Music Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music or its equivalent, Master’s Degree preferred
• Five years’ experience (paid or volunteer) providing liturgical music in the Roman Catholic setting, showing progressive growth in responsibilities sufficient to be successful in this role
• A working knowledge of Roman Catholic liturgical theology and the repertoire of sacred music
• Demonstrated ability to work collaborative with others to bring out their best work, tempered with a prudent balance of enthusiasm and patience
• Accomplished keyboardist with choral, vocal, and conducting training and experience to ensure these areas of music liturgy are well-lead, well-rehearsed and able to meet the needs of the parish music program
• Demonstrated ability to teach new music to the assembly, develop and nurture musicianship in others and provide pastorally-sensitive guidance in music selection in situations such as funerals and weddings

Responsibilities

• Provides, both as a musician and as the coordinator all of musical groups, a broad expression of beautifully rendered music liturgically appropriate in the Catholic setting.
• Coordinates all aspects of the music ministry to ensure Mass celebrations include liturgically appropriate music. This includes, but is not limited to, scheduling musicians and choosing music.
• Directly support funerals and weddings scheduled at St. Michael
• In collaboration with the Liturgy Committee, plans and coordinates all liturgical celebrations (this does not include daily Mass)
• In collaboration with the Liturgy Committee, monitors expenditures against the approved budget and reports variances to the Director of Parish Operations.
• Serves as a liturgical music resource for the Liturgy Committee.
• Attends and contributes to Liturgy Committee meetings
• Recruits musicians to support the music needs of the various liturgies
• Ensures that parish musical instruments are in good repair

Benefits

• health coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• employer-paid life insurance
• employer-paid disability insurance
• automatic enrollment in the 403(b) plan and employer contribution
• generous paid holiday leave
• generous paid sick leave
• generous paid vacation leave