Job Description

THE SALVATION ARMY

GREAT FALLS CORPS

DEPARTMENT: CORPS

POSITION TITLE: SUNDAY SERVICE WORSHIP LEADER / PIANIST

STATUS: REGULAR / PART-TIME: NON-EXEMPT

SUPERVISOR: CORPS OFFICER

Join a team where you can offer compassion, dignity, and sustainable opportunities for people in need in your local community!

The Salvation Army is an inspiring place to work. With offices in every major US city and over 120 countries around the globe, it’s a place where people can invest in people on every level. In the Northwest region of the US, we serve people with food to shelter opportunities and almost everything in between. We are committed to being an efficient and effective network of local offices that make up a huge western region team. In other words, we’re committed to being big and small at the same time. That makes us a seriously great place to work. As one of the most impactful social service organizations in the world, we hire people who constantly seek new ways to keep us moving forward. We welcome you on finding your place to offer opportunities for people in need!

GENERAL STATEMENT

The Salvation Army is a branch of the Christian Church, and the ultimate goal of all programs is spiritual regeneration of all people.

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

SCOPE OF POSITIONIn coordination with the Corps Officer and other staff, plan, develop and implement the Sunday services music worship and music ministry of The Salvation Army Great Falls Corps. Responsible for promoting renewal in corporate worship while using a variety of styles and forms of music.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• With the Corps Officer and other staff, help plan and lead in the corporate Sunday services of the church in alignment with Salvation Army and Programming tenants and principles.
• Oversee and direct the Praise Band and audio-visual crew through organizational management.

and care and nurture toward the vision of worship for the church

• Help develop additional worship leaders from within the church body.
• Create the schedule for the band members and audio-visual crew; determine band makeup each Sunday.
• Recruit musicians and technicians as needed.
• Coordinate with the Corps Officer in the selection of music for all corporate worship services.
• Educate worship / music team members win the tenants of The Salvation Army in regularly scheduled team sessions and meetings.
• Coordinate and provide music personnel for weddings, funerals, and other special services as needed.
• Communicate and coordinate with guest leaders ensuring all responsibilities of the worship leader are fulfilled when there is a substitute for the worship leader in a service.
• Communicates with all staff, as necessary.
• Supervise the Praise Band and audio-visual crew.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• One year of experience leading a Corps/church praise team, including previous participation in musical arts.
• High school degree

• Post high school education preferred included a degree.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Able to articulate and relate the tenants of The Salvation Army into the Sunday services along with Corps officer direction.
• Able to lead graciously as a servant, with self-direction and initiative.
• Possess good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to relate to and cooperate with Corps members as a team member as well as ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Have effective vocal and musical skills that cover a broad range of musical styles.
• Must proficiently play the piano; ability to read music is preferred.
• Lead the Corps music ministry in contemporary and traditional music inviting the congregation to worship.
• Representative of The Salvation Army
• Open to and comfortable with a variety of manifestations of the Holy Spirit in worship

SOFTWARE-RELATED SKILLS

• Familiar with Microsoft Office suite
• Must be able to access simple computer software to produce sheet and other types of music for musicians.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to meet program demands.
• Sit, move, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel and twist on intermittent or continuous basis.
• Grasp, push, pull objects such as files, file cabinet drawers, and reach overhead.
• Lift and carry up to 40 pounds.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomfort associated without noise, dust, dirt and similar.

The Salvation Army reserves the right to reassign, review the job or to require that different or additional tasks be performed based on the organization’s need or when circumstances change.

Work Schedule / Location

Part-time (3-4 hours per week); flexible as arranged with the Corps Officer. Weekly participation in worship planning, rehearsals, and if comfortable worship leadership.

The information in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this classification. It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory, or all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. The Salvation Army reserves the right to reassign, review the job and has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this description based on the organization’s needs or when circumstances change.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. The Salvation Army is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified job applicants, job candidates, and employees with disabilities to ensure they enjoy equal access to all employment opportunities and benefits of employment as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Such equal opportunity for employment will apply to recruitment and hiring, training, promotion, salaries and other compensation, transfers and layoffs or termination.