Telos Project Coach

Role Summary

Telos Team Coaches will facilitate collaborative growth and group development of parish teams. Each coach will help teams of young adults work well together, define shared vision and goals, and stay accountable. This is primarily team-focused coaching (vs. individual), requiring skills in group facilitation, collaborative leadership, and peer accountability. Nevertheless, some individual coaching will also be required to strengthen each team member. 

Ideal Candidate

We hope you will consider applying if you…

  • Feel called to ignite young adults' faith and help them root deeply in the life of the Church—one parish at a time.
  • Come alive when rallying a team around a shared mission, building unity, and celebrating meaningful progress together.
  • Love helping people set bold goals, stay focused, and bring out the best in each other.
  • Bring contagious positivity, grounded patience, and the resilience to keep going when the road gets tough.
  • Are excited to show up—both online and in person—to invest in young adult leaders and walk alongside them in their journey.
  • Believe in the long game: nurturing the next generation of Orthodox leaders through steady, faithful presence and stewardship.

Key Responsibilities

  • Foster trust and collaboration among team members both in-person and remotely
  • Guide teams in setting up effective structures based on their gifts and capacities
  • Help teams develop shared vision and goals, ideate meaningful initiatives that meet the unique needs of their context, and hold them accountable through implementation 
  • Facilitate monthly virtual team coaching meetings (with at least 2 team members present on each meeting) focused on:
    • Reviewing team progress and celebrating milestones
    • Solving challenges collaboratively
    • Setting and reviewing monthly goals
    • Holding the team accountable to their goals
  • Lead monthly virtual cross-parish cohort calls to promote peer learning between parish teams
  • Maintain communication with each team, including clergy and key volunteers
  • Walk and support teams through the Telos educational arc 
  • Gather and report progress data using Telos metrics and tools
  • Conduct one on-site weekend visit per parish (3-4 visits) in order to facilitate deeper team formation as well as foster relationships with key stakeholders and the wider parish
  • Attend and support both CrossRoad 2.0 (March 18-22 2025) and the Telos Gathering in Chicago (September 2026) 
  • Provide feedback to Telos leadership and participate in coach development

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be:

  • An Orthodox Christian in good standing and theologically literate
  • A natural group facilitator—skilled at listening, asking questions, guiding conversations, and building cohesion and ability to do this virtually and in person
  • Comfortable leading and speaking to a team and/or entire parish in person or virtually
  • Comfortable leading a team to define goals and stay on track
  • Relationally attuned, with an encouraging and positive demeanor
  • A positive, enthusiastic, and empathetic attitude toward developing people and fostering group success
  • Respectful of parish structures and leadership dynamics between clergy, parish council and other lay leaders
  • Proven track record in coaching or leading groups, ideally in a ministry, volunteer, community, athletics or young adult-oriented environment to ensure success of obtaining organizational goals
  • Excellent organizational and detailed administrative skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and keep track of timelines 
  • Professional, reliable, detail-oriented
  • Computer literate (MS Office, Google Suite, Zoom, online learning platforms)

Time Commitment

  • Hours range: 15–20 hours/month, depending on number of teams and season
  • Additional travel required:
    • 3-4 weekend visits, one visit per parish coached, between November 2025 and February 2026
    • Optional participation in CrossRoad 2.0 in Pompano Beach, FL (March 18-22, 2026) (level of participation is flexible)
    • Telos Gathering (September 2026)

Paid Part-time position
Start Date: October 2025
Location: Remote

Number of Openings: 3
Reports To: Telos Project Director
Type: Independent Contractor

Submit resume and cover letter to hr@crossroadinstitute.org 

Posted by

CrossRoad Institute

955 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02319

Web: crossroadinstitute.org
Email: hr@crossroadinstitute.org
Phone: 617-468-2004

Posted on: October 23, 2025