Annex F -
Example of Job Descriptions
DIOCESE OF ...................... / PARISH
OF .....................................
Job Title: Children's Liturgy Group
Worker for [age group]
Responsible to: [designated person for
the parish or leader for that group]
Job Purpose: To work with Pre-school
and Primary School children to provide an adapted Liturgy
of the Word for them during Mass on Sundays and Major
Feasts.
Main Responsibilities
- To work with others to form and inform a children's
liturgy group with regular planning meetings.
- To arrange for the parents of the children, and the
parish community, to be informed of the aim and content
of the liturgy group.
- To prepare the venue and to ensure the safety and
well-being of the children and to conduct the Celebration
of the Word with them.
- To liaise with the priest presiding at the parish
Liturgy and any other appropriate ministers.
- To provide the necessary books and equipment with
the support of the parish.
- To ensure that the Children's Liturgy is conducted
in accordance with the Diocesan Child Protection Procedures.
- To monitor good practice and implement changes where
necessary to enhance both the quality of the Liturgy
and the safety of children.
Person specification
- The ability to relate with respect and ease to children
and adults, and to enjoy working with children.
- Commitment to the essential teachings of the Catholic
Church, and the ethos of the parish.
- Experience in talking with young children and willingness
to attend Children's Liturgy Days.
- A willingness to give time to the preparation of the
sessions and the co-ordination of the group.
- All volunteers responsible for the group must be over
18 years of age.
DIOCESE OF ......................
/ PARISH OF .....................................
Job Title: Parish M.C./Co-ordinator
of Altar Servers [age group]
Responsible to: [designated person for
the parish or leader for that group]
Job Purpose: To work with the Altar
Servers in the parish, assisting at Mass and other Liturgies;
and recruiting and training new servers.
Main Responsibilities
- To work with servers and others to ensure the availability
of servers to assist at the Liturgy as required.
- To liaise with the priest and other appropriate ministers
presiding at the Liturgy.
- To ensure the physical safety and well-being of the
children and young people serving.
- To encourage new servers and provide appropriate training.
- To ensure proper facilities are available for the
servers.
- To arrange, in consultation with others, social events
for servers.
- To ensure that the ministry of the servers is conducted
in accordance with the Diocesan Child Protection Procedures.
- To monitor good practice and implement changes where
necessary to enhance both the quality of the Liturgy
and the safety of children.
Person specification
- The ability to relate with respect and ease to children
and adults, and to enjoy working with children.
- Commitment to the essential teachings of the Catholic
Church, and the ethos of the parish.
- An understanding of the purpose and forms of the Church's
Liturgy and an openness to the diversity possible within
the Liturgy.
- A willingness to give time to training of servers
in a patient yet cheerful atmosphere.
- All volunteers responsible for the group must be over
18 years of age.
DIOCESE OF ......................
/ PARISH OF .....................................
Job Title: Volunteer Parish Youth Worker/Minister
Responsible to: [designated person for
the parish]
Job Purpose: Using social education
and spiritual development activities to work with young
people from secondary school age upwards.
Main Responsibilities
- To encourage young people, mainly from the parish
community, to become active within the group and community.
- To establish a programme of activities which respond
to the needs and aspirations of the young people.
- To contribute, as part of the parish youth work team,
to the development of work with young people from the
parish, promoting the spiritual, social and fun aspects
of Christian living.
- To assist in the maintenance of administration and
the good financial running of the group.
- To attend the team programme planning and assessment
meetings.
- To enable young people to take their rightful role
in the Christian Community as ministers of change and
growth within the Church and World.
- When necessary, to act as a liaison between young
people and the adult parish, to be a voice for their
hopes and aspirations.
- To work with others to ensure that youth work is conducted
in accordance with the Diocesan Child Protection Procedures.
Person specification
- Commitment to the Catholic/Christian principles of
the parish group.
- Willingness to undertake training (within the first
twelve months).
- Ability to relate well with young people and to adults.
- Commitment to the physical, spiritual, and emotional
well being of all children and young people, especially
those they will come in contact with.
- All volunteers must be over 18 years of age.
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