Part-Time RE Coordinator, First Parish UU, Medfield, MA
First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Medfield, MA (www.firstparishmedfield.org) is hiring a teacher/administrator for its K-6 Religious Education program beginning in the Fall of 2015. FPUU is a small, friendly, creative congregation (~100 members, with ~15 kids in the K-6 RE program) located 15 minutes West of Route 128 (Westwood/Dedham exit).
10 hours/week, September-June only: 3-4 hours most Sunday mornings (one Sunday off each month), other hours flexible during the week.
Responsibilities include:
• selecting, preparing for, and leading weekly RE activity for mixed-age classroom;
• scheduling volunteer assistants (from available parents & teens in congregation) as needed;
• coordinating and communicating as needed with parents, kids, volunteers; checking in weekly with the minister; checking in monthly with the RE Committee; providing monthly update for the board liaison and occasional newsletter column for the congregation.
• tracking registrations, attendance, background checks, activity summaries, and other required paperwork.
• assisting minister with aspects of multigenerational worship, depending on capacity and interest.
Ideal candidate is warm, welcoming, and able to connect with children and adults; has commitment to (or enthusiasm for) liberal religion and basic principles of Unitarian Universalism (http://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe/principles); can work with multiple ages and learning styles in a group; has experience with Spirit Play (http://www.spirit-play.com/), Godly Play, or Montessori approach to education; has capacity for organization and attention to detail.
Salary is $8300-9200/year (this meets UUA Fair Compensation Guidelines for RE Coordinators), no benefits. This position is supervised by the minister.
For more information, email dre@firstparishmedfield.org.