Position Title: Student Music Director Campus: All
Reports to: Lead Student Worship Pastor Status: 18 Hours
Position Summary:
The Student Music Director is responsible for supporting the Lead Student Worship Pastor in develop volunteers and planning weekly services and events for all campuses. This includes creating a healthy and thriving worship ministry by owning a clear vision, providing direct leadership to Worship teams, and assist in leading a worship culture connected to the heart of CSM and Central Music.
This position is connected to the faith and ministry of the church and moves forward the vision of Central Christian Church.
Responsibilities:
Help lead and develop CSM Worship Leads and Worship Team Members
Facilitate rehearsals on Wednesday Nights, offer practical coaching, and build relationship equity with Worship Teams
Meet with students to teach Worship Team members necessary music theory, technique, and performance skills
Recruit, audition, and develop Worship Team members
Work closely with the Lead Student Worship Pastor to help contribute to the planning and execution of CSM services
Resource practice material for Wednesday Night Services
Help CSM Worship Leads with Worship Team Scheduling
Work with Lead Student Worship Pastor with the overall service/programming flow
Make tracks for Wednesday Night services
Be able to identify where students are at in age and skill level and determine their next step in growth
Partner with CSM team to provide worship experiences for events
Support vision and direction of Central Music and CSM
Participate in “all staff” events at each level
Participate in weekend services when needed
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
A personal walk with Jesus
Excellent written and communication skills
Organizational skills
Able to play musical instruments relevant to CSM’s needs
Able to coach students at various levels of skill with playing keys, bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and drums
Able to coach vocalists with pitch and rhythm
Positive attitude
Experience in Planning Center Online, Multitrack’s Playback, Ableton, Logic, Mainstage, and ProPresenter
Ability to work independently within scope of assignment
Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, and to be flexible in executing last-minute weekend changes
Ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team
Well-rounded music knowledge/understanding
Competencies:
Cultivates innovation
Manages complexity
Directs work
Ensures accountability
Builds effective teams
Drives vision and purpose
Develops talent
Manages ambiguity
Role model in personal life:
Must align with the vision, and values of Central Christian Church and be committed to doing Central no harm
Growing in your personal relationship with Christ
Develop personal evangelism opportunities within and outside the Church
Model biblical integrity in all things:
Adhere to and encompass the qualities and characteristics required of Central Christian Church employees, defined by the Staff Handbook
Financially support the vision of Central Christian Church by faithfully giving at least 10% of gross income
Be an active Owner at Central Christian Church, making every effort to uphold the six core values of Central
Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit; use hands to finger handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing up to twenty-five pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.