Director of Music Ministry

Responsibilities

• Select and place the music for all liturgies: Weekend masses (2), Seasonal and special celebrations, Holy Week, Advent, and Holy Days of Obligation
• Accompany, on piano, all liturgies
• - Work with engaged couples in preparing wedding liturgies
• - Work with bereaved in preparing funeral liturgies
• Recruit, train, rehearse and direct cantors, choir members, and instrumentalists
• Be current in knowledge or official statements and Church documents on music and liturgy.
• Have a strong commitment to personal development in both music and liturgy.
• Work collaboratively with the pastor to achieve a vibrant liturgical life in the parishes.

Requirements

• Must be a practicing Catholic living in accord with the moral norms of the Church.
• Pass Safe Environment background checks and attend Protecting God’s Children.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, employees, and the public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

• Regularly stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, when necessary.
• Able to travel and drive one's own vehicle to various diocesan locations.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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