Campus Minister - ICA Cristo Rey Academy High School -San Francisco

Campus Minister

ICA Cristo Rey Academy (ICA) is a Dominican Catholic college preparatory school that empowers girls from underserved communities to become confident young women able to realize their full potential. By providing an excellent academic curriculum, a unique corporate work study experience, and the support of our spiritual community, we prepare students for lives of faith, purpose, and service. The mission of Campus Ministry is to enliven and animate the Catholic and Dominican identity of our school for students, faculty, staff, and families. We seek to nurture the spiritual lives of our studentssupporting and enriching them to live lives filled with faith, hope, and love in service to others. Through masses, daily prayer, retreats, and formational activities, we invite every student to seek God's presence in all things. Our community reflects Jesus' care for all people, living in solidarity with our foundress, Mother Maria Pia Backes, and her mission for the young, the poor, and the vulnerable.

The Campus Minister supports the spiritual formation of the student body by integrating faith, culture, and life. Inspired by Gospel values and the Dominican pursuit of Veritas, the Campus Minister helps students think critically and ethically about the world to promote the Kingdom of God. The ultimate goal is the formation of young women of prayer, study, community, and service.

Instructional duties include participating in admissions and enrollment events, HR-related training, and other duties as assigned by the President/Principal to advance the ICA mission and vision. The Campus Minister coordinates with Corporate Work Study and the Academic team to plan, design, and implement religious studies curriculum into new student orientation and the 9th grade Institute programming. They provide instruction for the 9th-grade Intro to Religion course for the first month of the school year. They serve on Grade Level Teams, Student Life Committee, and attend Student of Concern meetings to provide holistic student support.

ICA's ambitious mission necessitates high expectations of its faculty, both in their individual and community presence, thus ICA seeks and expects the following: authentic resonance with ICA's mission as a Catholic school for students of all faiths, including a commitment to girls' education and the Dominican pillars of Community, Study, Service, and Prayer; intentional and constructive contributions to the ICA team, recognizing the unique value, perspectives, strengths, and challenges of every member of the community; a growth mindset and high levels of self/social awareness, self-management, empathy, and curiosity; positive collaboration skills, including integrity, humility, and the ability to build/maintain authentic and trusting relationships; exceptional ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and nonverbal communication skills, as well as deep listening skills to gain understanding; professional practices of attention to detail, punctuality, efficiency, and organization.

Successful applicants will demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional growth. In addition, they will meet or exceed the following requirements: practicing Catholic with a Bachelor's degree in Theology or a related field (Master's degree preferred), or demonstrated training and leadership expertise in ministry; Master's degree in Theology, Pastoral Ministry, or Divinity highly valued; proven experience working with youth in the classroom, ministry, community service and/or student life; strong writing, editing, and communication skills; demonstrated experience in the independent school arena preferred, but not required; able to work collaboratively with other departments; proficiency in written and spoken Spanish is a plus.

ICA Cristo Rey encourages applicants of all backgrounds and provides equal employment opportunities to applicants of any race, ethnicity, religion, sex, or national origin. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We strongly encourage those with a demonstrated dedication to social justice, collaboration, innovation, and student-centered education to apply. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the described essential functions.

To apply, submit the following to the Director of Mission and Brand Integration, Ria Aquino at raquino@icacademy.org: resume, cover letter highlighting your interest in and readiness for this position, and a self-recorded smartphone video introducing yourself and explaining how your experience aligns with our work at ICA Cristo Rey.