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Associate Music Director, full-time -- Saints Martha and Mary Parish - Allison Park/Gibsonia
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April 14, 2023Associate Music Director Full Time -- Saints Martha and Mary Parish – Allison Park/Gibsonia
April 14, 2023
Saints Martha and Mary Parish is seeking to hire a full-time Associate Music Director. The Associate Music Director is responsible for planning and directing a comprehensive Contemporary Music Ensemble which would include a choir/musician group, instrumentalists, and cantors performing at various liturgies and a number of specially designed musical performances during the liturgical year. This person would assist the Music Director in serving as a parish music resource person in the areas of religious education, social ministry and evangelization.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Plan and direct a Contemporary Music Ensemble which would include a choir/musician groups, instrumentalists, and cantors performing at various liturgies and a number of specially designed musical performances during the liturgical year.
- Prepare a yearly budget.
- Play organ/piano, conduct and arrange music.
- Be up-to-date on the latest documents and trends in their field of expertise.
- Ability to grow the parish and helping to develop the parish in the music ministry.
- Be part of team in which the staff are mutually supportive of each other by being available for special events or specific projects.
- Provide an attitude of generous service and mutual support.
- Willingness to be communicative by holding themselves accountable for those around herself/himself in order to offer the best possible service to the community music ministry serves.
- Ability to build trust between the Pastor and Music Minister(s).
- Respect the Pastor’s understanding of the Church, overall theology and sense of liturgy.
- Collaborates with the Pastor and Music Director and the advisory boards, under their supervision, and with other members of the parish staff, in the overall parish endeavor.
- Assist the Music Director in serving as a parish music resource person in the areas of religious education, social ministry and evangelization
- Assist in the strategic planning of the parish by working closely with various parish and diocesan offices.
- Assimilates Church documents when planning the music ministry.
- Be available to play at two weekend masses.
- Assist playing masses on Holy Days of Obligation if needed.
- Assist with providing music at special times throughout the year such as Christmas, Lent, Triduum and Easter.
- Assist the Music Director with parish funerals and weddings if needed.
- Be available for vacation coverage.
- Have the ability and willingness to work with children and direct a Children’s Choir (in the future). Attend Music Department Meetings.
- Must be compliant with all diocesan Protecting God’s Children/Child Clearances.
- Considerable instrumental and/or vocal skills in Catholic Contemporary Music.
- Strong knowledge and appreciation of Roman Catholic Liturgy.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Able to work independently as well as collaboratively with others.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music or equivalent in experience.
- Three to five years of experience in music ministry.