Coordinator: Church Elderly Care (50–60 %)

About the job

Church is changing 6 and we actively shape it. In the Pastoral Area Region Sursee LU (a network of f fcnf parishes) we, together with numerous volunteers, f fcr foster a lively, inspiring community and creatively meet the challenges of our time with openness and commitment. Our goal is to shape the church so that it remains close to people in different situations and life spaces in the future.

For the further development of the field of activity "Living Space Elderly Centres" we offer from 1.1.2027 or by arrangement a newly created position for a committed person as

Coordinator: Church Elderly Care (50 60 %)
Presence, Support and Networking in Elderly Centres

In this role you take on a central role in shaping the church's field of activity in the elderly centres. You understand coordination as active shaping of relationships, offers and cooperation. You network people, shape relationships and ensure that older people receive support appropriate to their respective life situation. The focus is initially on the elderly centres St. Martin and Seeblick in Sursee. In the medium term, the model is to be extended to other elderly centres in the Pastoral Area Region Sursee.

Your tasks:

• You are regularly present in the elderly centres in Sursee and maintain relationships with residents, their relatives and the staff.
• You network people, offers and professionals within the elderly centres and in the Pastoral Area.
• You shape the further development of this area of responsibility and this role.
• You lead the volunteer group for the support of seriously ill people and coordinate their assignments.
• If possible, you design simple devotions and moments of reflection.

We expect:
You enjoy not only carrying out a new role but actively shaping it through:

• Experience or training in a suitable church, social or health profession (for example catechesis, social work, community work, nursing, activation, gerontology, case management),
• Enjoyment of contact with older people,
• An open, approachable, flexible and reliable personality,
• The ability to think in networks, keep an overview and bring different parties together.

Theological training is not necessarily required for this role.

We offer:

• A meaningful development and design task with a lot of personal responsibility,
• The opportunity to participate in the further development of the church,
• Clear responsibilities, a lot of trust and freedom for your own ideas,
• Collaboration in a committed, interdisciplinary team,
• Contemporary employment conditions according to the guidelines of the Roman Catholic Church of Lucerne.

For information, please contact:
Simone Parise, Pastoral Area Leader: simone.parise@prsu.ch

Please send your application by e-mail by 20 December 2026 to:
Church Community Association Region Sursee
Rolf Baumann, Personnel Officer, rolf.baumann@prsu.ch