Employment Status:  Part-time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly) 

Schedule: Sunday Masses 8 am / 1- 4 hours per week

and parish events as needed (holy days, weddings, quincenieras etc)

Reports to:  Pastor 

Benefits may include:

403b Retirement

Employee Assistance Program

Summary

The Music Leader will be responsible for guiding the choirs they conduct and performing music at various parish services and may be contracted to perform at weddings, funerals and other liturgical events as necessary. The Musician Leader in conjunction with the Music Coordinator will be responsible for planning and coordinating the parish music program for their assigned Masses and special liturgical services.

Must have demonstrated experience with vocal skills and various instruments specifically; piano, organ and/ or guitar.  

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides weekly choir practice*
• Selects music appropriate for all Sunday weekend Masses based on liturgical, musical and pastoral judgments*
• Provides musical support to prayerful environment*
• Assists Pastor and/ or Coordinator of Music and Liturgy in securing other instrumentalists as needed*
• Continuously maintains professional and liturgical education through reading, workshops, classes etc. *
• Is available to perform at special events including weddings, funerals and other events as needed*

Additional Responsibilities

• Attend all Archdiocese required training and meetings on Liturgy and Music
• Attends Parish staff meetings as necessary
• Actively participates in all “required” attendance Parish events as directed by Pastor and/ or Coordinator of Music and Liturgy

*Essential Functions

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in music and/or relate field
• Ability to sing with accurate pitch and rhythm
• Ability to play various instruments (Piano/ Organ/ Guitar preferred)
• Basic understanding of Music Theory
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all levels of staff and management

Preferred Additional

• Bachelor’s degree in Music, Liturgy and/ or 3 prior years’ experience 
• Previous experience/ knowledge of Roman Catholic Liturgy including Lectionary and Sacramentary
• Bilingual (English/ Spanish) preferred

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise as needed. The Archdiocese of San Antonio is an Equal Opportunity Employer.