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Church of St. Joseph Aston

Job Description

Position: Part time parish office assistant

Nature of Position

This is the job description for the position of part time parish office assistant for Church of St. Joseph in Aston, PA. The part time parish office assistant is responsible for assisting the parish office staff with the daily operations of the parish office.

The Church of St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic religious organization and all employees are expected to respect and conduct themselves in accordance with the norms, teachings, and morals of the Roman Catholic Church as contained in the authentic teaching of the Church.

Reporting Function

Reports directly to the business manager or an individual designated by the pastor.

Personal Qualifications

• Be a person who is motivated by the Catholic faith and willing to fulfill and abide by the vision and mission of the
• Active participating member of a Catholic
• Enjoys working with people. Pleasant and
• Capable of working as a team with parish staff, ministry leaders, and volunteers.
• Understands the importance of confidentiality of church records and conversations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication

Professional Qualifications

• Preferred experience and understanding of the Philadelphia Archdiocesan system.
• Have proficient computer and typing skills: knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher,
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to understand and follow instruction as well as work
• Excellent spelling and grammatical
• Attention to detail, accurate data entry and filing
• Proficient skills in electronic mail and the use of the

Scope of the Position

• This is a part-time position with requirements to work late afternoon to early evening (4-7) Monday through Thursday as well as weekend hours.
• Occasional additional hours may also be available.

Responsibilities

• Greeting visitors and responding to general
• Answering the telephone and email and recording and relaying
• Selling of gift cards as part of the parish Script program.
• Word processing correspondence, reports, memos,
• Assist with maintaining and monitoring filing system, paper and
• Assist with gathering and recording information for baptisms, funerals, weddings, and preparing appropriate
• Assist with preparing the Mass Intention book, Mass cards
• Generating routine correspondence, digital and written
• Photocopying correspondence and other materials as needed
• Maintains strict level of confidentiality about Church, parish business and parishioner's personal
• Other related tasks and duties as assigned by the pastor or business manager

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tool or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 30lbs.

Send Resume and 3 references to busmgr@churchofstjosephaston.org by Friday, June 16, 2023.