OPENINGS

Finance/Business Manager (full time) - St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Morristown, NJ

Saint Peter’s Church, Morristown, is a thriving and growing Episcopal church in the heart of Morris County. We are looking for an exceptional, self-managed financial and business manager to join our committed team. We’ll be looking to you to apply your outstanding knowledge of complex accounting, bookkeeping, tax management and financial endowments, as well as administering employee benefits, preferably in a non-profit environment. You’ll also be responsible for ensuring the upkeep and management of our large Church campus, working with and supervising two staff members. Your ability to engage and work with other staff and parishioners will be key to your success. Due to the nature of the position, candidates must understand the necessity of employing discretion and confidentially at all times.

Requirements:
- proven financial management/bookkeeping and tax management skills, ability to work with multiple bank accounts
- knowledge of accounting software and ability/desire to learn new software
- experience with facilities management
- experience working with endowments in a non-profit environment
- strong organizational skills
- excellent written and oral communication skills required.
- prior staff management
- ability to work in highly confidential environment
- knowledge of Spanish desirable
- knowledge of the Episcopal church or non-profit organizations a plus

Salary requirements must accompany resume. Position reports to Executive Assistant to the Rector.

Please send your resume to Marie Patterson, mpatterson@stpetersmorristown.org.

(posted 01/19/10)

Parish Administrator (part time) - St. David’s Episcopal Church located in Kinnelon, NJ requires a part-time (20 hours per week) Parish Administrator.  Candidate will provide administrative support to the Rector and to the Parish community as directed by the Rector.   

Skills required for the position:

• ·         Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs (Outlook, Excel, Word, Publisher)
• ·         Proficient in Adobe PageMaker
• ·         General skills using hardware peripherals like scanners and printers.
• ·         Basic understanding  of website posting,  and network set-up

Key Duties:

• ·         Assisting the Rector, Staff Members and Parishioners as directed.
• ·         Answering phones and parishioner emails,  and coordinating the Parish Calendar
• ·         Manage distribution lists, meeting minutes and readings for Vestry, Worship Teams and other Church Committees and Groups.
• ·         Prepare, distribute weekly, monthly and annual bulletins, service leaflets, newsletters and reports.
• ·         Record and maintain bookkeeping records of tenant checks, fund raising events, charity distributions and other weekly, monthly or yearly budgetary accounts.
• ·         Manage relationships with the Jewish Congregation staff for scheduling of facility use.
• ·         Coordinate Tenant facility, building and ground issues with Sexton and Facility Staff.
• ·          Excellent written and oral communication skills required.
• ·         Duties require a candidate who understands how to manage time in a dynamic setting.
• ·         Due to the nature of the position, candidate must understand the necessity of employing discretion and confidentially at all times.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their resume to:  ParishAdminPosition@stdavidskinnelon.org 

Accompanist (Part Time) -  Church of the Saviour, 155 Morris Ave., Denville, NJ is seeking a part-time accompanist:  1 Wed night Adult Choir (well developed 23 singers, 11 men) and 1 Sunday morning service. Available Sept 2009. This is a 3-4 hr/wk walk in walk out job with no programming or conducting responsibilities. Vibrant, growing, singing congregation with strong emphasis on hymnody! Suitable for pianist (if need be) as organ (2 maunual Allen in loft) has pedal to manual coupler and is used primarily for congregational hymnody and service music. We are currently in the process of replacing this with a new organ. This is a healthy liturgical and musical enviroment. Choir is located perpendicular to the congregation on the same level (as is piano also) and regularly augments congregational singing. "In house" brass ensemble.  Annual ecumenical choir concert (70-80 singers 22 churches) in June (this last June we did Schubert's "Mass in G" with professional orchestra). Salary Negotiable.  Please contact Edwin Foster, Director of Music, Church of the Saviour, 155 Morris Avenue, Denville, NJ 07834 973-402-2004 or edwinrfoster@gmail.com.  

(posted 07/06/09)