Protestant Religious Education Coordinator (Part-time)
Place of Performance: Mountain Home AFB, ID

General Description:
Protestant Religious Education Coordinator shall provide program or support functions for the implementation of a comprehensive Protestant RE and Sacramental Preparation requirements for the pastoral care of Protestant personnel within the Mountain Home AFB, ID community.

Specific Tasks:
Establish, coordinate, and administer the Protestant parish ministry by establishing schedules and rosters for all parish organizations/programs.
Notify the assigned Wing Chaplain or designee of any problems or issues that arise during the performance of this contract.
Participate in the preparation for MAJCOM and Wing directed inspections.
Post and maintain a regular schedule at a designated space for volunteer training and recruitment, checking resource materials, program publicity, planning, requesting funds for purchase and organization of supplies.
Attend any Protestant meetings conducted by sponsoring Chaplain or designee. Provide a monthly RE program report to the assigned Chaplain Sponsor.
Submit names of volunteers in order to coordinate Installation Records Checks (IRCs) and program attendance to the Chapel Installation Records Check Primary Custodian.
Provide chapel facility and space usage requests annually for all Protestant RE programs, NLT 1 September for the upcoming fiscal year, to the assigned Chaplain Sponsor.
Prepare RE correspondence, budget requests, weekly bulletin announcements, Program notifications, training workshops, all meeting agendas, and appreciation certificates volunteers and community members. The weekly bulletin shall be submitted to the designated Protestant Chaplain electronically for review NLT Thursdays of each week and printed copies in Chaplains mailbox located in resource office NLT Fridays of each week.
Monitor the initial registration and maintain a list of primary and substitute RE teachers and volunteers. Arrange for the volunteer substitutes as needed.
Fill out and request supplies in support of Protestant RE and the MHAFB Chapel OI.
You shall make own copies, scans, and faxes with the provided copier machine located in the Chapel. In the event this machine does not satisfy the publicity needs for an event, you will submit publicity reproduction needs by the suspense date established by the assigned designated Protestant Chaplain.
Prepare the publicity a minimum of two weeks prior to the desire implementation date. You shall not submit publicity for publication without prior coordination with the designated Protestant Chaplain.
Responsible for clean up after programs and return used facility space to its original setup and condition.
Decorate the designated Protestant program information board for seasonal themes, calendars, and upcoming activities as well as prepare a weekly bulletin to be submitted to the designated Protestant Chaplain NLT Thursdays and printed NLT Fridays.
Administer a weekly RE program, to include but not limited to Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings, for pre- kindergarten through adult. Sunday morning responsibilities include childrens worship service programming during all Protestant services. You shall be on the premises during RE classes, at least 30 minutes prior to RE class start and remain until class is over and ensure the areas used are cleared, returned to a neutral setting, and secured.
Prepare for the upcoming Calander year by developing a specific RE ministry plan. This includes annual needs assessments consolidation, budgeting, program calendar, submitting funds and facility requests, procurement of RE materials requests, recruiting/training/certification of volunteers, and generating and submitting publicity. The RE ministry plan will be provided to the Wing Chaplain or designee no later than 1 September.
Complete any required trainings to include, Child Protection Safe Environment, Fire Safety, Information Assurance etc. provided through Computer Based Training (CBT).
Maintain the Protestant RE office and storage rooms in a clean, orderly, and safe manner.
Open and secure the chapel and other facilities used for RE activities as needed.
Communicate with parents/sponsors concerning youth absences or disciplinary problems.
Always maintain dress and appearance of a conservative nature and in good taste.
Assist the Protestant programs in collaboration with Protestant Chaplains to conduct an annual survey as basis to assess the needs of the Protestant program that includes RE. The survey will be conducted NLT last Sunday of November of the current period of performance. The consolidated needs assessment will be submitted to the Wing Chaplain or Lead Protestant Chaplain NLT five days after the survey.
Provide a written After-Action Report (AAR) of the annual RE program (period covering all RE programs of each calendar year) to the assigned Chaplain Sponsor NLT 30 days after completion of the program.

Education:
A degree in religious education or its equivalent

Experience:
Minimum of two (2) years experience working in a Protestant RE position.

Skills/Abilities:
Have an ability to work unsupervised in a fluid and sometimes stressful environment with staff, parents, and children.
Communicate effectively in English (both oral and written) and efficiently organize and manage diverse program elements.
Maintain professional standards of conduct and public decorum, including, but not limited to, dress and grooming.
Constructively work with chapel staff and the public in a pluralistic environment.
Have a working knowledge of Personal Computer (PC) compatible hardware and software (especially Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint). Must adhere to computer security requirements and usage. Must comply with copyright license reporting and copyright license identification procedures.