Position: Director of Religious Education

First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Hingham, Massachusetts (Old Ship) is looking for an experienced, full-time, Director of Religious Education to work with our children, youth and adults in our lifespan growth and learning program. We seek a creative and confident spiritual leader with a minimum of three years of experience to be compensated with salary and benefits in accordance with UUA guidelines.

Mission Statement of Lifespan Religious Education at Old Ship

The Old Ship religious education program creates a meaningful community that values individuals of all ages and awakens their sense of wonder, reverence and self-awareness through fellowship, worship, education and service.

Responsibilities

Working with an engaged congregation and a range of committees, the DRE:

• implements and oversees all aspects of the children’s religious education program, including:

  • Spirit Play curriculum for grades K-2
  • Elementary School Pillar Program for grades 3-5
  • Neighboring Faiths program for grade 6
  • Our Whole Lives (OWL) program
  • Coming of Age program

  guides youth programming while supporting and supervising the Youth Advisor

  develops and coordinates religious growth and learning for the whole community in collaboration with the minister

  advocates for the Religious Education mission throughout the community.

Old Ship is:

• a supportive and energetic community just completing two years of work with an interim DRE resulting in a strengthened program and new commitment to lifespan religious education
• a Welcoming Congregation located 15 miles south of Boston
• a mid-sized congregation with about 250 members and an average weekly attendance of 120 adults and 65 children and youth
• a congregation that was gathered in 1635 and worships in the oldest wooden church building in continuous use in the United States.

We are seeking a candidate who:

• has a minimum three years of experience as a DRE or UUA credentials
• is a creative, energetic, outgoing spiritual leader for a growing community
• has strong communication and interpersonal skills, and is able to effectively minister to children, youth, and adults
• is well versed in Unitarian Universalist curriculum, and experienced with Spirit Play, OWL, and youth programming.

More information is available at www.oldshipchurch.org.
Applicants are invited to submit a letter, résumé and three references to:

Maureen Butler, Search Committee Co-Chair
Old Ship Parish House, 107 Main Street
Hingham, MA 02043

DREsearch@oldshipchurch.org

Applications due by February 29, 2008. Start date July 1, 2008.