Job description

Mission Statement For Religious Exploration (RE) at UUP:

We will provide our children/youth with opportunities to grow spiritually, develop a sense of personal and social responsibility, and experience joy as integral members of a loving Unitarian Universalist community. Our curriculum will balance head and heart by providing intellectual stimulation while nurturing the spirit.

Religious Exploration Coordinator Job Description:

Essential Functions, Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with the RE Committee and minister(s) to choose and adapt appropriate UU-focused curricula and activities for children attending UUP
• Support and coordinate with RE teachers, nursery staff and youth advisor.
• Coordinate, schedule, and oversee Sunday RE program and special RE activities, record attendance, and maintain files and records for accountability. Keep RE supply cabinet stocked and orderly

Recruit and guide volunteers, providing useful/needed resources, referral, training, and encouragement

• Set up for Sunday RE activities, to include organizing supplies, preparing rooms for RE classes, and making sure RE teachers and volunteers have the required resources to lead classes
• Assure that RE participants comply with the Safe Congregation policies and State law
• Communicate with ministers and office/facility staff with regard to schedules and needs
• Meet regularly with RE Committee, parents, and minister as requested/needed
• Promote the visibility of the program in the congregation through personal presence and spoken, written and online communications
• Help develop and operate within the annual RE budget.
• Interact with UUA staff and the Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA) if requested for professional development.

This position has the potential to expand in scope and pay to include a Sunday morning teaching position. The goal of the congregation is to offer religious education classes for multiple ages, including teens.

The ideal candidate will be familiar with Unitarian Universalism; however, individuals who are not Unitarian Universalists will be considered if they can affirm our principles and values.

About Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma (UUP):

UUP seeks to promote an environment in which ministers and staff support one another as members of a team whose primary purpose is serving, supporting, and encouraging the members and volunteers. Our staff interacts reliably and graciously with a variety of people.

We support the congregation in its pursuit of the UUP Mission, inviting all to “Live your sacred, transform through love, and act with courage.”

As a Unitarian Universalist congregation in a white-dominant culture (in the USA and our denomination), UUP leaders pursue racial equity in our programs and in the larger community.

We seek to be accountable as we learn about and practice greater inclusion, such as with regard to culture, ethnicity, ability, learning style, sexual orientation, age, gender and gender expression.

Unitarian Universalism is a non-creedal faith tradition that affirms and promotes the following:

• The inherent worth and dignity of every person
• Justice, equity and compassion in human relations
• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
• The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large
• The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all
• Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part

Unitarian Universalism draws from many sources, including:

• Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
• Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;
• Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
• Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
• Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.
• Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

These principles and sources of faith are the backbone of our religious community

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Petaluma, CA 94952: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Early childhood education (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Petaluma, CA 94952

blackflymedia.com is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, blackflymedia.com provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, blackflymedia.com is the ideal place to find your next job.