Director of Sacred Music
CatholicJobs.com · Grove City, OH · 1 mo ago
Art & CreativeFull-time
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We need sections: About the role (maybe from Job Description overview), Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities), Requirements (Qualifications Required), Qualifications (maybe Preferred?), Skills (maybe combine required skills?), but we need to avoid duplication. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have About the role (overview), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (required qualifications), Qualifications (preferred qualifications), Skills (maybe list of skills like organ proficiency, choral conducting, etc.) but we might combine.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting: job description paragraph, responsibilities bullet points, qualifications required bullet points, preferred qualifications bullet points, personal qualities bullet points, working conditions bullet points, contact email, maybe job ID etc but we should drop minor metadata like Job ID, posted date, expires, category, terms, experience, education, base pay salary (since it's vague). Also drop navigation, similar job listings, about employer, etc.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's extract content:
Job Description paragraph:
"The Director of Sacred Music oversees, develops, and leads the music ministry of the parish in accordance with the teachings and liturgical norms of the Roman Catholic Church. This leader supports full, conscious, and active participation in the Sacred Liturgy through reverent, beautiful, and theologically grounded sacred music. The Director collaborates closely with the pastor, clergy, and liturgical ministries to ensure that all parish liturgies-Sunday Masses, Holy Days, weddings, funerals, sacramental celebrations, and special liturgies-are supported by well-prepared and prayerfully executed music."
Key Responsibilities (list):
- Liturgical Music Planning & Leadership
- Plan, select, and prepare appropriate music for all parish liturgies, ensuring fidelity to the Church's musical tradition and rubrics.
- Using the Source and Summit Hymnal and Planning Program.
- Direct, accompanies, or arranges for accompaniment at weekend Masses, Holy Days of Obligation, Triduum and Holy Week liturgies, sacramental celebrations, parish events and School Masses.
- Work closely with clergy and coordinator of Sacred Liturgy to coordinate daily and weekend Masses, liturgical feast days, rituals and other parish considerations.
- Choirs & Ensembles
- Recruit, train, and rehearse parish choirs, cantors, instrumentalists, and ensembles.
- Foster musical excellence, spiritual growth, and community among volunteers.
- Develop programs with the assistance of the Principal and School Music Teacher for children's choirs for school day Masses and weekend Masses.
- Musical Formation & Pastoral Leadership
- Provide liturgical and musical formation to all members of the music ministry.
- Introduce the parish community to the Church's rich treasury of sacred music, including chant, polyphony, and hymnody.
- Encourage the congregation's active participation in the sung parts of the Mass.
- Administration & Coordination
- Maintain a calendar of rehearsals, music selections, and volunteer schedules.
- Oversee the care, maintenance, and tuning of parish musical instruments (e.g., organ, piano).
- Manage the sacred music budget: purchasing scores, hymnals, licensing (Source and Summit, OneLicense, USCCB.org etc.), and other needed resources.
- Collaborate with the parish office to prepare worship aids and announcements.
- Collaboration with Parish Staff & Liturgical Ministries
- Serve on the parish pastoral team.
- Coordinate with the Director of Liturgical Ministries (or sacristans, altar servers, lectors) to ensure seamless liturgical execution.
- Support wedding and funeral planning by assisting families with appropriate music selection.
Qualifications Required:
- Practicing Catholic in good standing with a love for the Church's liturgy and sacred music tradition.
- Bachelor's degree in music, sacred music, liturgy, or related field (or equivalent professional experience) also to include Music Education.
- Strong proficiency in organ is required, choral conducting, and vocal coaching.
- Understanding of Catholic liturgical documents (GIRM, Musicam Sacram, Sacrosanctum Concilium, etc.).
- Ability to lead and form volunteers with patience, clarity, and pastoral sensitivity.
- Strong inter-personal skills. We are looking for someone who has the ability to work well with others.
- Availability for daily Masses, evenings, weekends, rehearsals, and major liturgical seasons.
Preferred:
- Master's degree in Sacred Music, Music Performance, or Pastoral Studies, Liturgy
- Competence in Gregorian chant and choral conducting.
- Experience directing a parish music program or working in a Catholic liturgical setting.
- Ability to arrange or compose music when needed.
