Music Director

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

Position : Music Director

Reports to : Pastor

FLSA : Salary Exempt

Full-Time

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Plans and prepares prayerful music for parish liturgies appropriate for the Mass and the season or special liturgy. If delegated to individual groups, reviews and approves music plans for that ministry.
• Play, accompany, and direct liturgical music for all Sundays, Holy Days, and other special liturgies. The Saturday evening 4 : 00 p.m. Mass and the three Sunday morning Masses, with the Spanish Mass covered by an assistant accompanist or scheduled volunteer.
• Directs and administers the activities within the Music Ministry.
• Directs and supervises the assistant accompanists, as applicable.
• Appropriately delegates tasks and activities to volunteers.
• Schedules cantors for each Sunday Mass, Holy Day Mass, and other liturgical celebrations as needed.
• Holds weekly rehearsals for choir.
• Coordinates all volunteer musicians and ensures quality of musical performance during Masses at which these people minister.
• Recruits, coordinates, and oversees the rehearsal and scheduling of all music ministries : choirs, cantors, and accompanists.
• Collaborates with the School Music Teacher and parish ministry leaders in preparing liturgies for their events.
• Serves as a resource on musical and liturgical matters for the Parish.
• Ensure all liturgies requiring music and singing are appropriately staffed, and carefully ensure the integrity of the liturgy is maintained.
• Holds training and development workshops for cantors, singers, and musicians
• Meets with engaged couples to plan music for wedding liturgies. (Extra Stipend)
• Plays for funeral liturgies. (Extra Stipend)
• Adheres to all Diocesan and Parish policies for purchase / payment approval requests for all music ministry needs including music, equipment, stipends, payroll, etc.
• Administers and coordinates the operation, maintenance and repair of the musical instruments and equipment as needed.
• Ensures that all licensing and copyright regulations are followed.
• Oversees and maintains Parish Music Library, including hymnals, digital media and on-line library of all available music for all ministries.
• Arranges for special volunteer musicians and / or paid instrumentalists for special liturgies including but not limited to : Christmas & Holy Week / Easter celebrations.
• Attends Parish Staff meetings.
• Participates in appropriate diocesan meetings, programs and activities.
• Develops and maintains personal music skills through training, self-study and continuing education opportunities.
• Maintains and updates a roster of technology volunteers to administer the slide presentations during Mass.
• Trains technology volunteers to administer the slide presentations during Mass.

Qualifications

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, employees, and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, when necessary, and ability to travel and drive one's own vehicle to various diocesan locations.