Join the Team

(29 hours or 40+ hours)

The Pastoral Care Coordinator serves alongside the Care Team Associate Pastor by providing both hands-on pastoral care and administrative support to the church family. This role blends ministry and organization, ensuring that members receive compassionate care while the pastoral care ministry operates efficiently and effectively.

The ideal candidate is a spiritually mature, highly organized individual with a shepherd's heart, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while ministering with compassion and discretion.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Care Team Associate Pastor to provide compassionate care for church members during times of illness, hospitalization, grief, crisis, and significant life events.

• Conduct hospital, rehabilitation, assisted living, hospice, and home visitations as needed.

• Follow up with congregants through phone calls, emails, handwritten notes, and personal visits.

• Assist in coordinating prayer requests and connecting individuals with appropriate care ministries.

• Assess care needs and refer individuals to pastors, ministry leaders, or outside resources when appropriate.

• Participate in funeral planning meetings and assist families before, during, and after funeral or memorial services, and assisting in funeral liturgy.

• Build meaningful relationships with members, encouraging spiritual growth and connection within the church.

Ministry Administration:

• Provide administrative support for the Care Team Associate Pastor in maintaining accurate and confidential pastoral care records within the church management database.

• Track member care needs, follow-up assignments, and ministry touch points.  

• Coordinate volunteer schedules and communication for care ministry teams.

• Assist with logistics for funerals, memorial services, care events, volunteer trainings, and appreciation gatherings.

• Support church-wide communication related to pastoral care initiatives.

Volunteer Development:

• Help identify and develop care team leaders/volunteers.

• Foster a welcoming, servant-hearted culture among volunteer teams.

• Assist with ongoing volunteer appreciation, coaching, and communication.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Ministry, Communications, Business Administration, Counseling, or a related field preferred.

• Minimum of 3–5 years of ministry, church staff, nonprofit, or pastoral care experience preferred.

• Previous experience coordinating volunteers, events, or care ministries is strongly desired.

• Experience working with individuals and families experiencing grief, illness, crisis, or life transitions is highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Competency with Microsoft Office, and church management software.

• Comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with pastors, staff, and volunteers.

• Week-day office hours as well as must be available for occasional evenings, weekends, funerals, and emergency pastoral care situations.

• All other duties as needed.

Interested in working at St. Mark’s Community Church? Please click on the “Apply/Inquire” button and fill out the form. We’d love to learn more about you and keep you in mind for future openings!