Congregational Administrator

Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Glen Allen, VA (UUCC) is seeking a Congregational Administrator.

Reports to: Minister

Status: Full-Time Non-Exempt

Salary Range: 48,200 - 53,500

Start Date: Dec 2 or TBD

The Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Glen Allen, VA (UUCC) is a church community in the northern suburbs of Richmond. In Unitarian Universalism, you can bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, your expansive heart. Our beliefs are diverse and inclusive. We have no shared creed.

We are united in our broad outlook, as expressed in our values. We are united through sharing experiences: our open and stirring worship services, religious education, and rites of passage; our work for social justice; our quest to include the marginalized; our expressions of love.

Job Summary

The Congregational Administrator supports the programs, structures, and mission of UUCC. They manage the finances of the congregation, and provide administrative support the communications and programs of the church.

Essential Functions:

• Supports congregation’s ministry and mission by providing administrative support to the staff, committees, and programs of the church.
• Manages regular finances of the church, including donations, bills, bank deposits, monthly financial reporting, and working with the accountant, treasurer, and finance committee.
• Maintains technical tools of organizational functioning, including databases, online servers, and files used in programs and ministries.
• Fosters welcoming environment by interfacing with visitors to the congregation in person, on the phone or over email.
• Supports internal and external communications, including website, calendar, order of service, emails, letters, and social media.

Other Responsibilities:

• Supervises custodian to assure we have clean, neat and secure buildings. Communicates as primary contact for vendors of the church.
• Participates in continuing education, to ensure UUCC is up-to-date in our database, finance, safety and communication methods.
• Monitors and replenishes office supplies. Maintains active involvement in Association of UU Administrators (AUUA).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with wide range of visitors.
• Experience in financial management, including bookkeeping and payroll.
• Understanding of or willingness to learn about Unitarian Universalism.

Core Competencies:

• Attention to Detail: Attends to the many small pieces which must be assembled into an organized whole; follows up with others on missing or out of balance items; resolves unanswered questions needed to address a problem; keeps the larger picture in mind while tending to the smallest of details.
• Creativity and Innovation: Generates new ideas; makes new connections among existing ideas to create fresh approaches; takes acceptable risks in pursuit of innovation; learns from mistakes; has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will be most effective.
• Ethics and Values: Honors the core values and beliefs of the organization in their choice of behaviors; consistently embodies appropriate behavioral choices in both stressful and non-stressful situations; practices the behaviors they advocate to others.
• Informing Others: Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs well; helps people understand the information and knowledge and its relevance to the task at hand; is timely and transparent in the sharing of information.
• Integrity and Trust: Is seen as trustworthy by others; practices direct, honest and transparent communication; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn’t operate with hidden agendas; responds to situations with consistency and reliability.
• Interpersonal Skills: Establishes good working relationships with all others who are relevant to the completion of work; works well with people at all levels of the congregation; builds appropriate rapport; considers the impact of their actions on others; uses diplomacy and tact; is approachable; avoids communication triangles.
• Time Management: Is able and willing to focus time on tasks that contribute to organizational goals; uses time effectively and efficiently; values and respects the time of others; concentrates their efforts on the most important priorities; can appropriately balance priorities.