Church Music Director Job Description
Salary
- $26.00 per hour dependent on experience
- 10 hours per week. Personnel Committee will reassess required hours and adjust as needed
- Personal time off (PTO) is subject to Pastor’s prior approval; and must find own substitute
Objectives
- To provide choral music for the divine worship, which enhances the service in a highly spiritual manner by providing a strength to the Pastor’s ministry and a blessing to the assembled congregation
- Select music of a high level and from a wide range of literature in the Christian Church
- At all times the music must be sensitive to the sacred calling of worship to God and not distracting from worship itself
Regular Office Hours
- Weekly rehearsals on Wednesday night
- Sunday morning worship at 10am service with a 30-minute warm-up before service
- Called rehearsals on Saturday whenever necessary
- Must be in the office at least one day per week with the Pastor
Accountability
- Directly responsible to the Pastor and Personnel Committee
Skills Required
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to work with minimum supervision
- Christian commitment
- Broad range of types of music
- Ability to train choirs in choral techniques
- Ability to direct choirs and organists in rehearsal and presentation of selected music
- At a minimum Bachelor of Music
Responsibilities
- Choral conducting, prelude, postlude, offertory every Sunday
- Choir Sunday during Advent
- Choir Sunday at end of choir session
- Choir music for funerals, when requested
- With the consent of the pastor, invitations to sing in other churches accepted
- Assist in selection of hired musical performers
- Right of 1st refusal to play for all weddings and funerals
- Music selection to be in the church office by Thursday at 11am
- Provide music as needed for no more than ten additional services which may be scheduled (such as Lenten Wednesday services, Maundy Thursday, Easter, and Christmas)
- Oversight of the Bell Choir and the Children’s Choir
- Overseeing the Choral Scholar Program
- Mentoring the Choral Accompanist
Performance Review
- Annual review with the Pastor and Personnel Committee