The Protestant Music Director conducts worship music, leads volunteer choirs, and coordinates with chapel staff, ensuring a harmonious worship experience.
Job Title: Protestant Music Director.
Job Location: Naval Station Great Lakes, IL.
Job Type: Part Time Job.
Schedule:
- Protestant Music Director should conduct music for special services of worship: 10 units.
- Protestant Music Director should play music for special Command Services: 5 units.
- Protestant Music Director should lead volunteer choirs in both Chapels: 104 units.
Qualifications:
- Protestant Music Director should have a clear understanding of Navy organization and the pluralistic ministry requirements that affect the use of Chapel facilities and staff.
- Protestant Music Director should have at least two years of piano accompanist and worship musical leadership in a contemporary Christian church.
Duties:
- Protestant Music Director should possess the ability to develop rapport, and promote teambuilding within the Protestant volunteer choirs, praise teams, and other choral groups.
- Protestant Music Director should notify the Command Chaplain (or Duty Chaplain) by telephone and email between 2-3 hours ahead of scheduled time when unable to perform services due to illness, inclement weather, or emergencies.
- Protestant Music Director should provide a pre-approved substitute when unable to perform the services required. Command Chaplain must be notified of planned substitutions two weeks in advance of arranged absences (vacations and holidays).
- The candidate should arrive for all services no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the service.
- Protestant Music Director should conduct music for special services of worship: 10 units.
- Protestant Music Director should play music for special Command Services: 5 units.
- Protestant Music Director should lead volunteer choirs in both Chapels: 104 units.
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