Director, Center for Spiritual Life and Campus Chaplain

Join our community and experience Emerson College! The Director, Center for Spiritual Life and Campus Chaplain will oversee the staffing, programming, and vision for the college's Center for Spiritual Life (CSL) and serve as the college's Chaplain.

Requirements

• Provide long-term planning and leadership for the Center for Spiritual Life, ensuring alignment with divisional and institutional priorities.
• Hire, supervise, and support part-time affiliated chaplains and student workers engaged in spiritual life programming and care.
• Develop and administer the departmental budget, ensuring responsible fiscal management and compliance with College financial guidelines.
• Serve as the college's Chaplain, leading community gatherings, services, and vigils in times of celebration, grief, crisis, and transition.
• Provide individual and small group spiritual counsel and support to students, faculty, and staff.
• Advise student leaders in religious and spiritual life student organizations, coordinating leadership retreats, regular meetings, and development opportunities.
• Serve as a confidential resource to students seeking pastoral support and care and make referrals as appropriate to additional university resources to promote timely and appropriate student support and follow-up.

Benefits

• Outstanding health plans with limited out-of-pocket expenses
• Dental plans
• Generous time-off programs
• 403(b) retirement benefit with a 9% employer contribution once eligible
• Life and disability coverage
• Commuter offerings