Liturgical Music Accompanist

Our Mother of Sorrows Parish
Job Description

Job Title:  Liturgical Music Accompanist                                      Status:   Part time             

Exemption Status: Non-exempt                                                                                                        

Department/Location: Our Mother of Sorrows Parish / Tucson

Primary Function:  Under the direction of the Pastor and the Liturgy and Music Director, the Accompanist is responsible for accompanying cantors and choirs. Services include some funerals, weddings, holy days and Sunday worship.   The Employee shall be a minister of the Gospel and Catholic Teaching both academically and behaviorally while at work and in his/her personal life, “…Live in a manner worthy of the call you have received.” (Eph. 4:1) 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Perform as a lay minister in support of the parish’s spiritual and pastoral mission.
• Shall abide by Christian principles in the Cantor’s professional and private life.
• Work with musicians and choir members to ensure the proper Church protocol is followed, including maintaining an environment of respect and solemnity at all liturgical celebrations
• Meet on a regular basis and maintain open communications with volunteers and other musicians and rehearse or provide training as necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned

Physical/Mental Requirements:  Requires coordination and manual dexterity, normal mental and visual ability; ability to lift as required in a normal church environment. 

Required Activities: Walking; sitting; standing; stooping; reaching; talking; handling, hearing; carrying; and keyboarding. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Possess a working knowledge of, and a strong commitment to the mission of the Catholic Church.
• Employ flexibility and follow direction; be a team player and be self-motivated
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously and work with a sense of urgency
• Exercise courtesy to fellow employees, parishioners and the public
• Research and retrieve information from the internet as needed for liturgical purposes.
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written
• Ability to successfully pass a background and criminal history check.
• Clean and neat personal appearance

Education and Experience:

• Experience as an accompanist on both piano and organ (optional).
• Training and experience with Catholic liturgical music and song.

Other/Preferred Skills:

• Bi-Lingual (Spanish/English)

Covenants of Employment:
Our Mother of Sorrows is a Roman Catholic religious organization and that all employees are expected to respect and conduct themselves in accordance with the values, teachings, and morals of the Roman Catholic Church and by Arizona state law.  Under the “Zero Tolerance Policy”, no one will be knowingly assigned or retained to serve at Our Mother of Sorrows when that person is determined to have engaged in the abuse of a minor or to have violated boundaries in dealing with minors.