Assistant Director for Social Justice Ministries

Position Title

Assistant Director for Social Justice Ministries

Employee Type

Regular

Office/Department

Campus Ministry

Work Environment

Loyola University Maryland Main Campus

Job Type

Full time

Benefits at Loyola

https://www.loyola.edu/department/hr/benefits/

Compensation Range

$53,040.00 - $66,300.00

Anticipated Start Date

10/01/2025

If Temporary or Visiting, Estimated End Date

Position Duties

The Assistant Director for Social Justice Ministries coordinates and provides social justice focused programming, prayer, formation, and care for the Loyola community. The Assistant Director will develop high-impact practices including retreats, conferences, and immersions that will inform students’ understanding of their role as global citizens. Under the supervisor of the Director of Campus Ministry, the Assistant Director will work in close collaboration with the entire Campus Ministry team and will contribute to its overall mission to “form students of all faith backgrounds through encounters with God, Community and Creation to be empowered to become agents of social change and spiritual transformation.”

Social Justice Education and Advocacy (30%)

Facilitates social justice education and experiences for students rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain partnership with Ignatian Solidarity Network and co-manage (with Center for Community Service and Justice (CCSJ) staff) logistical details for the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice and Ignatian Justice Summit; including registration, room reservations, meals, transportation, and housing. Develop formation curriculum for student group in preparation for the conference. 
• Coordinate ongoing legislative and advocacy opportunities for students following conference participation in order to bring learning back to Loyola and the Baltimore community 
• Oversee integral ecology efforts in Campus Ministry including developing cross-campus partnerships, as well as leading ecological economic initiatives, such as Loyola’s partnership with Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance (CEPA), establish new ecological spirituality opportunities, such as retreats, and ecological educational 

Ignatian Immersion Program (25%)

• Oversees development and implementation of domestic and international immersion programs in partnership with CCSJ. 
• Facilitates the coordination and organization of Campus Ministry’s Kino Border Initiative and Christians for Peace in El Salvador (CRISPAZ) immersions. Leads at least one immersion program per year and recruits/trains student leaders and mentors for facilitation of programs. 
• Accompany local, regional, national and international immersion programs groups in preparation and travel as necessary and appropriate to program. 
• Ability to travel to local, regional, national, and international locations as needed to support program operations 
• Coordinates fundraising, compiles emergency data and coordinates advertising of programs. 
• Ensures that programs include essential educational components of preparation, integral ecology, Catholic social teaching education, spiritual development, critical analysis/reflection, and evaluation. Reviews and evaluates educational effectiveness of immersion programs with internal and external partners: review learning outcomes and educational goals, assessment methods, and program structures/content, safety, and liability. 
• Serves as a liaison between Campus Ministry, the Center for Community Service and Justice, International Programs, faith-based social justice organizations, and other immersion partners 

Supervision (20%)

• Supervision of Social Justice & Advocacy and Sustainability student interns and student office workers. Ongoing weekly and bi-weekly meetings to provide oversight and guidance regarding job responsibilities, administrative questions and ongoing professional development. Conduct mid-year performance evaluations. Participate in development of and assessment of student learning outcomes and program learning outcomes. 

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​Ignatian Retreat Ministry (10%)

• Oversees the First Year Ignite Retreat in September. Recruits, trains, forms, and supervises retreat leaders. Coordinates all logis