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Worship Resident

Our vision as Chase Oaks Worship is to know God's transforming presence and to make his presence known. Frist, we strive to lead ourselves well and grow in our own faith. Through this process we live out our purpose with what we say and what we do. It's every part of our lives, every day. When we get on a stage with an instrument or a band, it's the culmination and expression of our daily lives lived in worship.

At the end of this residency, you'll be able to perform the essential job responsibilities listed below. This will give you a base of skills required to lead worship at a church.

This position is 1 year in length, from August 1 – July 31, working 20 hours/week.

Weekly Hours Breakdown:

8 hours – Leading worship

2 hours – Personal Development

4 hours – Skillset Goal Development

2 hours – Unique Development Opportunities

4 hours – Meetings/Administrative Tasks (team meetings, creative meetings, etc.)

Unique Development Opportunities:

In this residency, you'll have the opportunity to develop in a specialized skill. Below are some potential areas of development:

-Instrument Proficiency

-Theology Training

-Songwriting

-Spiritual formation

-Choir Directing

-Track Creating

-Song Arrangement

-Social Media

-Recording (in studio)

-Student Ministry Worship

Essential

Job Responsibilities:

Tasks
- Details

Leading Worship
- Lead worship during most of the weekends throughout the year. Be immersed in our worship culture through interaction with our teams.

Personal Development
- Weekly/bi-weekly one on one's with Worship Pastor. First 90 days will move through our onboarding worship curriculum. From this curriculum, we will establish 90-day goals to challenge you to grow you in specific areas (See skillset goals and unique development opportunities).

Technology/Administration
- Planning Center Online Pro Presenter Tracks Building  a setlist

Musical Leadership
- Lead band rehearsal

Build charts

Lead vocal rehearsal

Congregational Leadership
- Leading a weekend service

Leading worship at an outside event

Verbal transitions/public prayer

Team Leadership
- Lead band rehearsal and vision for the service program

Auditioning new volunteers

Job Profile:

Specific Skills / Strengths:

• Good vocal ability
• Ability to lead a band musically
• Administration skills for Planning Center
• Good time management
• High creativity

Experience Desired:

• 3+ years serving on a worship team

Education Desired:

• Some qualification in Music and/or Theology

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• There are no supervisory responsibilities with this role.

Language

Skills:

• Confident with public speaking and verbal communication to groups via microphone
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with congregants, volunteers, and other worship team musicians
• Openness to performing worship music in multiple languages (including Mandarin and Spanish); fluency not required
• Ability to speak effectively and understandably on the phone.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to common inquiries regarding Chase Oaks ministries.
• High attention to customer service.

Computer

Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook calendaring, and email.
• Basic knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experienced with data entry.
• Familiar with databases.

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. Lifting 5-10 pounds is an occasional but essential requirement. 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 sit, talk, or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee may be asked to bend and kneel.
• 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…