Pastoral/Spiritual Care Manager
The Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Minnesota, are beginning a search for a full-time Pastoral/Spiritual Care Manager. The Manager provides spiritual and emotional support by active listening, compassionate caring support to Sisters and lay staff. The ability to be truly present to others. Establish a good rapport within an environment of hospitality, peace, and spirituality, promoting the well-being of the body, mind, and spirit of each Sister. It is a ministry of presence and active/attentive listening. The full position description is listed below.
Benefits begin the first of the month following start date. Benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; vacation, sick, holiday pay; 403(b) retirement; free membership to St. Francis Health & Wellness.
Hours per week: 40
Starting wage: $26.00 - $28.00 per hour
WHO ARE THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF LITTLE FALLS, MN?
We are a Roman Catholic congregation of 72 women religious of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi. We walk in relationship with Associates, an intergenerational group of men and women who want to know and live the Gospel life as Francis and Clare of Assisi modeled for us. We dedicate ourselves to living joyfully through the Franciscan value of ongoing conversion through which flows contemplative prayer, living simply in God’s generosity and serving others, especially those living on the margins.
We are committed to a life of prayer, simple living, and service to those in need. We are dedicated to promoting human rights, building community wherever we live, and healing the sources of Mother Earth’s wounds.
TO APPLY OR LEARN MORE
- Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
- To be considered, please submit:
A cover letter answering the following questions:
- Why are you drawn to this position?
- How do your values intersect with the values of the Franciscan Sisters and their employees?
- Please give examples from previous ministries to show lived experience of key values, experience in providing spiritual growth, leading small groups, conducting assessments/care plans.
Resume or CV
Please submit cover letter with your resume or CV to: Amy Scholl, Human Resources, Franciscan Sisters, 116 8 Avenue SE, Little Falls, MN 56345; email: amys@fslf.org; fax: 320-632-0666
Questions, contact Amy at: 320-632-0621
JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Pastoral/Spiritual Care Manager DEPARTMENT: Motherhouse
DATE: July 2025 SUPERVISOR: Director, Sisters Services
A. Description of Role
Provides spiritual and emotional support by active listening, compassionate caring support to Sisters and Lay staff. The ability to be truly present to others. Establish a good rapport within an environment of hospitality, peace, and spirituality, promoting the well-being of the body, mind, and spirit of each Sister. It is a ministry of presence and active/attentive listening.
B. Major and Minor Tasks
- Knows and demonstrates the four Franciscan Employee Core Values of respect, open communication, hospitality, and compassion while performing all job functions. Demonstrates values with other staff, volunteers, clients, and visitors.
- Demonstrates openness to learning Franciscan spirituality, including the core values of ongoing conversion, contemplative prayer, evangelical humility, and evangelical poverty, to better serve and support the work of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls.
- Upholds and fulfills the mission and philosophy of Franciscan Sisters in all areas of communications and public relations, whether written or spoken.
- Possesses an overall understanding of the pastoral needs among the Franciscan Sisters on campus.
- Responsible for providing retreats to Sisters (Annual Religious retreats, and the retreats to meet the needs of the Sisters)
- Provides or arranges for spiritual growth opportunities, Bible study, faith sharing, discussions, small group sharing, as needed by the Sisters.
- Assures that Sisters can attend religious services that are meaningful to them, i.e., Mass, Rosary, retreats.
- Conducts a spiritual assessment for each Sister (Convent, 2nd, and 3rd floor) and keeps a current Spiritual Care Plan for each.
- Gives priority to those experiencing loss, grief, transition, or impending death.
- Plans for prayer services/anointing of a Sister when approaching death.
- Assist with preliminary and actual funeral planning of Sisters funerals and serve as back-up.
- Adapts spiritual offerings to the needs of those with memory loss.
- Keeps Sisters informed about spiritual offerings/retreats at other locations, such as St. John’s, etc.
- Communicates with other disciplines when needed, i.e., supportive companion, spiritual director, hospice, health care coordinator.
- Encourages Sisters to connect with the natural world around them.
- Supervises volunteers assisting with pastoral care.
- Member of the Liturgy Committee.
- Other duties as assigned.
C. Qualifications
Ability to be a compassionate presence to the sisters. Ability to read non-verbal signals, ability to provide a listening presence and spiritual support. Familiarity with and/or willingness to learn about Franciscan spirituality. Effective communication, organizational and time management skills. A collaborative approach to working with colleagues. Skilled in accompaniment with the elderly, the dying, those in distress. Maintains confidentiality.
D. Performance Requirements
Clinical Pastoral Education, Professional Certificate in Spiritual Gerontology or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the principal duties of the position. Minimum of 3-5 years pastoral experience preferably with the elderly or in healthcare/long term care setting.
E. Non-Performance Requirements
Promotion from: No formal line of promotion.
Promotion to: No formal line of promotion.
Workers Supervised: None.
F. Scope
The above descriptions generally reflect the guidelines necessary to define the primary functions of the position. The above statements shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be required for the position.