, reporting to the BFUU Board with support from the Ministerial Relations Committee.

* Primary Role: Work with congregational leaders in promoting membership growth and community outreach, support of our long-term vision and organizational development, programming and leadership; UU education and small group ministry. Deliver sermons twice a month.

* Salary: In $30,000 range, no benefits: commensurate with experience.

For more information:

Gene B. Herman

2337 Parker Street #10

Berkeley, CA 94707

Consulting Ministerial Search Committee – Chair

dee3g1@earthlink.net

510-548-9840

if not available:

Tom McAninley

Board of Trustees – President

tommcan@sbcglobal.net

510-655-8851