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Part-Time Director of Religious Education at Theodore Parker Church, West Roxbury MA

The Theodore Parker Church (TPC) of West Roxbury, MA, is a lively, creative Unitarian Universalist congregation of approximately 90 adults and 40 children seeking a part-time Director of Religious Education (DRE) to lead our Sunday School program for children and to assist with the development of our youth programs. The dedicated volunteers on our Religious Education Committee and teaching teams will work with the DRE to create a nurturing learning environment for moral and spiritual development grounded in Unitarian Universalist principles (www.tparkerchurch.org/about/aboutUU.htm).

We are seeking a candidate who enjoys working with children and teens and who brings energy and humor. We seek someone with initiative and good organizational skills who will empower the gifts of others. A candidate with training in liberal religious education and experience leading a Unitarian Universalist Religious Education program in a setting similar to Theodore Parker Church is preferred, but someone with the necessary skills and with professional experience working with children in a non-religious settings will be considered. Competence with standard computer prorgams is important.

This is a part-time position, approximately 12-15 hours per week, September through June, with flexible hours in the summer. Must work Sundays 9 AM to 1 PM (excepting July & August). Weekday hours are flexible with occasional evening meetings. The DRE will work collaboratively with the Religious Education Committee and be supervised and supported by the Minister.

Compensation is dependent upon experience and commensurate with the standards of the Unitarian Universalist Association. The salary is paid monthly July through June. No benefits are provided. The Director of Religious Education will receive 6 Sundays off during the September to June church year.

Contact: Lilli Nye, tparkerdresearch@gmail.com or 617-823-9025

Mailing Address: DRE Search Committee, Theodore Parker Church, P.O. Box 320001, West Roxbury, MA 02132.