Director of Music Ministry

Position Title: Director of Music Ministry

Position

Hours:

Part-time 15 hrs/wk

Salary Range: $15,000 - $19,000, commensurate with experience

Reports to: Minister

Start Date: August 01, 2026

Our congregation loves music! We have an enthusiastic 15-20-member choir in a congregation of 75 people. We strive to build a musical community, whether that’s congregational or choral singing, sharing a musical offering, or participating in a musical workshop or activity. If you are passionate about music, we want to talk to you!

Please send resume, letter of interest, and, as desired, video or audio recordings as examples of your work: minister. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026.

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The First Unitarian Universalist Society has been serving individuals and families in Middleboro and surrounding towns since 1889. We are known for our vibrant music program, meaningful and thought-provoking services, and many opportunities to become involved. We are committed to spiritual growth and lifelong learning with religious exploration that promotes creativity, integrity, and compassion. Our vision is to build a world that is more loving and more just for all people.

Music is a pillar of our community at UU Middleboro. We invite our members to explore a variety of musical styles, to focus on excellence rather than perfection, to support Sunday Morning worship, and to carry our ministry out into the world.

We are extremely fortunate to have an endowment that supplements our music budget. This fund enables us to offer special musical events such as: public concerts with invited jazz, folk, contemporary, and classical performers; drumming workshops; vocal workshops; an annual Jazz Sunday worship service, and an annual Music Sunday. We also enjoy a quarterly evening Folk Song Circle open to all.

The Chalice Choir is open to all and sings every other Sunday, making room for other solos and ensembles to share their musical offerings on alternate Sundays. Currently, choir rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:30 PM. Sunday morning is set aside for musicians to prepare for worship.

We have many fine instrumentalists in our congregation who share their gifts in worship as well as for fundraising activities. Instruments include guitar, ukulele, mandolin, flute, recorder, crumhorn, percussion, and hammered dulcimer. We are open to more!

The Music Committee, currently seven members, is focused on supporting our church’s music ministry and music director. It is our intent to help enrich the goals of the Society, including spiritual and personal growth of congregants and outreach to the community  strive to build a program of inclusivity as well as excellence. We wish to promote diversity, creativity, fun, fellowship, and community through music.

We have a Mason & Hamlin baby grand piano, purchased new in 2019. This piano was hand‑made in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and produces state‑of‑the‑art depth and quality of sound.

Installed in the chancel, we have a historic Woodbury & Harris tracker organ, circa 1890. It has two manuals, plus a 27‑note pedal board, and the mechanism is fully mechanical. The organ was most recently refurbished by Andover Organ Company in 2014 and is listed in the Organ Historical Society Database.

We also have a versatile digital piano (Yamaha DGX‑670) with 88 fully‑weighted keys; features such as transposition and on‑board recording; rich authentic‑sounding grand piano voices and 630 instrument settings; as well as an older Yamaha P‑120 on indefinite loan to the church.

To develop, implement, and oversee a comprehensive, quality music program.

To guide and spiritually nurture a lively community of those who wish to participate in the musical life of the Congregation.

To honor the musical diversity of our community.

Worship service: Perform service music for weekly Sunday services and the special evening service on Christmas…