Employment Opportunities

Job listings within the Metropolitan Chicago Synod

How to Post a Job

To post a job opportunity, please send the information to Jeff Drake at the synod office by:

E-mail: jdrake@mcselca.org

Fax: 773-248-8455

U.S. Mail:

Metropolitan Chicago Synod, ELCA
1420 W. Dickens Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614

Job listings should be 150 words or less. Longer listings will be edited for the synod newsletter, with a notation that a more complete job listing is available on the synod's Web page.

When the position has been filled, please send an e-mail so that the page may be updated, or call Jeff Drake at 773-248-0021. 

Positions are listed for three months on the synod Web page. After three months, the listing will be removed unless requested otherwise. Listings will run for two months in MetroWord, the synod's newsletter.

 St. Mark's Lutheran Church (200 S. Wille St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056) is seeking a music director. The music director works in cooperation with the pastoral staff and Worship and Music Committee Chairperson to disseminate the word of the Lord to the people of St. Mark through the use of music. The music director’s contribution of specialized knowledge and expertise enhances the worship experience and expands the participation possibilities for the congregation.

The position of the Music Director is a part-time, salaried position requiring approximately twenty (20) hours per week. For a full job description, please contact Nancy Hundley at
847-253-0631 ext .14 or e-mail nhundley@stmarkmp.org.

Are you a people person? Have you got experience interacting with children? Do you think teens are cool? Have you researched retreats and service projects? Good Shepherd (Oak Park) has a core value to embrace life long learning and spiritual growth and seeks a person to facilitate this with our ELCA congregation.

A super opportunity is open to work with all age groups in a vibrant, diverse, and welcoming Lutheran congregation. We've got the kids, teens and adults. You supply the ideas, energy, and love!
Hours: Full time 40 hours per week, including worship attendance.

The Job:

1. Lead Youth Ministry through efforts to build relationships with children, youth and families across diverse age groups on a regular basis, i.e. quarterly to help them strengthen their faith.
2. As the staff lead, provide research and strategic program guidance to Christian Education including Sunday School, VBS, High School and Adult forums and retreat programming. As a guide, programming shall consist of 1/3 service activity, 1/3 education and 1/3 social/fun activity.
3. In partnership with committee chairs, develop Christian Education ministry programs that foster and enhance participation among children, youth and families. Examples include learning experiences and special worship activities.
4. Act as the primary lead in confirmation class delivery.
5. Enhance the evangelistic outreach of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church by planning, leading and coordinating regular events that develop a sense of community among Good Shepherd members and with youth of other congregations, visitors and community inhabitants.
6. Interact directly with the Pastor, Music and Choir Director and Parish Administrator as well as the Committee Chairs to enhance the ministries of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
7. Communicate regularly through web and printed articles about engagement activities and opportunities.

The ideal candidate will:

1. Be grounded in the Christian faith with a strong understanding of the Lutheran tradition
2. Have completed a bachelor's degree.
3. Be experienced at connecting and enabling all age groups.
4. Be an outgoing, approachable, caring, and fun person.
5. Be experienced in leadership, have people skills, and be a good communicator.
6. Be self motivated and disciplined, comfortable with technology application and have strong organizational and administrative skills; able to implement programs and activities.

If you are close enough to "ideal," we encourage you to direct your cover letter and resume by e-mail to DirChrisEd@goodshepherdlc.org

or mail to
Dir. Christian Education Posting
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
611 Randolph St.
Oak Park, IL 60302
www.GoodShepherdLC.org

