Music Program Director

The Music Director leads the Music Program at Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in partnership with the Minister and the Music Committee. Organizational and communication skills are essential for coordinating between teams and volunteer musicians, to offer inspiring and diverse musical content for Sunday Services. Minimum Qualifications · General music literacy · Ability to personally contribute to musical program with personal skills and talents in some form · Willing and able to work within an institution that is religiously diverse, LGBTQ+ affirming, and actively anti-racist Essential Functions · Programming: Works with minister, music committee and religious services committee to select special music for services: arranges for live performances of music by either coordinating with volunteers, hiring guest musicians or providing music personally. Will maintain variety in our musical program by presenting a variety of musical styles, paying special attention to under-represented styles in a congregation that holds diverse tastes, recruiting outside musicians when necessary to meet this need. Seeks out and listens to feedback from a diverse sample of the congregation is essential to understanding what our entire community wants to hear. · Volunteer Management: Actively encouraging and coordinating in-house talent to create music, with an eye to making sure that all musicians in the congregation get a chance to play, communicating service needs and opportunities with all musicians. · Administration: Meets weekly with minister, monthly with Music Committee, gives monthly report to the Programs Trustee, responds to emails and phone calls efficiently, works with Music Committee on Budget, keeps music portion of religious services spreadsheet updated including detailed credit information, maintains congregation’s musical copyright compliance. · Communications: Communicates with minister, guest speakers and religious services coordinators to connect music to the larger theme and message of the day. Practices active listening and seeks feedback. Uses multiple communications platforms as needed to reach all generations and communication styles. Regularly updates music portion of RSC spreadsheet. Core Competencies · Manages Responsibilities. Is able to work without close supervision; structures work-time in responsible ways; knows how to prioritize and triage needs; completes work within deadlines; can accept and work with constructive criticism · Planning. Accurately assesses the length and difficulty of projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into process steps; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; evaluates results · Developing Volunteers. Is able to identify talent and recruit capable people into the appropriate level of responsibility; helps volunteers grow through challenges and support; delegates appropriately; expresses appreciation; maintains open communication; listens to their feedback; holds people accountable · Interpersonal Relationships. Relates well to all kinds of people inside and outside of the congregation; maintains an approachable demeanor; builds effective and constructive relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; is regarded as a team player. · Trust and Integrity. Is widely trusted; seen as direct and truthful; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; adheres to an appropriate set of core values; acts in line with those values; maintains healthy boundaries · Professional Development. Invests in continued learning; maintains self-care; builds and engages in relationships with colleagues · Performance Flow Awareness. Understand the moving parts of performance and Sunday Service; works with Minister to develop a meaningful arc in Sunday Services; uses skills around timing, genre and song choices to elicit meaningful experiences for the congregation · Growth Mindset. Consistently willing to learn new things as the work requires it; willing to evolve as the church evolves; takes a cooperative attitude toward staff and congregant interactions and problem-solving Work-Flow Expectations (can work up to 10 hours a week and paid hourly) Office Hours: Music Director will be in the church office for 3 hours minimum on either Tuesday or Thursday sometime between 9am and 2:30pm. These will be set regular hours that will be negotiated with Minister during hiring. During this time there will be an hour-long all-hands Staff Meeting, followed by intentional time for administrative tasks and coordinating with the Minister and the Office Administrator about Sunday Services. (3 hours a week minimum) Sundays: Music Director should plan on being present at least 3 Sundays a month, and know who is responsible for music on Sundays when they are out. Music Director should be present no later than 10:30am in order to be present to coordinate last minute concerns, and earlier when rehearsals are being held. Service runs from 11am until noon. Attend monthly Music Committee afterwards on the appropriate Sunday. (2 hours most weeks) Rehearsals & Practices: Music Director should use some of their hours to practice musical pieces and attend rehearsals that they are involved in (variable) Communications outside of office hours: Additional administrative work will most likely happen outside of office hours which will be tracked on time sheets. (variable) Music holds a special place in our religiously diverse community. We have a choir with a volunteer choir director, a band, and many individuals within the congregation who love making music. We are looking for someone who will lead these efforts with enthusiasm and give us the variety that our diverse community needs. We like to rock and be reverent. We like music that is sacred and secular. You don’t have to be able to do it all, but you do have to be committed to helping us do it all! HVUUC is a Welcoming Congregation. We encourage people of color, LGBTQ+, veterans and members of other underrepresented or underserved groups to apply. HVUUC is a non-denominational and non-dogmatic church. We serve Christians, non-Christians, Buddhists, atheists and pagans to name just a few. To learn more about HVUUC and our unique mission, visit hvuuc.org. To see one of our recorded services, visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMTJ_f2aIwNXWjepg8OXLHg. Job Type: Part-time Pay: $17.70 per hour Expected hours: 10 per week Schedule: Choose your own hours Experience: music: 1 year (Preferred) Ability to Commute: Gray, TN 37615 (Preferred) Work Location: In person