Director of Music Ministries St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church - 5.0 Albuquerque, NM Job Details Part-time $15,000 - $40,000 a year 15 hours ago Benefits 401(k) Paid time off Parental leave Employee assistance program Employee discount Retirement plan Qualifications Volunteer support Choral worship music conducting Music library management Religious music performance experience Program development Volunteer training Staff training Managing music teams Mentoring Copyright management Music selection Training & development Senior level Volunteer recruitment Dynamic music programming Full Job Description SETTING St. Michael's is a socially diverse and theologically progressive community of faith united around the shared values: welcome, spiritual grounding, and action. We are an equal opportunity employer. St. Michael's does not discriminate based on an individual's race, color, sex, national origin, age, familial status, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. PURPOSE The Director(s) of Music Ministries is responsible to the Rector for the leadership and development of the music ministries of St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church. The Director works collaboratively with clergy, staff, volunteer musicians, and other music leaders to support the worship, formation, and community life of the parish. The Director provides vision, musical leadership, recruitment, training, and pastoral support for singers and instrumentalists, helping cultivate a vibrant and participatory culture of music-making that reflects the diversity of the congregation and the wider community. VISION St. Michael's has traditionally built its music ministries through the gifts of volunteer singers and instrumentalists from within the congregation (though we do have a few paid musicians in the groups as well). We value music not only as an offering in worship, but as a means of building Christian community. We seek leaders who will recruit, develop, encourage, and celebrate musicians of varying skill levels while fostering musical excellence, broad participation, and spiritual growth. We are especially interested in candidates who bring creativity, initiative, and the capacity to build a program for the future, rather than simply maintaining what they have done before or what the parish has done in the past.

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Chancel Choir:

Anglican choral tradition, congregational hymnody, and seasonal liturgical repertoire. Leadership requires strength in choral conducting, vocal development, and traditional church music. 9:00 Coro de

Luz:

An ensemble-based music ministry rooted in collaborative leadership among singers and instrumentalists. The director serves as a builder of musical community, recruiting and developing vocalists and instrumentalists, encouraging participation across generations, and cultivating an ensemble capable of leading bilingual and multicultural worship.

Our Search:

We recognize that the gifts needed to lead the Chancel Choir and Coro de Luz may be found in one person or in multiple leaders. Accordingly, we are open to hiring either one Director of Music Ministries to oversee both programs or separate directors for each ensemble. Candidates with strengths in either area, or in both, are encouraged to apply.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruit, mentor, and retain both singers and instrumentalists. Build and sustain volunteer-based musical communities. Foster leadership within ensembles and expand the pool of available musicians, particularly within Coro de Luz. Plan music for regular Sunday services, principal feasts, seasonal liturgies, and special services in collaboration with the Rector, clergy, staff, and ensemble leaders. Maintain timely records of music used in worship, submit required reports, and ensure that copyright permissions, licenses, and reporting obligations are kept current for congregational song, choral music, printed materials, livestreams, recordings, and other parish uses.

ESTIMATED WEEKLY TIME COMMITMENTS

Music planning 2-4 hours per week per choir or ensemble Includes selection of hymns, service music, anthems, ensemble repertoire, coordination with the lectionary and liturgical season, communication with clergy and musicians, maintaining music-use records, submitting required reports, and keeping copyright permissions, licenses, livestream or recording uses, printed materials, and related obligations current. Staff or worship planning meetings 2-3 hours per week per meeting Includes preparation, attendance, follow-up communication, and coordination with clergy, staff, or other ministry leaders. Rehearsal leadership 2-3 hours per rehearsal Includes setup, rehearsal time, musician support, and immediate follow-up. Sunday service leadership 2-3 hours per service Includes arrival, warm-up, pre-service preparation, service leadership, and brief post-service wrap-up.

Pay:

$15,000.00 - $40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Employee assistance program Employee discount Paid time off Parental leave Retirement plan

Work Location:

In person