Purpose: Director of Contemporary Worship is a person gifted to develop contemporary and creative expressions of worship who would be involved in the planning, preparing and leading of worship services along with pastors, staff and volunteer leaders.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Part-Time, 20 hrs/Wk Hours may be adjusted at discretion of personnel committee and Session depending on annual budget requirements.
Direct Reports: Worship and music volunteers
Ministry Responsibilities / Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1. Be involved in the planning, coordinating, and presentation of music for the contemporary worship service.
2. Prepare slides and visual media for worship services and events.
3. Operate visuals on Sunday morning and oversee the Worship Visual Tech Team.
4. Envision and implement other creative expressions of worship that supports the Biblical message in ways that are participatory.
5. Assist in developing a contemporary worship culture at Sierra Presbyterian
6. Create rotating team to provide leadership for the contemporary service under the direction of the Pastor as Head of Staff.
7. Participate in weekly church staff meetings and lead as directed by Senior Pastor
8. Take part in the form of prayer and scripture reading for spiritual growth as well as other Church activities (e.g. Small Group Participation, Seminars, etc.).
9. Other duties as assigned.
Administrative Responsibilities:
1. Help maintain a constantly evolving collection of worship songs which are like-able, sing-able and worshipful.
2. Provide a contemporary music worship weekly schedule and plan.
3. Assist in the scheduling and coordination of facility use (in conjunction with staff) for related contemporary music.
4. As directed, attend pertinent staff related events.
5. Perform other duties and tasks as requested and assigned by the Minister of Worship Arts and/or the Senior Pastor.
Qualifications & Experience The Director of Contemporary Worship shall be a Christian and an experienced combo musician (instruments and vocal) who has a background in leading and performing contemporary Christian music. Effective organization and communication skills. Ability to work successfully with people of diverse backgrounds and interests.
Working Environment Position does require working Sunday’s and some evenings. May be times when an assignment would be off the church campus. Requires working with several staff members and may require addressing questions from the personnel committee in terms of goals, objectives, and overall job performance.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $24.00 - $25.00 per hour
Expected hours: 20 per week
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Parental leave
Schedule:
- 4 hour shift
- Choose your own hours
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Weekends as needed
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Nevada City, CA 95959: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Application Question(s):
- Please list which instruments you are comfortable leading from and how many years of experience do you have leading worship services.
- Please email a link to an example of you leading music to spcsearch@sierrapres.com.
Work Location: In person