Assistant Spirituality Center Director

Job Description

The main purposes of this role are:
• To develop and expand retreats and workshops that reflect the charism of the MSBTs
• To support the hosting of retreats sponsored by external groups' parishes, ministries, and organizations and to coordinate individual and private retreats.
• To engage in supporting the day to day operations of the Mother Boniface Spirituality Center.

Program and Retreat Development
• Develop and implement a retreat and workshop portfolio that reflects the charism of the MSBTs, responds to the needs of the Catholic community, and deepens the spiritual and faith life of participants.
• Cultivate relationships with potential presenters, speakers, and facilitators and invite them to lead and facilitate retreat and workshop experiences.
• Research stipend structures to pay facilitators, presenters, speakers, musicians, etc. that support retreats in the portfolio
• Manage the registration process for MBSC programs and offerings. Develop registration lists for each program that includes contact information and payment status. Communicate to participants any updates to support their readiness to participate in programs and retreats.
• Assist in the creating marketing materials and social media posts for programs and retreats. Materials will align with the branding requirements.
• Ensure that retreat rooms are set up to meet the required needs for event activities and presentation. This includes arranging for audiovisual needs and table and chair arrangements.
• Respond to all private retreat inquiries and ensure that the reasons for retreat aligns with the requirements for private retreat participation.
• Collaborate with spiritual directors in providing spiritual direction to private retreatants.
Hosted Group Coordination and Support
• Process event inquiries from intake to implementation.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with all retreat coordinators from groups and organizations.
• In collaboration with the MBSC Director, coordinate logistical support for events by effectively collaborating with operational departments.
• Process event agreements and ensure their accuracy. Send to host coordinators in a timely fashion. In collaboration with the MBSC Director, assess fee structure for groups.
• Welcome and host groups during the event and provide onsite event support during weekends and at times overnight stays.
Open Houses and Tours
• Develop open houses for specific groups and invite them to consider retreating at the center, for example, nurses, teachers, nonprofit leaders, etc.
• Provide facility tours explaining the history and the charism.

Arts and Environment
• In collaboration with the MBSC staff team, develop and arts and environment plan so that the Center's arts and internal and external environments reflect the liturgical seasons, feast days, founder anniversaries, etc.
• Ensure images in retreat spaces reflect and connect with the diverse populations that retreat at the center.
• In collaboration with the MBSC Team and Vocation Council Coordinator, assess the art pieces and images displayed throughout the center for its alignment with the MSBT charism and with visitors of the center.
• Develop a plan to align images and art pieces at MBSC with the MSBT charism.
• Research photos and art pieces in the archives for display in the spirituality center.
• Research new items for purchase that will reflect the vision and mission of the MBSC, and will resonate with and inspire visitors, guests, and retreatants. Share rationale and proposed costs with Executive Director of MBSC.
• Write descriptions for images that expand information and invite visitors into the history and impact of the MSBT community.
Program Equipment and Supplies
• Oversee the program equipment and supplies and ensure its readiness for all retreats and programs. This includes, computers, televisions, audio systems, etc.
• Ensure that there are working supplies for all programs and retreats.
MBSC Team Support
• Actively participate in weekly MBSC team meetings.
• Support all MBSC operational teams when needing extra hands and assistance.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures of the department and MSBT.

Education:
- College Degree from 4 year accredited institution preferred
Bachelor's degree in business preferred.
- Previous experience managing a retreat center or related experience in a religious-based institution is a plus.
- Demonstrated leadership and the ability to develop strong spiritual and business alliances/partnerships with the local religious communities is a plus.
- Passionate Advocate for Customer Service and Continuous Improvement
- Ability to manage, lead and develop
- Self-directed individual yet able to work in an environment with multiple accountabilities
- Proactive and decisive leader for the business with excellent communication skills
- Highly developed and disciplined in work ethic, accountability and follow-through
- Expert user of Microsoft office products (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
- A team player, able to effectively interact with all aspects of the organization (internal as well as external visitors).
- Bilingual is plus
- Ability to work weekends or late schedules as needed when busy

Other requirements: Experience managing operational budgets, creation and utilization of marketing materials; An understanding of the MSBT charism; Catholic in good standing with an appreciation of spiritual development required.

We will offer a compensation package consisting of a competitive annual salary. Health benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, LTD, IRA and various supplemental policies are available.

About the Employer

We are an apostolic religious community of women founded by Fr. Thomas A. Judge, CM and co-founder Mother Mary Boniface Keasey, MSBT in 1918. Our Motherhouse is located in Philadelphia and we are currently serving in missions across the continental United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico.

By our lives as Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity, we seek first to glorify the Triune God. Our specific mission is the preservation of the faith in those areas and among those people who are spiritually neglected and abandoned, especially the poor.

Our chief effort is to develop a missionary spirit in the laity.