Church Organist/Choir Director

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Private office w/computer

• Compensation: $16,000 - 18,000 dependent upon experience

• Responsibilities
  ● Provide organ music for Sunday morning worship, including prelude, offertory, communion music (when scheduled), and postlude.
  ● Accompany congregational hymns with confidence and sensitivity to worship.
  ● Accompany the church choir during weekly rehearsals and Sunday worship while the choir is in season.
  ● Participate in special worship services throughout the year, including Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, Easter, Christmas Eve, and other         significant occasions.
  ● Arrange for a qualified substitute when unavailable

• Qualifications
  ● Proficiency in organ performance.
  ● Experience accompanying congregational singing and choirs preferred.
  ● Strong sight-reading skills.
  ● Reliability, professionalism, and good communication skills.
  ● An appreciation for the mission and ministry of the church. Membership at Newtown United Methodist Church is not required.