National Job Resources

Below are some helpful resources and sources of information about nationwide ministry opportunities and Church vocations. Aquinas Institute also maintains a list of the employment offices of individual dioceses in the United States.

Job Databases

• Catholic Charities USA, The National Association of Catholic Chaplains, the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, the National Association of Pastoral Musicians and , the Catholic Campus Ministry Association all maintain lists of job openings at the national and local level.
• The Catholic Health Association has a list of openings in Catholic health care.
• CatholicJobs offers a database of ministry positions as well as other jobs within Catholic organizations.
• Church Jobs Online posts job openings in a variety of ministries and denominations.
• Church Staffing provides a searchable database of Christian ministry openings by denomination, geographical preference and job title/description, as well as free resume posting.
• Church Staffing provides a searchable database of Christian ministry openings by denomination, geographical preference and job title/description, as well as free resume posting.
• The Fund for Theological Education’s EmployNet lists positions available in ATS-accredited seminaries and theological schools.
• Ministry Link, a service offered by St. John’s University School of Theology, offers the opportunity to view job openings and place resumes free of charge. Also includes volunteer ministry programs.
• The job listings posted by the National Association of Church Personnel Administrators include administrative positions at churches and schools around the country.
• The National Catholic Reporter maintains a classified section with job openings.
• The North American Association of Christians in Social Work web site includes a database of positions in Christian social work.
• The Rome Group and the Community Service Public Relations Council post information on the latest job openings in the St. Louis non-profit community.
• SocialService.com lists job openings in social service agencies by area of interest or geographical proximity.
• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops lists job openings for their national offices.

Career Resources

• Free Resume Tips provides useful hints for resume and cover letter preparation and links to professional resume writing agencies and sites for posting resumes.
• Quintessential Careers contains tips for resume writing and samples of well-constructed resumes and CVs.

Vocational Information

• The Dominican Vocations site from the Central Province offers information regarding Dominican vocations, the history of the Dominicans, and the novitiate. It also contains links to Dominican vocations across the country and the history of the Dominican Order of Preachers, founded by St. Dominic de Guzman in 1216 to train preachers to live and teach others to live a Christ-centered life.
• The Fund for Theological Education sponsors Explore Ministry, a site profiling ministry in a variety of denominations.
• The National Coalition for Church Vocations provides quality resources for vocation ministry.
• Vocations Online, sponsored by the Diocese of Joliet, includes information on ordained, vowed religious, and lay life.

For more job openings, try searching the web pages of any professional ministerial organizations in your field of interest or peruse the listings of individual dioceses.