Job Description for Pastoral Music Assistant
Requirements: Candidate needs to be a practicing Roman Catholic. Clearances required.
Skills required: Applicant must be a competent organist, able to play a Roman Catholic Mass.
He/she must be able to direct youth and adult choral ensembles
Duties: Direct and/or accompany Children’s, Youth and/or Adult Choirs as needed, September through Corpus Christi. He/she will direct and/or accompany at two weekend Masses each month and at Masses during the Christmas Season and Easter Triduum, and perform other duties as required. He/she will direct and/or accompany the Adult Choir twice monthly on Wednesday evening rehearsals and twice monthly at weekend Masses, September through Corpus Christi, and during the Christmas Season and Easter Triduum.
Approximate Hours:
20 weekends per year, September through Corpus Christi, 9:30 am – 12:30pm Sundays = 60 hours
Two Wednesday evenings per month, September through Corpus Christi, (approximately 20 rehearsals) 6:30pm – 9 pm = 50 hours
Additional Masses during Christmas Eve (9 hours) and Easter Triduum (12 hours)
Job Description for Pastoral Music Assistant (Instrumental)
Requirements: Candidate needs to be a practicing Roman Catholic. Clearances required.
Skills required: He/she will be a competent instrumentalist and instrumental teacher for elementary and secondary youth instrumentalists. He/she will be responsible for developing and maintaining a youth instrumental program which includes hand chimes. This will include selecting repertoire in conjunction with the Director of Music and Liturgy. Applicant will be responsible for forming appropriate relationships with youth and their parents and for encouraging their participation in the liturgy.
Duties: Conduct youth instrumentalist rehearsals, every Sunday morning, September through Corpus Christit. He/she will play/direct at two weekend Masses each month and at Masses during the Christmas Season and Easter Triduum.
Hours: 41 weekends –approximate hours: 9:30 am – 11am Sundays = 62 hours
Approximately 2 Saturday evening Masses per month, September through Corpus Christi, approximately 20 Masses, 4pm – 6:30 pm = 50 hours
Additional Masses during Christmas Eve (9 hours) and Easter Triduum (12 hours)
To inquire, please contact: Mary Murphy
Director of Music and Liturgy
St. Margaret Mary Church
Lower Burrell, PA 15068
724-335-2336 x20
