Career Services, through the Institute for Lay Ministry (ILM) at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, exists to assist students and alumni in discerning how to best utilize their diploma or degree program, together with their gifts and talents, to serve the Church in the world.

Employers and Recruiters  

Thank you for considering Sacred Heart Major Seminary as you seek to hire theologically trained lay leaders for your parish or organization. We invite you to post your job opening and description using our Contact Us Form.

Students and Alumni

We invite you to view the available jobs open to qualified students and graduates of Sacred Heart Major Seminary. We pray that these resources will be helpful as you seek to discern God's call on your life. You may also wish to visit the Archdiocese of Detroit Job Postings webpage.

Students who would like assistance on resume writing or developing skills for interviewing are invited to make an individual appointment with the Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management at 313.883.8696 or admissions@shms.edu.

Career Service Assistance

Career service assistance is available for all commuter students who are looking to take that next step into ministry or apply for jobs in Catholic organizations.

The Institute for Ministry can assist students with:

Resume preparation

Job search assistance

Interview skills & mock interviews

For assistance, please contact Mrs. Rucker

Rucker.chyrisha@shms.edu    313-883-8769

Please review the most recent AOD postings at aod.org/our-archdiocese/careers/job-postings.