Male Formator

Job Description

Job Title: Formator
Reports To: Local Head of Formators

SUMMARY
Formators with each other and the Director of Formation to preserve the mission and spirit of CITC in all its activities, programs, and services. They help to oversee the integral well-being of the missionaries, including their spiritual life, human formation, community life, intellectual formation, and apostolic projection with people in need, volunteers, and the greater community. They do so by being available to the missionaries and offering accompaniment, resources, and opportunities for their daily Christian lives.

In addition to their service to the missionaries, new Formators spend the first year of their employment prioritizing their own formation. These include 1) a time of training accompanied by experienced Formators, 2) practicum within the mission of CITC, and 3) ongoing studies. While CITC seeks to provide the resources for this training and development, Formators take the initiative in their personal formation according to the mission and spirit of CITC.

CITC seeks applicants who demonstrate a deep knowledge and love for the social and moral teachings of the Catholic Church and manifest those qualities by both their ability to articulate those teachings clearly, and by living their lives faithfully and fully in line with the Magisterium of the Catholic Church and its doctrines, morals, and official teachings.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Regarding the missionaries:
Collaborate with the formators to implement the formation program for missionaries
Attentiveness and guidance for the integral well-being and growth of missionaries
Offer a personal example of apostolic availability in daily life, particularly toward the missionaries
Facilitate moments of encounter within the community
Assist the Head Formator in evaluating applicants for the year of service
Participate in the formation of the staff according to CITC's mission and spirit
Create and constantly renew a culture that is consistent with the identified mission, vision, guiding principles, and values of the organization.

Regarding their personal formation:
Dedication to deepening spiritual life and relationship with God
Proactivity in their own spiritual and human growth (e.g., spiritual direction, counseling, or other resources for continued maturation and sanctity)
Proactivity in studies regarding their academic pursuits, as well as the CITC handbooks, formation plan, and materials
Familiarity with our mission with the homeless
Seeking conversations and training from the experienced formators

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide personal support for the missionaries in unforeseen situations
Promptly respond to requests for spiritual guidance
Participates effectively as a team member through communication, cooperation, information sharing, and problem solving
Offer spiritual resources to nourish the interior life of the missionaries
Outreach to the greater community will require traveling by plane and long road trips
Assist with community life, which during particular circumstances may include caring for the sick in the house, cooking, cleaning (including bathrooms), organizing house items, and manual labor (e.g., moving furniture and carrying donations).
Accompany the missionaries on spiritual retreats, excursions, walking a pilgrimage (50 miles in 4 days), camping and sleeping in tents, and driving
Collaborate with other staff with their duties and responsibilities for the overall mission of CITC

QUALIFICATIONS
Studies in theology preferred
Experience in pastoral ministry or missionary life
Awareness and integration into the CITC mission

NECESSARY SKILLS
Emotional intelligence and maturity
Critical thinking based on Catholic criteria
Active listening
Teaching and public speaking
Ability to provide guidance and motivation based on Catholic criteria
Ability to facilitate community living, especially through dialogue and sharing
Social perceptiveness
Reading comprehension for theological and spiritual texts
Complex problem solving and conflict resolution
Prudent judgment and decision making
Flexibility

Time: Full-time, Exempt, 40 hours per week
Reports to: Director of Formation
Benefits include medical, vision, and dental insurance, retirement fund, paid-time off, and
various other benefits specific to Christ in the City.
Salary: $45,000

To apply for this position, please:
1) Email your resume and a cover letter to jobs@christinthecity.org
2) In the body of the e-mail, share how you heard about this position

About the Employer

Christ in the City is a Catholic non-profit dedicated to forming missionaries, volunteers and communities in knowing, loving, and serving the poor. Our ministry is unique in that we specialize in not only serving the poor but in knowing, loving, and serving the poor. We have found authentic friendship can transform a life and often affect the following types of change in a person, namely: Freedom from addiction, meaningful work, housing and reconciliation with God.