- Familiarity with digital music tools and score-preparation software.
Personal Qualities:
- Deep love for the Church and commitment to the beauty and reverence of liturgy.
- Inspiring leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Collaboration-oriented, flexible, and pastoral.
- Strong organizational, communication, and time-management abilities.
- A spirit of prayerfulness and professionalism.
Working Conditions:
- Work conducted in parish offices, church, rehearsal spaces, and liturgical venues.
- Regular lifting/moving of music equipment, hymnals, stands, and instruments.
- Variable schedule aligned with parish liturgical needs.
Contact: Send applications or inquiries to: jyokum@ourladygc.org
We should not include "Apply by Email" repeated.
Now decide sections:
About the role: use the Job Description paragraph.
Responsibilities: list of responsibilities (maybe combine sub-bullets). Use
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include sections only when posting has real specific content. The posting includes: Job Description (overview), Key Responsibilities (list), Qualifications (required and preferred), Personal Qualities, Working Conditions, Base Pay Salary (but not specific amount), maybe Pay? It says Base Pay Salary (no amount). According to rules: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It says Base Pay Salary but no amount; that's placeholder? It's just "Base Pay Salary". That's not a specific amount; it's vague. Likely we should not create Pay section because no specific pay info. Schedule? Not given. Benefits? Not given. So we may omit Pay, Benefits, Schedule.
We need sections: About the role (maybe from Job Description overview), Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities), Requirements (Qualifications Required), Qualifications (maybe Preferred?), Skills (maybe combine required skills?), but we need to avoid duplication. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have About the role (overview), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (required qualifications), Qualifications (preferred qualifications), Skills (maybe list of skills like organ proficiency, choral conducting, etc.) but we might combine.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting: job description paragraph, responsibilities bullet points, qualifications required bullet points, preferred qualifications bullet points, personal qualities bullet points, working conditions bullet points, contact email, maybe job ID etc but we should drop minor metadata like Job ID, posted date, expires, category, terms, experience, education, base pay salary (since it's vague). Also drop navigation, similar job listings, about employer, etc.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's extract content:
Job Description paragraph:
"The Director of Sacred Music oversees, develops, and leads the music ministry of the parish in accordance with the teachings and liturgical norms of the Roman Catholic Church. This leader supports full, conscious, and active participation in the Sacred Liturgy through reverent, beautiful, and theologically grounded sacred music. The Director collaborates closely with the pastor, clergy, and liturgical ministries to ensure that all parish liturgies-Sunday Masses, Holy Days, weddings, funerals, sacramental celebrations, and special liturgies-are supported by well-prepared and prayerfully executed music."
Key Responsibilities (list):
- Liturgical Music Planning & Leadership
- Plan, select, and prepare appropriate music for all parish liturgies, ensuring fidelity to the Church's musical tradition and rubrics.
- Using the Source and Summit Hymnal and Planning Program.
- Direct, accompanies, or arranges for accompaniment at weekend Masses, Holy Days of Obligation, Triduum and Holy Week liturgies, sacramental celebrations, parish events and School Masses.
- Work closely with clergy and coordinator of Sacred Liturgy to coordinate daily and weekend Masses, liturgical feast days, rituals and other parish considerations.
- Choirs & Ensembles
- Recruit, train, and rehearse parish choirs, cantors, instrumentalists, and ensembles.
- Foster musical excellence, spiritual growth, and community among volunteers.
- Develop programs with the assistance of the Principal and School Music Teacher for children's choirs for school day Masses and weekend Masses.
- Musical Formation & Pastoral Leadership
- Provide liturgical and musical formation to all members of the music ministry.
- Introduce the parish community to the Church's rich treasury of sacred music, including chant, polyphony, and hymnody.
- Encourage the congregation's active participation in the sung parts of the Mass.
- Administration & Coordination
- Maintain a calendar of rehearsals, music selections, and volunteer schedules.
- Oversee the care, maintenance, and tuning of parish musical instruments (e.g., organ, piano).
- Manage the sacred music budget: purchasing scores, hymnals, licensing (Source and Summit, OneLicense, USCCB.org etc.), and other needed resources.
- Collaborate with the parish office to prepare worship aids and announcements.
