Catholic Music Director - Ladgov Corporation

Job Title: Catholic Music Director

Location: Fort Leavenworth, KS

Duties:

• Shall attend meetings with Religious Support Office team to identify the Government’s music requirements for scheduled worship services.
• Shall select music appropriate to the worship service and provide creative planning for the services in order to prepare a worship set that is consistent with the common practice and theology of the service and select music in keeping with the theme of the worship service, event or ceremony.
• Shall provide music selections to the Chaplain Sponsor in time to be added to the presentation software for the services as needed.
• Shall develop and deliver annual musical calendar, plans services in consultation with Chaplains and Religious Education Coordinators.
• Shall provide general guidance in matters of music.
• Shall coordinate and coach all persons involved with music ministry.
• Shall assist musicians improve existing musical skills and proficiency.
• Prepare and use digital worship music software (ex. Proclaim/PowerPoint/CCLI) music slides if required for service.
• Maintains a digital music library with current resource material.
• Shall comply with all copyright law.
• Shall provide appropriate musical support during designated worship services. The purpose of the Music Director Coordinator is to provide music and choral performances to assist the congregation in worship.
• Shall provide a pre-lude and post-lude in consultation with the military Chaplain or designated representative.
• Shall lead the congregation: singing of hymns, chorus, spiritual songs and special music that enhances the atmosphere of worship for the particular congregation.
• Coordinate with the instrumentalist to adjust tempo and style of musical arrangements to enhance the congregation’s ability to participate in worship through the singing of hymns, choruses, and spiritual songs.
• Shall support worship services.
• Shall perform site preparation (set-up) and restoration (stowing musical equipment or other activities necessary to return facility to pre-service configuration).
• Shall coordinate and conduct choir rehearsal services.

Education & Qualifications:

• Shall possess experience as a music director in religious worship settings, with sufficient experience playing piano or musical instruments appropriate at public worship services.
• A minimum of two years of experience.

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