Senior Spiritual Formator for Employees I  

The Senior Spiritual Formator for Employees I designs, implements, facilitates, and evaluates spiritual formation programs and activities for employees of assigned units.

The position supports the University’s aim to hone and enrich the community’s talents, identity, values and character through structures and age-appropriate opportunities guided by the Ignatian tradition and pedagogy.

I. Program Design

• Plans and designs spiritual formation programs and activities that address employee needs in alignment with the Ignatian Spirituality Formation (ISF) Framework, ensuring consistency with the Office’s mission and goals
• Develops session content, prayer guides, and program flow for talks,
  spiritual conversations, recollections, and retreats
• Prepares semestral and annual reports, budgets, presentations, and other
  documents for respective programs in consultation with concerned persons and/or teams
• Recruits and trains a pool of facilitators and staff to support retreats and other formation activities
• Collaborates with partner coordinators, offices, and departments for integrated formation programs, ensuring alignment where needed
  

II. Program Implementation

• Monitors the execution of formation programs before, during, and after events, ensuring alignment with objectives and quality standards
• Provides individual/group spiritual direction/accompaniment and guidance
• Facilitates talks, prayer sessions, spiritual conversations, recollections, retreats, and retreat supervision
• Monitors employees’ spiritual formation journey by maintaining participation records, reviewing attendance and feedback, and ensuring their completion of the prescribed program cycle
• Serves as liturgical minister when needed, assisting in the preparation and facilitation of liturgical celebrations and ensuring that these are conducted in a prayerful and meaningful manner
• Represents the Office in engagements with external individuals and organizations regarding formation programs and services
  

III. Program Evaluation

• Develops or uses current evaluation tools such as surveys, interviews, and focus groups to gather feedback on program runs, and analyzes the data collected to derive actionable insights and recommendations for enhancing program formation strategies
• Attends regular meetings for team planning and evaluation of the Office’s programs and activities and takes minutes as needed
  

IV. Performs other work-related tasks as may be required by the immediate supervisor and authorized representative

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ignatian Spirituality and Formation: Strong knowledge of Ignatian spirituality concepts, values, and practices. Ability to design and facilitate reflective retreats, and recollections, and conduct spiritual conversations and spiritual direction that are appropriate and responsive to the needs of the participants
• Interpersonal Skills
• Networking and Relationship Management
• Communication Skills
• Customer Service Skills
• Organization Skills
• Technological Savvy
• Time Management
• Budget and Resource Management

• Bachelor’s Degree graduate
• Graduate Degree or Certifications in Spirituality, Pastoral Ministry, Religious Education, Theology or Psychology is an advantage
• Background training related to Ignatian Spirituality or Campus Ministry
• With at least 3 years work experience as a formator
• With at least 5 or 8 day Ignatian retreat experience