- Collaboration with Parish Staff & Liturgical Ministries
- Serve on the parish pastoral team.
- Coordinate with the Director of Liturgical Ministries (or sacristans, altar servers, lectors) to ensure seamless liturgical execution.
- Support wedding and funeral planning by assisting families with appropriate music selection.
Qualifications Required:
- Practicing Catholic in good standing with a love for the Church's liturgy and sacred music tradition.
- Bachelor's degree in music, sacred music, liturgy, or related field (or equivalent professional experience) also to include Music Education.
- Strong proficiency in organ is required, choral conducting, and vocal coaching.
- Understanding of Catholic liturgical documents (GIRM, Musicam Sacram, Sacrosanctum Concilium, etc.).
- Ability to lead and form volunteers with patience, clarity, and pastoral sensitivity.
- Strong inter-personal skills. We are looking for someone who has the ability to work well with others.
- Availability for daily Masses, evenings, weekends, rehearsals, and major liturgical seasons.
Preferred:
- Master's degree in Sacred Music, Music Performance, or Pastoral Studies, Liturgy
- Competence in Gregorian chant and choral conducting.
- Experience directing a parish music program or working in a Catholic liturgical setting.
- Ability to arrange or compose music when needed.
- Familiarity with digital music tools and score-preparation software.
Personal Qualities:
- Deep love for the Church and commitment to the beauty and reverence of liturgy.
- Inspiring leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Collaboration-oriented, flexible, and pastoral.
- Strong organizational, communication, and time-management abilities.
- A spirit of prayerfulness and professionalism.
Working Conditions:
- Work conducted in parish offices, church, rehearsal spaces, and liturgical venues.
- Regular lifting/moving of music equipment, hymnals, stands, and instruments.
- Variable schedule aligned with parish liturgical needs.
Contact: Send applications or inquiries to: jyokum@ourladygc.org
We should not include "Apply by Email" repeated.
Now decide sections:
About the role: use the Job Description paragraph.
Responsibilities: list of responsibilities (maybe combine sub-bullets). Use - for each bullet. Could keep sub-bullets as separate
- items.
Requirements: Required qualifications.
Qualifications: Preferred qualifications.
Skills: maybe list of specific skills like organ proficiency, choral conducting, vocal coaching, etc. But we already have those in Requirements. Could create Skills section for things like "Strong proficiency in organ, choral conducting, vocal coaching", "Understanding of Catholic liturgical documents", "Ability to lead and form volunteers", "Strong interpersonal skills", "Availability for daily Masses, evenings, weekends, rehearsals, major liturgical seasons", plus preferred skills like "Competence in Gregorian chant", "Ability to arrange/compose music", "Familiarity with digital music tools". However we risk duplication. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Requirements and Skills into one? But they ask to use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could have Requirements (required qualifications), Qualifications (preferred qualifications), Skills (maybe list of skill-based items from both). But that may be thin.
Better: Use About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (required), Qualifications (preferred), and maybe Working Conditions as a section? Not in list but we could treat as Requirements? Not exactly. The allowed headings are those listed; we could add a section like "Working Conditions" if we want, but not in the examples; but they said use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). The "e.g." suggests those are examples, not exclusive list. However they say "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." Likely they expect us to use those headings only. But we could also add other headings if needed? Safer to stick to those. Working Conditions could be placed under Requirements or maybe under About the role? But we need to preserve all substantive info. Could include Working Conditions as a
under About the role? Might be okay.
Alternatively, we could create a section "Requirements" that includes both required qualifications and working conditions? Might be mixing.
Better: Use sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (required qualifications), Qualifications (preferred qualifications), Skills (maybe list of skill-based items from both required and preferred). But we risk duplication.
Let's think: The posting already separates Required and Preferred qualifications. So we can map Required to Requirements heading, Preferred to Qualifications heading. Skills could be omitted or we could combine some skill items into Requirements and Qualifications. Since they ask to prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones, we could omit Skills section entirely if its content is covered elsewhere. The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't say we must include all; we can include only those with real content. So we can include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications. That's four sections. That seems reasonable.
We need to ensure we don't create Pay/Benefits/Schedule sections because no specific info.
