Officer - Worship & Prayer

1 week ago


Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Catholic Diocese Of Maitland-Newcastle Full time

**Introduction**:
About Us

The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle serves the people of the Newcastle, Hunter and Manning regions which have a population of some 150,000 Catholics. Through its parishes, pastoral groups, and its agencies of Catholic Schools, CatholicCare, St Nicholas Early Education and other agencies the diocese provides faith, spiritual, pastoral, educational, social welfare, and community development. The Diocese employs approximately 4,000 staff across its parishes and agencies. Our wider community is also supported by many volunteers.

The Diocesan Curia consists of those institutions and persons that assist the bishop in governance. The Curia also assists in providing services and pastoral care that parishes are no longer able to provide. Thus, the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle Curia includes:

- Diocesan Offices - Bishops Office, Office of Safeguarding, Pastoral Ministries and CEO Office.
- Diocesan Agencies - CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning, Catholic Schools Office, St Nicholas Early Education, Hunter Community Housing, Catholic Development Fund, and Diocesan Shared Services.

Benefits of Working With Us
- Receive an attractive salary with salary packaging available;
- Receive up to 3 additional days leave, between the Christmas and New Year period annually;
- Paid parental leave;
- Flexible working arrangements;
- Staff Birthdays & Anniversary Recognition;
- Ongoing training and development opportunities;
- A great friendly environment of dedicated and passionate co-workers;
- Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport;
**Description**:
The Opportunity

Pastoral Ministries is currently seeking a Officer
- Worship and Prayer to join their Foundation Team. This is a Permanent Full-Time position based at our Newcastle West office, with plenty of parking.

About the Role

You will work with the Manager of Worship and Prayer, accompanying and engaging the local Church (Parishes, Schools, CatholicCare, St Nicholas, Shared Services, Office of Safeguarding and the Catholic Development Fund) and growing mutually supportive relationships for the sake of community and mission.

The position will develop according to the gifts and experience of the person and the worship and prayer needs of the community. Initially, the primary focus of the Officer - Worship and Prayer will be the ministry of Christian Initiation working with the Diocesan Liturgy Council (DLC) and Diocesan Christian initiation Forum to grow this ministry according to the vision, principles and processes of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.

**Skills and Experiences**:
Experience/Criteria
- Faith expressed through commitment to the Catholic Church and its teachings
- An understanding of Vatican II Communion and Mission ecclesiology, and synodality, and their expression in the call to missionary discipleship
- nurturing liturgical life, and particularly the ministry of Christian Initiation
- Engaging others in collaborative processes grounded in dialogue that develop supportive relationships
- A well-developed and mature spirituality, prayer and faith life
- A reflective, creative, resilient, flexible, well-organised person who enjoys exploring new possibilities
- Previous experience in working with multiple stakeholders for the purpose of serving the wider community
- balancing vision and reality and working positively in the gap
- Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills, and ability to use a variety of communication tools

**Qualifications**:

- Tertiary studies in Theology and/or Liturgy
- Current Class C Drivers Licence
- Working with Children Check
- Criminal background checks
- Experience and understanding of the Pastoral Plan and organisation of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle

**To Apply**:
Please provide a current copy of your Resume and a Cover Letter individually addressing each of selection criteria under the headings of Experience/Criteria and Qualifications.


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