Accompanist

Overview
We are seeking a talented and passionate Accompanist to join our creative team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in music, particularly in supporting vocalists and instrumentalists during rehearsals and performances. This role is essential in enhancing the overall experience at church services and special occassions.

Essential Functions:

· Support Chancel Singers during weekly Wednesday night rehearsals.

· Accompany Chancel Singers during worship, both the traditional worship services and at special services (Christmas concert, Lenten services, Holy Week, etc.).

· Accompany congregation on piano and/or organ during hymns at the weekly traditional services and all summer services.

· Provide piano and/or organ music throughout the traditional worship services (prelude, offertory, prayers, communion, postlude, etc.).

· Accompany vocalists and ensembles that lead worship during traditional and special worship services.

· Arrive 20 minutes before each service to ensure prelude begins on time.

· Must be available Sunday mornings for worship, Wednesdays for Choir Accompaniment and Lent Services, and for special holiday services including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Easter, Good Friday, Maundy Thursday, and others as requested.

· Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

· Excellent proficiency in organ and piano playing, reading music and performing.

· Must be acquainted with the Lutheran church liturgy, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, and contemporary hymns.

· Experience with accompanying choral and instrumentalist groups during rehearsal and worship services.

· Ability to lead congregational singing with playing skills.

· Sight-read music.

· Takes direction and provides feedback to choral conductor.

Physical Requirements:

· Must be able to remain in a stationary position more than 50% of the time.

· Must be able to move about within the office and bend, crouch, or stoop as needed.

· Operate office equipment like a computer, telephone, printer.

· Be able to effectively communicate and receive information (verbally and in writing).

· Move boxes up to 20 pounds.

Core Competencies:

Interpersonal Skills: Exudes a natural sense of care for the well-being of others; generates a sense of warmth, openness, and approachability; fosters natural connections within the congregation; responds with empathy to the life circumstances of others; trustworthy, consistent and reliable; practices direct, honest, and transparent communication; admits mistakes and doesn’t operate with hidden agendas; supports a culture of welcome, connection, and inclusivity between generations for neurodivergence, lgbtqia , etc.

Team-Building & Volunteer Management: Creates an environment that others want to participate in; establishes good working relationships with others; builds appropriate rapport; engages in thoughtful listening; considers the impact of their actions on others; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimal anxiety; creates a climate in which people want to do their best; empowers and engages people in their area of giftedness; provides direction, gains commitment and achieves results through efficient, creative, and responsible deployment of volunteers.

Creativity & Innovation: Generates new ideas and connections among existing ideas; has good judgment about which ideas and suggestions will work; problem solves solutions and decides in a timely manner based upon a blend of research, experience, risk-taking, and judgment.

Organization & Communication: Knows how to organize people and activities; identifies key objectives, scope, resources needed, realistic timeline for projects, events, and programs; can appropriately balance priorities; consistently visualizing and speak to convey a message clearly, articulately, and succinctly in a variety of settings; demonstrates communication styles appropriate to the situation at hand; chooses appropriate format and channel.

Spiritual Formation: Promotes and demonstrates an understanding of spiritual discipleship as a journey or process; shows strong personal depth and spiritual grounding; nurtures personal spiritual life; is able to articulate a clear and consistent theology; invites others into reflection about personal spiritual life; teaches a variety of spiritual practices; creates large and small group learning environments.

Vision Ownership: Demonstrates understanding and support of the congregational mission, vision, values, and beliefs by consistently behaving in a manner congruent with and supportive of them; knowledgeable about how congregational communication, decision-making and leadership works; takes initiative and seizes opportunities for youth to be part of the bigger picture; makes the vision and core purpose clear, achievable, compelling, and shareable by everyone.

May not be all inclusive.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $60.00 - $150.00 per day

Expected hours: 3 – 4 per week

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Circle Pines, MN 55014

Salary : $60 - $150