Musician

Church of the Crucifixion

Musician

Reports to: Pastor

Part-Time Compensated per Event

Hours: Up to 4 hours per week

FLSA: Hourly Non-exempt

General Summary: Responsible for accompanying the Sunday Masses, Holy Days of obligations, Easter Season, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Weddings and Funerals. A willingness to work as a team player, and overall dependability and accessibility are very important in this role.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare all music for Sunday Masses, Holy Days of obligation, Easter and Christmas.
• Prepare and play during First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Weddings and Funerals.
• Work with Pastor to prepare liturgical musical arrangements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Bachelor’s degree in music preferred.
• Must have a deep love of Jesus Christ and His Church, shown by an active prayer life and service at his/her parish.
• Must be a practicing Catholic in good standing.
• Must have the capability to fluently read modern and Gregorian music notation.
• Must be a proficient sight-reader.
• Must have ability to receive constructive criticism and adapt as needed.
• Must be able to communicate professionally in writing and speak with a variety of people.
• Must have a professional appearance and demeanor.
• Maintain proficiency in playing piano, particularly regarding liturgical musical arrangement.
• Must pass a background check and complete Safe Environment Training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, employees, and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, when necessary, and ability to travel and drive one's own vehicle to various diocesan locations.