Associate for Campus Ministry-Job Description

Job Summary

Approved by the vestry, 16 October, 2003

The Associate for Campus Ministry (hereinafter designated Associate) reports to and will assist the rector in his responsibilities as pastor, priest, teacher, and administrator, sharing in the councils of this congregation and of the whole Church, in communion with the Bishop of North Carolina. By word and action, informed at all times by the Holy Scriptures, The Book of Common Prayer, and the Constitution and Canons of the General Convention and of the Diocese of North Carolina, the Associate will proclaim the Gospel, love and serve Christ's people, nourish them, and strengthen them to glorify God in this life and in the life to come.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Associate will represent the rector and, as Episcopal Chaplain to the UNC community, will lead the parish in the work of campus and young adult ministry. Specifically, he/she will:

• Extend the liturgical and sacramental life of the parish to facilitate the greatest and broadest possible access by the University community
• Provide pastoral care and nurturing of UNC students, faculty, and staff
• Stimulate discussion and articulation of theological, moral, intellectual, aesthetic, and professional issues confronting students, faculty, and staff and the world in which they live
• Meet regularly with and provide guidance to the leadership of and participants in the Episcopal Campus Ministry
• Lead the intentional development of Christian leadership skills among participants in the Episcopal Campus Ministry
• Direct through information and leadership to avenues of service available on campus, in the community, and to the larger world.

The Associate will work closely with, receive counsel from, and be supported by the University Ministry Committee, and act as an ex-officio consultant to the Johnson Intern Program, Social Ministry Committee, Cross-Ties, the Episcopal Youth Community, and with any other parish groups as negotiated with the rector.

The Associate will participate in the UNC Campus Ministers' Association, the Diocesan Chaplains' Association, and other national associations, as may be deemed appropriate to the professional development of the Associate's ministry.

The Associate will perform a limited schedule of duties as a parish priest, as negotiated with the rector.

Interpersonal Relationships

The Associate will have contact with all people in the parish including parishioners, staff, and volunteers and persons outside the parish, including UNC students, faculty and staff, campus, diocesan, and national church officials and other members of community, state, and world outreach organizations.

Understandings and Expectations

Times of Work and Leave

The work of the Associate includes not only activities directed to the campus ministry and the parish but also work on behalf of the Diocese, the community, and the national Church. It is anticipated the Associate will observe a regularly scheduled workweek, that he/she will observe regular office hours, and that he/she may set aside one and one half days each week solely for personal and family use.

The Associate will have the following periods of leave at full compensation:

• All holidays listed in the parish Personnel Policy, as the same may be amended from time to time, except for work related to worship services conducted on those days.
• One full calendar month annual vacation, which may include as many as twenty-three (23) workdays and as many as five (5) Sundays. Unused vacation may be carried forward to succeeding years, but no more than 28 work days and six (6) Sundays will be taken in any one year.
• Attendance at collegial or professional development events or two weeks continuing education leave each year, which may not be carried forward to succeeding years.
• Sabbatical leave may occur in accord with the policy of the vestry and the Diocese.