Career profile for Religious Education Coordinator

What does a Religious Education Coordinator do?

Religious Education Coordinators coordinate or design programs and conduct outreach to promote the religious education or activities of a denominational group.

In addition, Religious Education Coordinators may provide counseling, guidance, and leadership relative to marital, health, financial, and religious problems.

What kind of tasks does a Religious Education Coordinator perform regularly?

Religious Education Coordinators are often responsible for overseeing or executing some or all of the following tasks:

Identify and recruit potential volunteer workers.
Develop or direct study courses or religious education programs within congregations.
Publicize programs through sources, such as newsletters, bulletins, or mailings.
Train and supervise religious education instructional staff.
Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs.
Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation.
Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details.
Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems.
Confer with clergy members, congregational officials, or congregational organizations to encourage support of or participation in religious education activities.
Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats.
Analyze member participation or changes in congregational emphasis to determine needs for religious education.
Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to obtain program ideas, information, or resources.
Locate and distribute resources, such as periodicals or curricula, to enhance the effectiveness of educational programs.
Analyze revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.

The above responsibilities are specific to Religious Education Coordinators. More generally, Religious Education Coordinators are involved in several broader types of activities:

Activities	Importance	Details
Thinking Creatively		Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships		Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems		Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Scheduling Work and Activities		Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work		Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Thinking Creatively

Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Scheduling Work and Activities

Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

What is a Religious Education Coordinator salary?

The median salary for a Religious Education Coordinator is $45,110, and the average salary is $52,660. Both the median and average roughly describe the middle of the Religious Education Coordinator salary range, but the average is more easily affected by extremely high or low salaries.

Many Religious Education Coordinators earn significantly more or less than the average, due to several factors. About 10% of Religious Education Coordinators earn less than $25,340 per year, 25% earn less than $32,830, 75% earn less than $63,630, and 90% earn less than $93,990.

Between the years of 2020 and 2030, the number of Religious Education Coordinators is expected to change by 2.1%, and there should be roughly 17,400 open positions for Religious Education Coordinators every year.

Median annual salary: $45,110
Typical salary range: $25,340 - $93,990
Projected growth (2020 - 2030): 2.1%

What personality traits are common among Religious Education Coordinators?

Interests

Career interests describe a person's preferences for different types of working environments and activities. When a person's interest match the demands of an occupation, people are usually more engaged and satisfied in that role.

Compared to most occupations, those who work as a Religious Education Coordinator are usually higher in their Enterprising, Social, and Conventional interests.

Religious Education Coordinators typically have very strong Enterprising interests. Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Also, Religious Education Coordinators typically have very strong Social interests. Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Lastly, Religious Education Coordinators typically have moderate Conventional interests. Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Values

People differ in their values, or what is most important to them for building job satisfaction and fulfillment.

Compared to most people, those working as a Religious Education Coordinator tend to value Relationships, Achievement, and Independence.

Most importantly, Religious Education Coordinators very strongly value Relationships. Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment.

Second, Religious Education Coordinators strongly value Achievement. Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Lastly, Religious Education Coordinators strongly value Independence. Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions.

Psychological Demands

Each occupation brings its own set of psychological demands, which describe the characteristics necessary to perform the job well.

In order to perform their job successfully, people who work as Religious Education Coordinators must consistently demonstrate qualities such as concern for others, integrity, and dependability.

Below, you'll find a list of qualities typically required of Religious Education Coordinators, ranked by importance:

Demands	Importance	Details
Concern for Others		Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Integrity		Job requires being honest and ethical.
Dependability		Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Leadership		Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Cooperation		Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

Concern for Others

Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.

Integrity

Job requires being honest and ethical.

Dependability

Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.

Leadership

Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.

Cooperation

Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

What education and training do Religious Education Coordinators need?

Many Religious Education Coordinators will have a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Religious Education Coordinators usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Educational degrees among Religious Education Coordinators

1.5% did not complete high school or secondary school
7.7% completed high school or secondary school
16.8% completed some college coursework
9.0% earned a Associate's degree
39.9% earned a Bachelor's degree
21.2% earned a Master's degree
3.9% earned a doctorate or professional degree

Knowledge and expertise required by Religious Education Coordinators

Religious Education Coordinators may benefit from understanding of specialized subject areas, such as philosophy and theology, customer and personal service, or education and training knowledge.

The list below shows several areas in which most Religious Education Coordinators might want to build proficiency, ranked by importance.

Knowledge areas	Importance	Details
Philosophy and Theology		Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
Customer and Personal Service		Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Education and Training		Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Administration and Management		Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Psychology		Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Philosophy and Theology

Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Psychology

Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Important Abilities needed by Religious Education Coordinators

Religious Education Coordinators must develop a particular set of abilities to perform their job well. Abilities are individual capacities that influence a person's information processing, sensory perception, motor coordination, and physical strength or endurance. Individuals may naturally have certain abilities without explicit training, but most abilities can be sharpened somewhat through practice.

For example, Religious Education Coordinators need abilities such as oral comprehension, written comprehension, and oral expression in order to perform their job at a high level. The list below shows several important abilities for Religious Education Coordinators, ranked by their relative importance.

Abilities	Importance	Details
Oral Comprehension		The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Written Comprehension		The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Oral Expression		The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Written Expression		The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Speech Recognition		The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Written Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Critical Skills needed by Religious Education Coordinators

Skills are developed capacities that enable people to function effectively in real-world settings. Unlike abilities, skills are typically easier to build through practice and experience. Skills influence effectiveness in areas such as learning, working with others, design, troubleshooting, and more.

Religious Education Coordinators frequently use skills like speaking, social perceptiveness, and reading comprehension to perform their job effectively. The list below shows several critical skills for Religious Education Coordinators, ranked by their relative importance.

Skills	Importance	Details
Speaking		Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Social Perceptiveness		Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Reading Comprehension		Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Active Listening		Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking		Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

What is the source of this information?

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