Director of Music

Description

Employment Status: Part-time

FLSA Status: Non-exempt (hourly)

Reports to: Pastor

Work schedule: Candidate should have a flexible schedule to include working both weeknights and weekends.

Part-time positions (20-29 hours)

• Paid Holidays/Holy Days (vary by location)
• 403b Retirement
• Employee Assistance Program

Candidates should have a flexible schedule to include working both weeknights and weekends. Coordinator of Music & Liturgy is an integral member of the parish staff, assisting the Pastor in fostering the spiritual growth of the parish community through music and liturgy. This position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing all aspects of the parish's liturgical celebrations and music ministry, including serving as the primary organist for weekend, holy day, sacramental, funeral, and wedding liturgies.

The Coordinator directs the parish choir, recruits, trains, and schedules cantors, accompanists, and volunteer musicians, and works collaboratively with the Pastor, parish staff, volunteers, and liturgical ministers to ensure meaningful, prayerful, and well-prepared worship experiences. The ideal candidate is a practicing Catholic with strong leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills, and must be proficient in playing the organ and piano. Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred.

• Recruit, train, and develop talent from within the Parish community. Prepare and schedule all music ministers and cantors for the liturgies.
• Re-establish, build, direct (and accompany as needed) the parish choir and a seasonal children’s choir and perhaps a regular children’s choir if participation levels are adequate.
• Prepare and select music for Masses and special liturgical events.
• Attend all required meetings with pastoral staff, musicians, cantors and Liturgy Committee as required.
• Attend all weekend Masses, holy day Masses and other liturgical events to assure the music program is properly performed by choirs, musicians and cantors.
• Provide organ and piano accompaniment for some, but not all weekend Masses, Holy Day Masses, Christmas and Easter Masses and assign schedules to cantors and musicians for the remaining liturgies.
• Coordinate liturgical services in conjunction with the OCIA team.
• Coordinate with the Director of Religious Education (DRE) for Confirmations, First Communions and any special liturgy.
• Meet with the liturgy director and families for funerals regarding the music for the liturgy. Assure all music for the funeral is sacred and appropriate.
• Plan music with engaged couples for their wedding ceremony, assuring all music is sacred and appropriate.
• Assist the families for funerals and wedding couple in selecting an appropriate musician and/or cantor for their services if the Music Director does not provide these services.
• Acts as a witness to Gospel values by modeling the teachings of the Catholic Church
• Supports and adheres to the policies and procedures of the school and Archdiocese of San Antonio, including the Religious Standards for Catholic School Employees
• Adherence to the Code of Conduct and the Faith and Moral Policy is mandatory.
• Other duties as assigned by the Pastor

• Coordinate with the Pastor for major parish liturgical celebrations and with other parish staff in the preparation of parish sacramental celebrations and rites.
• Complete all liturgy planners for the Archdiocese when needed.
• Assist with creating the Scoop Sheet for Sunday Masses (English/ Spanish) and special liturgies.
• Prepare Prayers of the Faithful for Weekday and Weekend masses.
• Coordinate Church environment for liturgical seasons.

• Church Environment
• Make sure Altar, Tabernacle, Gospel, and Lector stand cloths are coordinated with the liturgical season
• Coordinate with the Altar society to assist with decorating for all Major seasons
• Order/reorder worship aids (hymnals, pamphlets, music for Music ministry)
• Keep music license up to date (CCIL, One license)
• Direct and guide all musicians and cantors; assess performance and reliability of these individuals.

• Inform Ministry Coordinators of upcoming liturgies (Dates, times, number of ministers needed)
• Updates Liturgical Ministry Coordinators on any New Procedures and Continuous Education
• Coordinate training/ commissioning / VIRTUS Compliant
• Facilitate monthly Ministry Coordinators meetings
• Order items needed for all liturgical ministries
• Coordinate the…