Floral Coordinator

Position Overview The Floral & Grounds Coordinator creates welcoming, vibrant spaces for worship, fellowship, and community life. Working under The Director of Music and Liturgy, this role oversees seasonal floral design for liturgies, outdoor aesthetic maintenance, and event décor.

Key Responsibilities

• Liturgical & Interior Floral Design: Partner with the Director of Music and Liturgy to design and arrange flowers for Sunday Masses, feast days, and major liturgical seasons (Easter and Christmas).
• Grounds & Outdoor Decor: Coordinate outdoor planting and seasonal displays with the Parish Administrator, including rectory raised beds, hanging lamp-post baskets, and entrance urns.
• Event Styling: Collaborate with the Hospitality Coordinator to provide floral arrangements for parish celebrations, concerts, and community gatherings.
• Team & Volunteer Leadership: Recruit, guide, and support volunteers to assist with large-scale decorating projects and seasonal transformations.
• Operations & Inventory: Manage floral orders, track expenses and invoices, maintain inventory, and keep photo archives of past arrangements for seasonal reference.

Core Competencies & Culture Fit

• Collaborative Spirit: Foster a warm, supportive, and team-oriented environment with staff, parishioners, and volunteers.
• Clear Communication: Proactively share updates, coordinate schedules, and maintain transparent communication with church leadership.
• Reliability & Ownership: Manage time effectively to ensure all spaces are prepped and beautifully decorated ahead of scheduled services and events.

Schedule: 12 months, up to 10 hours average per week – with some additional hours for feasts and liturgical year season changes.

• Active, practicing Roman Catholic who understands and respects Catholic liturgical traditions, teachings, and parish life.  Employment in and by the Church is substantially different from secular employment. Church employees must conduct themselves in a manner which is consistent with and supportive of the mission and purpose of the Church. Their behavior must not violate the faith, morals or laws of the Church or the Archdiocese
• Experience in floral design, horticulture, or groundskeeping preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and the physical ability to set up floral installations and perform light outdoor planting.

• Other Responsibilities:
• The responsibilities listed above are representative of the job and are not inclusive. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications of the position. More detailed listings of duties may be outlined in supplemental documents. Those preceded by “*” are essential job functions of the job.

Mental Demands:

• Ability to follow supervisor’s instructions, and to work independently on routine and regular assignments.
• Confidentiality, integrity and honesty.
• Ability to plan, organize and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others (including volunteers).
• Maintain a positive and helpful attitude, even during busy seasonal work and other difficult and stressful times.
• Must be able to work independently to accomplish tasks within allotted time.
• Must be responsible in carrying out high-quality work.
• Must be dependable and punctual.

Physical Demands:

• Work agreed upon hours per week, including some evening and weekend times.
• Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 25 pounds, using proper techniques.

• Ability to stand, climb stairs,  perform physical tasks and maintain the stamina necessary for hours worked

Position requirements

• Sufficient knowledge of common office and communication tools, including email, word processing, and related parish systems.
• Ability to complete and maintain required background checks, Safe Environment training, and Archdiocesan compliance requirements.

please submit a resume to sjpick@assumptionsp.org