Position Title |
Organist/Pianist – Part Time |
Church Address |
18 N. Gay Street Mount Vernon, OH 43050 |
Job Description |
The organ is a 40 rank Pipe Organ newly installed by Muller Pipe Organ Company. The organ was the cover feature on the June 2023 issue of The American Organist Magazine.
Organist/Pianist Job Description
The Organist/Pianist is part of the overall music and worship life of the Gay Street United Methodist church. Through music selection, preparation, leadership, and performance the organist/pianist enhances the purpose of worship, which is to deepen our love of God, experience life in community, and inspire faithful service in the world.
Responsibilities:
- Weekly worship including 2 services on Sunday mornings (Chapel & Sanctuary)
a. The Organist, inconsultation with clergy and other worship leaders will plan, share resources, choose music, and prepare for worship.
b. Typical weekly services will include a prelude, postlude, congregational accompaniment, sung responses and liturgy, and an offertory.
- Accompaniment of the Chancel Choir, including rehearsals
- Be responsible for the development and use of special music in the worship service, in cooperation with musicians and other music groups within the church as opportunity, need, and schedule allows.
- Seasonal additional worship or programs as planned, and as available (to include Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, Christmas Eve, and Christmas).
- Attend worship/staff meetings as planned, and/or as available.
- Meet atleast monthly with the worship team, if needed.
- First right of refusal in playing for weddings and funerals (to be reimbursed separately by the families – Snyder Funeral Homes recommend an honorarium of $175.00)
- Attend worship planning meetings or other administrative meetings on occasion and if needed/requested: Trustees, SPRC (Staff-Parish Relations Committee), and Church Council.
- Be familiar with the physical properties and maintenance of the organ, piano, and other keyboard instruments and work with the Trustees and staff on needs for repair, replacement, tuning, etc.
- The organist is to submit the music selections for the preludes and postludes 4 weeks in advance to allow enough time to check the copyrights for the music, especially the LiveStream copyrights.
Accountability:
- The organist/pianist is hired by the Staff/Parish Relations Committee(SPRC). Communication with the SPRC will be through regular meetings with a liaison. The SPRC will assess the position regularly according to the agreed upon responsibilities, personal and professional goals, and effectiveness in the life of the church.
- The SPRC reviews salaries yearly and submits recommendations to the Finance Committee. This is a salaried position, based on 8-10 hours per week. Years of education and professional experience will be taken into account.
- While the SPRC has an employment supervisory role for this position, music staff will work closely with clergy staff and are expected to be amenable to their leadership.
- Absences for vacation (6 Sundays off per year), continuing education, personal needs, or illness should be coordinated and/or reported to the SPRC and senior pastor. The organist/pianist is responsible for finding substitutes for worship responsibilities, a list of possible organists/pianists has been provided to the current organist.
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Instruments |
Pipe Organ: 2023 Muller 3/40 |
Service Time(s) |
Sunday: 8:30 am, 10:45 am |