The Associate Director works with the Senior Director to animate Social Outreach programs and initiatives at a Diocesan level.  This is accomplished in part by working directly with parishes and other Catholic and community organizations on program development that serves the poor and vulnerable in alignment with Catholic identity and the Bishop’s vision and priority goals for the Diocese.   

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential job responsibilities; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.  All the duties and standards within this job description will be performed according to the established policies, procedures and guidelines outlined in the parish policy and procedures manuals. 

Essential Job Responsibilities: 

• 1. Education and Formation: Educate clergy, parish leaders, and the faithful on Catholic Social Teaching (CST) through workshops, resources, and pastoral initiatives.
• 2. Social Outreach Coordination:  To coordinate or implement programs and initiatives that address identified needs from a Catholic perspective.  These may include:
  • Pro Life Ministries
  • Prison Ministry
  • Mental Health Ministry
  • Mobile Outreach Ministry
  • Diocesan Disaster Response
  • Rural Life
  • Other social concerns as prioritized by the Bishop
• 3. To serve as a liaison for the Diocese between other Catholic and secular social outreach ministries and programs.
• 4. Advocacy and Public Policy:  Act as a liaison with the Ohio Catholic Conference and the USCCB to promote legislative agendas regarding life, human dignity, and the common good.
• 5. Collaboration: Maintain working relationships with Curial Departments whose mission is correlative to Social Outreach. 
• 6. To assist the Bishop through research, writing, development of correspondence and responding to calls or requests arising out of the work of Social Outreach in the diocese.
• 7. Other initiatives and priorities of the Vicariate

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