Choir/Orchestra Worship Director Job Description
Reports to: Creative Director of Worship
Classification: Part-Time

Position Overview
The worship director will be a musically gifted, spiritually mature, biblically grounded Christian leader responsible for traditional worship ministries under the direction of the Creative Director, Church Administrator & Senior Pastor. The ideal candidate will have experience leading creative traditional worship at a similar-sized church and vast experience shepherding worship teams.

Choir/Orchestra Worship Director

• Oversees the Sunday morning choir/orchestra experience and special worship services, in coordination with the Creative Director, Church Administrator and Senior Pastor.

• Leads all traditional music programming (Worship Choir, Orchestra, and Instrumentalists, and, when applicable, Student Choir, Children’s Choirs, and small ensembles).

• Works with vocalists and instrumentalists to prepare for worship.

• Selects and prepares traditional music utilizing Planning Center software under the direction of the Creative Director

• Communicates with music ministry staff, volunteers, and families through e-mail, social media, and electronic newsletters

• Provides congregational care for music ministry staff, volunteers, and families through hospital visits, calls, and cards in conjunction with the pastoral staff.

• Oversees a volunteer support team that helps the Leader with administrative tasks, ministry support, ordering music, and accounting for purchases.

• Works with the Creative Director to oversee the traditional worship music budget.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Senior Pastor and Executive Pastor to effectively meet the objectives of the position.

Education and Experience

This position requires a strong spiritual background and commitment to the church and to the ministry of the church. A minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a Choir/Orchestra Director is required; a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a relevant field is optional.

Compensation commensurate with qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

Interested Parties should forward a complete application packet to Greg Davenport, gdavenport@covenantgreer.org, to include the following:

1.     Cover letter with general background information, family, community involvement, and hobbies

2.     Current resume

3.     List of references