Student Music Director

Job Description

Job Description

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 CSMs 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, Multitracks 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.