Worship Director

Title: Worship Director
Reporting Structure: Reports to Senior Pastor
Positions Supervised: None
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Part-Time, 20 hours a week

The Vision of Union Church:
To pursue flourishing together.

The Mission of Union Church:

Our mission is to grow diverse communities and develop Christ followers who seek the common good.

The vision and mission above are not one person’s job on staff at Union; they are every person’s job. Every employee will assume responsibility for pursuing this vision and mission as an individual. The highest priority and expectation of every Union employee is to embody this vision and live out our mission personally. This includes, but is not limited to, helping people explore God (through invitation and volunteer recruitment), growing our community (through team building and care), and developing leaders and followers of Jesus (through training, coaching, delegation, and empowerment).

Summary of Worship Director Position
Union Church is making a lasting difference by leading people to become followers of Christ and change agents in our world. The Worship Director is primarily responsible for leading and building the worship experience for our church and online attenders. This role will also provide musical and technical leadership to pursue excellence for worship experiences. Additionally, the Worship Director will support the Senior Pastor and Union Church by leading various ministerial services throughout the year, including, but not limited to: leadership events, conferences, and community gatherings. Furthermore, this role will contribute to the planning, organizing, and leading of multiple worship experiences throughout the year.

The Basics:

Abilities 

• Ability to develop an understanding for band dynamics, worship environment production, and ministry teamwork in a worship team and church setting
• Must exemplify a high level of people care and musical ability
• Ability to create a vision and execute effectively
• Strong interpersonal skills and exude a positive attitude
• Ability to self-motivate and make independent decisions

Knowledge

• Highly talented vocalist 
• Experience on keys, guitar, and/or other instruments preferred
• Experience with music theory, charting, and music composition
• Familiar or demonstrated ability to learn with Planning Center Online, Multitracks, etc.

Leadership 

• Self-Development 
• Coaching Skills 
• Flexibility 
• Technical Skills

Skills 

• Effective at multi-tasking, time management, and following up 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Strong spiritual maturity 
• Comfortable in diplomatic interactions 
• Problem Solving
• Exceptional talent vocally to lead a worship experience 
• Maintain composure during stressful situations

Education 

• High School Diploma or GED 
• 1 to 3 years of related work experience

The Scope:

• Leading and building the worship experiences 
• Planning, organizing, and spiritually leading weekly worship services
• Recruiting, training, and building worship teams
• Planning and organizing worship services to meet weekly time requirements
• Provide musical and technical leadership pursuing excellence 
• Sharpen musical and technical abilities in an ongoing way
• Lead contractors and volunteers to sharpen musical abilities
• Oversee Planning Center Online for Services
• Execute communications with team using Planning Center and other communication tools.
• Assist with church team technical efforts
• Lead and manage volunteer and contractor recruitment and development efforts
• Support the Senior Pastor on various projects
• Support various ministerial services, such as leadership gatherings, community events, baptisms, etc.

Spiritual Criteria 

• Must have an intimate and growing relationship with Christ
• Must demonstrate FAITH (faithful, available, invested, teachable, healthy and spirit-filled)
• Model standards and expectations of Union Church leadership.

Working Conditions and other information 

• A flexible weekly work schedule that includes mandatory Sunday hours, with added responsibilities for holidays and special events as assigned.
• Attend all functions required for leadership and staff.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Union Church, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

As a religious institution, it is important that all employees of Union Church hold to the same beliefs and practices of the church. We therefore reserve the right to exercise this bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) in determining which applicants are best suited for positions at our church.

This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and the related BFOQ applies to all policies and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.