Now format:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Plan, select, and prepare appropriate music for all parish liturgies, ensuring fidelity to the Church's musical tradition and rubrics.
- Using the Source and Summit Hymnal and Planning Program.
- Direct, accompanies, or arranges for accompaniment at weekend Masses, Holy Days of Obligation, Triduum and Holy Week liturgies, sacramental celebrations, parish events and School Masses.
- Work closely with clergy and coordinator of Sacred Liturgy to coordinate daily and weekend Masses, liturgical feast days, rituals and other parish considerations.
- Recruit, train, and rehearse parish choirs, cantors, instrumentalists, and ensembles.
- Foster musical excellence, spiritual growth, and community among volunteers.
- Develop programs with the assistance of the Principal and School Music Teacher for children's choirs for school day Masses and weekend Masses.
- Provide liturgical and musical formation to all members of the music ministry.
- Introduce the parish community to the Church's rich treasury of sacred music, including chant, polyphony, and hymnody.
- Encourage the congregation's active participation in the sung parts of the Mass.
- Maintain a calendar of rehearsals, music selections, and volunteer schedules.
- Oversee the care, maintenance, and tuning of parish musical instruments (e.g., organ, piano).
- Manage the sacred music budget: purchasing scores, hymnals, licensing (Source and Summit, OneLicense, USCCB.org etc.), and other needed resources.
- Collaborate with the parish office to prepare worship aids and announcements.
- Serve on the parish pastoral team.
- Coordinate with the Director of Liturgical Ministries (or sacristans, altar servers, lectors) to ensure seamless liturgical execution.
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). The "e.g." suggests those are examples, not exclusive list. However they say "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." Likely they expect us to use those headings only. But we could also add other headings if needed? Safer to stick to those. Working Conditions could be placed under Requirements or maybe under About the role? But we need to preserve all substantive info. Could include Working Conditions as a
under About the role? Might be okay. Alternatively, we could create a section "Requirements" that includes both required qualifications and working conditions? Might be mixing. Better: Use sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (required qualifications), Qualifications (preferred qualifications), Skills (maybe list of skill-based items from both required and preferred). But we risk duplication. Let's think: The posting already separates Required and Preferred qualifications. So we can map Required to Requirements heading, Preferred to Qualifications heading. Skills could be omitted or we could combine some skill items into Requirements and Qualifications. Since they ask to prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones, we could omit Skills section entirely if its content is covered elsewhere. The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't say we must include all; we can include only those with real content. So we can include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications. That's four sections. That seems reasonable.
We need to ensure we don't create Pay/Benefits/Schedule sections because no specific info.
Now format:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Plan, select, and prepare appropriate music for all parish liturgies, ensuring fidelity to the Church's musical tradition and rubrics.
- Using the Source and Summit Hymnal and Planning Program.
- Direct, accompanies, or arranges for accompaniment at weekend Masses, Holy Days of Obligation, Triduum and Holy Week liturgies, sacramental celebrations, parish events and School Masses.
- Work closely with clergy and coordinator of Sacred Liturgy to coordinate daily and weekend Masses, liturgical feast days, rituals and other parish considerations.
- Recruit, train, and rehearse parish choirs, cantors, instrumentalists, and ensembles.
- Foster musical excellence, spiritual growth, and community among volunteers.
- Develop programs with the assistance of the Principal and School Music Teacher for children's choirs for school day Masses and weekend Masses.
- Provide liturgical and musical formation to all members of the music ministry.
- Introduce the parish community to the Church's rich treasury of sacred music, including chant, polyphony, and hymnody.
- Encourage the congregation's active participation in the sung parts of the Mass.
- Maintain a calendar of rehearsals, music selections, and volunteer schedules.
- Oversee the care, maintenance, and tuning of parish musical instruments (e.g., organ, piano).
- Manage the sacred music budget: purchasing scores, hymnals, licensing (Source and Summit, OneLicense, USCCB.org etc.), and other needed resources.
- Collaborate with the parish office to prepare worship aids and announcements.
- Serve on the parish pastoral team.
- Coordinate with the Director of Liturgical Ministries (or sacristans, altar servers, lectors) to ensure seamless liturgical execution.