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4/23/2019

Assistant Director of Campus Ministry, Bellarmine University

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Department: Campus Ministry
Locations: Louisville, KY
Posted: Apr 15, 2019
Closes: Open Until Filled
Type: Full-time Non-Exempt

About Bellarmine University:
Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of nearly 3,500 students and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 384 Colleges, is one of the top 20 Southern regional universities in U.S. News and World Report's 2019 college rankings and is a top university in Forbes' list of America's best colleges. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world.

Bellarmine is located on a scenic 145-acre campus in the Highlands neighborhood and 46+ acres off-campus in Louisville, KY, which Forbes recently recognized as a "Top 15 City" for affordable living and National Geographic calls one of the "Best Small Cities in the U.S." Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population.

Bellarmine is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply.

Job Description:
Bellarmine University is an inclusive Catholic university, with more than 30 religious and non-religious identities represented on our campus, and 30% of the undergraduate population identifying as Catholic. The Assistant Director of Campus Ministry will serve in a collaborative and inclusive manner to implement and foster the spiritual development of students across this range of worldviews. This position is highly engaged with students and will bring energy and excitement to educate and engage with interfaith work that fosters student leadership and initiative, as well as collaboration across the university and greater Louisville community.

Primary responsibilities include:
*Establish & develop a vibrant community in the Campus Ministry Office through enthusiastic and student-centered spiritual and interfaith leadership development.
*Supervise, train, and evaluate student staff, including interfaith and marketing interns, to create inclusive faith-based and spiritual wellness programming that furthers the mission of the office.
*Coordinate, attend, and support worship services such as Mass, student-led prayer vigils, and interfaith services.
*Coordinate and facilitate various monthly program series such as the interfaith dialogue series and monthly storytelling events in collaboration with campus and community constituents..
*Advise Interfaith Coalition, coordinating monthly meetings.
*Assist in coordination and implementation of comprehensive retreat program with Director of Campus Ministry and Franciscan Friars, including but not limited to the Encounter Interfaith Retreat and Pathways to Action working retreat in partnership with the Offices of Service and Leadership and Identity and Inclusion.
*Collaboratively develop and implement Campus Ministry orientation experience for incoming first-year students, including development of student leaders.
*Work collaboratively on Social Justice Week and other committees, as requested.
*Maintain the interfaith reflection room.
*Lead campus prayer and present on various topics of spiritual wellness, as requested.
*Coordinate student-led prayer vigils and other services, as needed.
*Oversee social media platforms and webpage content on behalf of the office, or in coordination with student intern.

Requirements:
*Bachelor's degree required; master's degree in College Student Personnel, ministry, or related degree preferred
*Experience in higher education or work with college-aged students preferred
*Knowledgeable and passionate about interfaith work
*Student-centered, innovative, and self-directed, an excellent listener and communicator with exceptional interpersonal skills

URL: www.bellarmine.edu/campusministry/

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