Fairfield University

Fairfield University

Athletics Chaplain (full-time)

Fairfield, CT · Exec · Part-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 32 days ago
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About the role

  • The university is home to over 5,000 full-time undergraduate students and 1,200 part-time graduate students.
  • Fairfield University is an NCAA Division 1 charter member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
  • Position Provide on-going spiritual, personal and leadership formation of student-athletes, coaches and staff in the Ignatian tradition.

Responsibilities

  • Providing one-on-one pastoral support for student athletes, coaches and staff
  • Facilitating retreats and develop spiritual programming for athletic teams, coaches and staff focused on themes drawn from Ignatian Spirituality
  • Participating as a member of the STAGS Care team and Stags Athletics Built for Life team meeting regularly to support student-athletes and other members of the Athletics department
  • Developing a ministry presence in the athletics department
  • Possesses excellent interpersonal skills, communication skills, and relationship-building skills within a diverse community
  • Respects and maintains confidentiality

Requirements

  • President - Admin Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.
  • It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job.
  • Applicants should exhibit a deep awareness, understanding, and ability to articulate a commitment to the Jesuit mission and Ignatian Spirituality.
  • Master's Degree in Divinity, Theology, Pastoral Studies or other equivalent formation

Compensation

  • This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Benefits

  • Shares in an understanding of the tradition of the Catholic Church, Ignatian Spirituality, and the charism of Jesuit Education, as well as other non-Catholic traditions
  • Possesses vision and capacity for self-direction in assessing the needs of the division and available resources, is detail-oriented, and can carry a project from start to finish.

Company info

  • Leading and supporting the spiritual and religious life of the department and its members through the We Are Stags initiative https://fairfieldstags.com/feature/WeAreStags

This listing is sourced directly from Fairfield University's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.