Resident Minister (On-Campus Housing Opportunity!)

Job Title:

Resident Minister (On-Campus Housing Opportunity!)

Job Summary:

Resident Ministers (RMs) are lay members of the University Ministry team who live in the residence halls and support the spiritual, religious, and pastoral needs of students. RMs support and encourage USF students of all religions, beliefs, and identities to connect their faith, spirituality, and values with curricular and co-curricular opportunities, including University Ministry programs and other on-campus programs and resources. RMs must be available for up to 20 hours (residence hall work hours, work hours in a specific program area, and work in general UM training and signature programs) each week and are expected to attend University Ministry programs, liturgies, and events, facilitate hall programs, and be attentive to any student needs that may arise. RMs come from different spiritual and religious backgrounds and traditions.

Full Job Description:

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Residence Hall Work:  

• Be available to students for conversation, support, and reflection informally and during scheduled hours. Up to 8-10 hours of availability a week. This may include a combination of in-person and online availability. 

• Be available as part of the residence hall emergency response team when necessary. 

• Meet regularly with Residence Hall staff at regularly scheduled staff meetings, facilitate reflection, and support staff in community development and programming.   

• Develop programs that use principles of Ignatian spirituality to challenge students to engage, reflect, discern, develop relationships of justice, and live with hope, passion, integrity, and purpose.  

• Provide support and reflection opportunities for students connected to living learning, themed, and academic program communities. 

• Some Resident Ministers may be assigned to one of several Living Learning Communities: St. Ignatius Institute, Esther Madriz Scholars, Muskat Scholars Program, or the BASE community. 

2. University Ministry Program Area:  

• Support University Ministry Program Areas and engage students in University Ministry programs under the direction of the Associate/Assistant Director of that area. 

• Up to 8-10 hours of weekly availability during UM office working hours for program-related work. 

• Some Resident Ministers may be assigned to also assist with one of several student groups: Ignatians Peer Ministers, Catholic Student Prayer Group, etc.  

• Other duties as assigned. 

 3. University Ministry Signature Programs and Ongoing RM Formation:  

• Support and attend University Ministry programs as part of the University Ministry team, including the weekly 7:00 pm Sunday student liturgy, service opportunities, major university liturgies, seasonal liturgies, and University Ministry signature events.

• Rotate as part of the post-liturgy social team. 

• Attend RM orientation in August, retreats, regularly scheduled meetings, in-services, theological reflection sessions,, and training opportunities.

• Other duties as assigned.

UNIVERSITY MINISTRY MISSION STATEMENT

University Ministry supports the spiritual, religious, and pastoral needs of the University of San Francisco community. 

At University Ministry, we support and encourage USF students, faculty, staff and alumni of all religions, beliefs, and identities, to connect their faith, spirituality, and values with social justice and solidarity with the poor, and with care for the earth, our common home, in order to realize the fullness of our humanity, and lead lives of meaning and purpose. This is at the core of the Jesuit Catholic mission at USF and Ignatian spirituality, a spirituality for everyday life. We invite you to consider how God is present in our world and active in our lives. At UM, we provide pathways to deeper prayer, good decisions guided by keen discernment, and an active life of service to others.

PROGRAM AREAS

Liturgy & Music – Resident Ministers in this area assist with the planning and preparation of Sunday night student liturgies, the Mass of the Holy Spirit, major university liturgies, prayer services, and memorial services. The Liturgy and Music RMs recruit, train, schedule, and build community among student lay ministers and build and maintain a database of students involved with lay ministry. The Liturgy & Music RM should have experience in planning and a passion for the liturgical life of the community at USF. RMs are also expected to train students in various liturgical roles. 

Retreats – RMs are responsible for the creation, planning, and organization of multiple day-long, half-day, overnight, and weekend retreat experiences for USF students, faculty, and staff. Retreat team RMs are expected to attend all weekly meetings, train student leaders, lead assigned retreat experiences, and help develop a marketing plan. RMs in this area should have an interest in student development and spiritual development. 

Interfaith & Religious Diversity - RMs in this area create meaningful interfaith programming that unites the community in prayer and dialogue. The interfaith team is responsible for creating prayer services, an interfaith retreat experience, and related interfaith programming for the community. Additionally, this area explores the intersection of religious and/or spiritual identity and culture. RMs in this area must be passionate about interfaith work as well as work in antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Social Justice – RMs in this area help students to step outside of their familiar university lives, walk with people at the margins of society, and in doing so, open their minds and hearts to personal transformation. Social Justice RMs are responsible for leading social justice opportunities, engaging students in reflection and discernment, marketing events, and leading local and national engagement in social justice (Ignatian Solidarity Network, Food Recovery Network, etc.)

Immersions – RMs in this area must proactively recruit, plan, and organize all pre-immersion, immersion, and post-immersion logistics. Responsibilities include: marketing immersion opportunities, training student leaders, developing and leading reflections, organizing travel paperwork, coordinating with immersion leaders at immersion locations, and providing opportunities for student reflection and discernment. RMs must have a passion for student development and working with national and international communities. 

Jewish Social Justice/Queering Religion – RMs in this area will work closely with UM’s Rabbi-in-Residence to support the needs of Jewish students and the spiritually-seeking LGBTQIA group – Queering Religion. Opportunities may include working on the annual Spectrum Retreat, the Open Doors Sukkot program, and the annual JSSJ Social Justice Passover Seder.

REQUIREMENTS

RMs must be available for a 10-month commitment beginning on August 1, 2023 and ending on May 31, 2024. RMs must be available for a mandatory week-long in-person orientation from August 1-4, 2023 and two virtual orientation sessions in late May and mid-July. Must be fully vaccinated and boosted. 

ROOM AND BOARD

RMs are classified as volunteers. The position requires that RMs live on campus in the residence halls and, therefore, receive housing accommodations and a flexi meal plan. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field (preference given to those working toward a Master’s or Doctoral degree in education, theology/ministry, or an appropriate field).  Ministerial experience with youth, or experience which would effectively transfer to ministry work at a Jesuit Catholic university. Basic pastoral skills and an understanding of faith development and student development. Ability to appropriately share one’s experience of faith and to invite students to explore their own sense of faith, spirituality, and the promotion of justice. All faith traditions are welcome and encouraged to apply. This position is for USF Graduate students only. 

International Students are welcomed to apply. Please note that RM hours do count as work hours for F-1 eligibility.

TO APPLY

Areas of high need will be prioritized: Liturgy. Only applications with a cover letter will be considered.

In your cover letter, please indicate why you are interested in being a resident minister and your primary and secondary program areas of interest within University Ministry. Please explain why you chose these areas and what you can contribute. 

Applications that do not meet these requirements and the following specifications will not be considered. Please do not email your materials to University Ministry directly. Please do not email to inquire about your application status. All applications, with a cover letter, will be reviewed. Not all applicants will be contacted for an interview. 

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Part time

Pay Rate:

Hourly

Salary Range :

Volunteer