PROTESTANT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR

• Position is Contingent upon Contract Award

PART-TIME

Location: Montgomery, AL

Qualifications Requirement:

• Shall possess a high school diploma, or equivalent.

• Shall successfully complete a minimum of 30 credit hours towards an undergraduate academic degree in education, childhood development, or religious studies.

• Shall have a minimum of two years’ verifiable work experience in the education/spiritual formation field(s).

• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Shall have a working knowledge, and familiarity with Adobe Acrobat DC software.

• Shall have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must be active or willing to be active in the Maxwell Protestant Chapel Program, become visibly known within the Protestant chapel by attending worship services and programs.

• Coordinate the schedule with the Deputy Wing Chaplain and ensure he/she is able to make contact during normal duty hours.

• May be required to work after normal duty hours, weekends, or holidays to complete all requested emergency, special, or urgent religious support requirements. Overtime hours will not be paid. Any work performed after the duty hours, weekends, or holidays must be reported to the designated contracting officer representative.

• Recruit, train, and develop RE volunteers to successfully accomplish RE programs such as Vacation Bible School (VBS), etc. under the direction of the designated Protestant Chaplain. In the absence of volunteers, the RE Coordinator is responsible for Children’s Church or RE instruction during other adult instruction/study periods.

• Coordinate to ensure the required facilities are open and ready for use thirty (30) minutes before starting time. Coordinate and provide oversight for all daytime, evening, and Sunday morning classes. Ensure facility requests are submitted in a timely manner for any events in the chapel.

• Coordinate with the Deputy Wing Chaplain to develop a yearly continuing RE program for preschool, elementary, junior and high schools, singles, and adults for the Maxwell-Gunter Protestant Community.

• Submit, in writing, yearly objectives for the total RE program, and include a schedule of educational programs.

• Shall craft an annual budget (1 Oct – 30 Sep) in writing for all RE programs, to include: selecting needed materials, supplies, projected programs, teacher training, and special RE programs.

• Maintain inventory of approved Protestant RE curriculum, as well as order new required curriculum, when necessary, after approval by program sponsoring chaplain.

• Ensure all adult workers (18 years or older) have the prescribed installation records checks or other required security to work around children completed and on file.

• Ensure new students are contacted and welcomed to the Chapel RE programs. Maintain all digital /social media software/pages/platforms for Protestant Service

• Maintain updated records for all RE program participants including name, address, phone number, age (exclude adults), marital status/single parent, and any special needs for each group. Inform the program sponsoring chaplain about students with special needs, which might require his personal contact/visit.

• Attend monthly Protestant Advisory Council meetings (approximately one hour), providing RE reports as directed by the designated program sponsoring chaplain.

• Actively attend all Protestant planning meetings (approximately one hour), providing weekly RE reports including but not limited to attendance figures, program status, problems, and suggestions.

• Prepare RE publicity as required for official base bulletin and chapel bulletins at least three (3) weeks in advance of the activity or program.

• Shall be familiar with and implement fire and safety practices in accordance with AFI 91-301 to prevent accidents and preserve the life and health of him/herself and any personnel performing or in any way affected by the performance of this contract.

• All events and programs held in the chapel facilities are subject to relocation and/or time changes. RE special events and programs outside of the chapel facilities must be coordinated and approved by the designated Chaplain. Notification of a projected move will be done several days in advance. All services are performed primarily at MAFB but may occasionally require travel to other locations to perform services.

Hours and Performance:

• Maintain a schedule of 20 hours a week September through May.

A requirement of 8 office hours per week must occur Monday thru Thursday, 8:00am-3:00 hours.

• The 20 hours may be reduced June through August reflecting chapel program needs.