South City Church is accepting resumes for a new Music Director. If you are interested in directing music at a stylistically diverse church with an outreach-oriented mindset please submit your resumes to our committee at [email protected].
Thank you,
The Music Director Committee
Position: Music Director
Reports to: The Session
This is a part-time salaried position estimated at 10 hours of work per week. Priority Attributes / Skills:
- Leadership or supervisory experience
- Experience leading a worship team, band, and/or choir in a wide array of musical styles required
- Administrative / organizational strength / skills
- A personal relationship with Jesus Christ that embraces a Biblical worldview
- Evidence of a Godly life and a demonstrated Christian walk
- Is an active, involved member of South City Church or another PCA or theologically Reformed church community
- An increasing knowledge and love for South City Church’s mission, vision, and core values and a willingness to become a member if hired
- A desire for and understanding of working in a diverse urban context
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in music or theology preferred
Areas of Oversight
Staff Responsibilities
- Attends weekly staff meetings or meets with pastoral staff independently on a weekly basis
- Provides regular updates to the Pastors (and session) on worship
- Is responsible to uphold church policies in word and deed as encapsulated in the South City Church membership vows
Worship & Music Ministry Responsibilities
- Oversees worship team of staff and volunteers
- Oversees sound & A/V team to ensure smooth production
- Recruits, trains and maintains relationship with volunteers for the worship / music team, choir, and A/V team
- Oversees the music for special events, including (but not exclusively): Easter, Christmas, church anniversaries and celebrations. (Additional compensation for these services/events will be determined at a later date)
- With the Communications Director and ministry leaders, assists in providing regular updates / publicity about worship ministry events to our congregation or outside of our congregation as applicable
- Responsible for oversight of worship / music budget; provides excellent stewardship of the resources available to this ministry
- Coordinate with youth and children’s ministry leaders to ensure young people’s involvement in occasional worship services
- Maintain Planning Center and CCLI
- Produce slides/song lyrics for weekly services
- Oversee the maintenance of instruments and music equipment
Other - This position is subject to at least an annual review with the Session
- This position allows up to six Sundays off provided leadership is accounted for.
- The Director of Worship is expected to be present for holiday (Christmas, Easter) service