St. Mary, Mother of God Catholic Church

Parish Secretary

• Screen, prioritize, and route calls to the appropriate personnel or provides direct assistance to individuals within scope of responsibility. 
• Greet and receive visitors in a courteous and professional manner, directing them to the appropriate parties.
• Respond to work assignments and projects in a timely manner and provide regular status updates on projects and estimated timelines for completion.
• Maintain website and parish bulletins.
• Meet with families to plan funerals.
• Schedule Liturgical Ministry volunteers for Daily, Weekend Mass, and Holy Days of Obligation.
• Schedule Mass and organize flower purchase for intentions.
• Maintain an organized, neat, and efficient filing system and create, update, and maintain accurate databases, files and other records and information.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by pastor

• High School diploma or GED and a minimum of one year of administrative experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher, and Apple products, including iMac required.
• Customer service experience.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and follow instructions.
• Maintain a respectful and quiet atmosphere in the office.
• Demonstrate professionalism, empathy, tact, courtesy and diplomacy.
• Maintain a high level of respect, confidentiality, and discretion with sensitive information.
• Practicing Catholic preferred. Must respect, promote, accommodate, and not be in conflict with the mission, moral and social teachings, doctrines, and laws of the Roman Catholic faith.
• Must successfully pass the required criminal background check prior to employment and every five years.