What are the responsibilities and job description for the Choir Director 25/26 position at Incarnate Word Academy?
Description
Title: Choir Director – Part Time
Supervisor: Principal
FLSA: Exempt
Job Description
The position includes duties as classroom teacher responsible for leading and managing all aspects of a school choir, including selecting and rehearsing music, conducting performances, coaching individual singers, organizing auditions, and overseeing the overall choral program, while fostering a positive musical environment for students of varying abilities, requiring strong vocal technique, music theory knowledge, and leadership skills to guide students towards high-quality performances.
Schedule
Mornings: Monday – Friday, plus scheduled events
Mission, Values and Sense of Community
- Ensures that the mission and values of the Academy are upheld within the department
- Gives witness to integrity and respect while representing Incarnate Word Academy in the broader community
- Engages and becomes part of the Incarnate Word Academy community
- Serves all IWA families with compassion and respect
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversee administrative functions of choral program; teach a section of choir before school
- Select music for mass, concerts, and event
- Cooperatively collaborate on calendar of events
- Collaborate on musical theatre production
- Maintain choral music library
- Maintain equipment/instrument inventory
- Utilize educational music technology
- Coordinate recording and sound technology
- Plan and executive music field trips and tours
- Oversee student choral organizations
- Coordinates TAPPS Choral Participation and other competitions
- Coordinate concerts, rehearsals, stage set-up, PR, and programs
- Coordinate student performances for various school and community events
- Approach duties enthusiastically and optimistically; be willing to coach and be coached
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field
- Experience as a choir director, keyboard skills preferred
- Musical knowledge; the ability to interpret various styles
- Leadership and listening skills
- Teaching certificate or twelve credit hours in education courses preferred
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by individuals in this job classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and qualifications required of individuals in this job classification. All job classifications may have miscellaneous job duties assigned on an as needed basis. Management, at the appropriate level, retains the right to assign and change the duties of any position at any time.
