CSB Liturgy and Music Job Description
Position title: GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP IN LITURGY AND MUSIC
Department: STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
Reports to: Director of Campus Ministry
DESCRIPTION
The CSB Graduate Assistantship in Liturgy and Music is a member of the CSB Campus Ministry serving the Benedictine Women's Campus community. The primary responsibility of this position is the coordination of all aspects of liturgies with students, including liturgical ministries, music, and environment in collaboration with the CSB Campus Ministry professional staff. The Graduate Assistantship in Liturgy and Music is also responsible for the recruitment, training, and ongoing formation of students who serve as liturgical ministers. The Assistantship in Liturgy and Music reports directly to the Interim Director of Campus Ministry
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepare all student liturgies on Sundays and other special campus liturgies (e.g. memorial services, prayer services, reconciliation services, Advent and Lent. etc.) in cooperation with the Interim Director of CSB Campus Ministry and Campus Ministers on the liturgy team.
- Coordinate (direct) and regularly participate in the music ministry for campus liturgies on Sunday and on other special occasions.
- In collaboration with other Campus Ministry Staff, recruit, train, and provide on-going formation for all student liturgical ministers and assist the Interim Director of Campus Ministry in the selection and supervision process for student workers who serve in liturgical ministry.
- Coordinate the scheduling of liturgical ministers including priests for the weekly, individual, and seasonal communal celebrations of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
- Assist staff responsible for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) with the preparation for and celebration of the rites of the RCIA.
- Provide for the expansion and enhancement of prayer and worship opportunities on campus in cooperation with the Interim Director of CSB Campus Ministry.
- Assist with the preparation of retreat liturgies.
- Attend weekly Campus Ministry staff meetings and hold regular office hours
- Assist in the planning of and CSB Campus Ministry Retreats and Orientation.
- Works collaboratively with student ministers, and staff to promote all CSB Campus Ministry programs and services.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications for Assistantships in Campus Ministry
This Assistantship position is intended to provide an opportunity for 2+ years of ministry immersion for a person who is:
- a professed member of Saint Benedict's Monastery or Saint John's Abbey who has either completed or is pursuing a graduate program of theological/pastoral studies; or,
- a student who is enrolled in the Saint John's School of Theology·Seminary and is making progress toward completion of a program of graduate theological/pastoral studies.
Knowledge, abilities, skills:
- Must be a practicing Roman Catholic with continuing active membership in a parish/faith community
- Effective communication skills (listening, speaking, and writing)
- Computer skills
- Maintains a high level of competence, judgment, and appropriate confidentiality
- Knowledge and appreciation of the Benedictine heritage and character of Saint Benedict's Monastery and the College of Saint Benedict
- Reliable and dependable
- Able to work collaboratively
Additional Requisite:
- As a minister of the Roman Catholic Church, the successful candidate will also maintain a lifestyle that is publicly consistent with Catholic teaching and Benedictine values.
Appointment
Administrative, 9-month (August 15 - May 15); 20 hours per week