Director of Religious Education

The Director of Religious Education provides vision, leadership, and coordination for the congregation’s religious education and faith development programs for children, youth, families, and, where applicable, adults. The Director creates welcoming, engaging, and age-appropriate opportunities for people to explore Unitarian Universalist values, spiritual practices, ethical questions, justice work, and community life.

Working collaboratively with the minister, staff, lay leaders, families, teachers, and volunteers, the Director supports a multigenerational congregation in which people of all ages can grow spiritually, build relationships, and participate fully in congregational life.

Essential Responsibilities

Religious Education and Faith Development

• Develop, implement, and evaluate religious education programs for children and youth.
• Coordinate Sunday morning programming, including classrooms, worship-for-all-ages experiences, childcare, and multigenerational activities.
• Select, adapt, and create curricula that reflect Unitarian Universalist principles, values, sources, and evolving theological perspectives.
• Integrate themes such as compassion, justice, identity, belonging, environmental responsibility, human dignity, and ethical decision-making.
• Provide opportunities for children and youth to explore spirituality, meaning, community, and personal beliefs in an open and supportive environment.
• Coordinate rites of passage, age-appropriate worship participation, multigenerational celebrations, and other faith development experiences.
• Support programming for parents, caregivers, and families.
• Assess program effectiveness and recommend improvements based on participation, feedback, congregational priorities, and emerging needs.