Duties

1. Within the context of our Lutheran tradition, research available Sunday School, Confirmation, and VBS curricula that link to the Mission and Vision of the congregation in life long spiritual development.
2. Research, organize and lead a variety of social and service activities for the youth (in particular the Confirmands and high school youth) including: lock-ins, mission trips (annually + Lutheran National Youth gathering every three years). Reach out to other Youth Directors in the Oak Park River Forest community for networking and mutual opportunity sharing.
3. Research, organize and coordinate the existing youth worship related commitments including (but not limited to) children's Christmas Eve service, children's Good Friday service, youth Easter breakfast, youth super-bowl sub sandwich sales, and other youth led church services to more fully integrate them into the worship life.
4. Take an active leadership, coordination and participation role in Sunday School, VBS, Confirmation, and high school youth programming.
5. Organize and coordinate continued communication with our youth after high school- at college, in the military, etc. so that Good Shepherd's relationship can be sustained.
6. Network Adult Education needs and aspirations with the congregation and identify short or longer term offerings (classes, retreats etc.) and program leaders that link to the Mission and Vision for life long spiritual development.
7. Ensure effective and frequent communication between and among youth, adults and families regarding the full breadth of activities, expectations and opportunities.
8. Provide creatively for greater visibility of children and youth ministry in the entire congregation.
9. Seek ongoing and regular ways to build relationships with adults, children and youth- i.e. "hang out" with the youth

Good Shepherd Church, 1310 Shepherd Dr., Naperville, IL 60565, is seeking a part-time (20 hours) Director of Traditional Worship to provide vision, direction and leadership for traditional worship with an emphasis on music. Director will work with Pastors and creative team to plan and lead weekly worship services and engage the congregation through liturgy, drama, visuals arts, and multi-media so that they come to know and love God. Director is expected to develop a vibrant, comprehensive traditional music ministry to include vocal choirs, instrumental ensembles, and special music programs.

Good Shepherd is a multi-venue worship community with traditional, contemporary and alternative weekly worship opportunities. Director will collaborate with contemporary and alternative worship leaders to enhance multi-venue worship. Ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and 3-5 years related experience in conducting, teaching or performance.

Candidate should have an appreciation for all styles of worship. To apply, contact Pastor Gary Olson, 630-961-9220 or office@welcomegrowserve.org.

 Advocate Health Care is seeking candidates for a Parish Nurse position in our Chicago region for the Uptown Chicago neighborhood.  As part of Advocate's Mission and Spiritual Care, the office of Advocate Parish Nurse Ministry participates in making real the vision of wholistic healing—good health to all—by partnering with congregations of all denominations and religious affiliations in an effort to embrace the integration of faith and health. 

This position is designed to provide whole person health promotion and disease prevention services with an emphasis on spiritual care. These services are provided to a congregation as part of the continuum of care of Advocate Health Care.

The major accountabilities and job activities of the parish nurse role are integrator of faith and health, health educator, personal health counselor, referral agent, developer of support groups, trainer of volunteers, and health advocate.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent communication skills
• Current license as Registered Nurse in Illinois.
• BS or BSN preferred.
• 5 years current clinical experience.
• Computer skills and ability to gather and document data for community served
• Health assessment, health education and health counseling skills.
  

The position will be based at Chicago Uptown Ministry, 4720 North Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60640. This is a 40 hour per week position in Uptown Chicago community, which serves our Illinois Masonic Medical Center service area.  .

To learn more about Parish Nursing, visit our website at:  http://www.advocatehealth.com/system/about/community/faith/advpnurs.html and please contact Nancy Durbin, MS, RN, FCN, Director, Advocate Parish Nurse Ministry at nancy.durbin@advocatehealth.com.

Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago is seeking a bilingual (English/Spanish) Office Administrator to manage office operations. The Office Administrator is responsible for church-related written communications (including bulletins, newsletter, and mailings), as well as hospitality and communication with people of the community. Administrator provides administrative support for the pastor and congregational ministries as necessary. Position is approximately 10 hours a week, flexible, provided availability Monday-Friday between 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented with excellent communication skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Publisher is essential.

For more information, please call 773-767-7400. Please submit resume to Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6149 S. Kenneth Ave., Chicago, IL 60629, Attn: Pastor Ross Carmichael, or e-mail calvaryluther@sbcglobal.net.

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