Musician/Accompanist

Employment Status: Part-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly) \

Schedule: Saturday 5pm Mass and Rehearsal / 2 hours per occurrence

Reports to: Director of Music Ministry

Benefits may include:

· 403b Retirement

· Employee Assistance Program

Summary

The Musician/Accompanist will be responsible for providing instrumental accompaniment for the 5pm Saturday Liturgy as well as the rehearsal for the liturgy.

The Musician/Accompanist must demonstrate proficiency reading and playing music on various instruments specifically; piano, organ and/ or guitar.  

Job Duties and Responsibilities

· Provides musical support to prayerful environment

· Accompanies choir and cantor with required instrumental music 

· Assists Pastor and/or Director of Music in securing other instrumentalists as substitute for their role if they are unavailable

Additional Responsibilities

· Available for scheduling for other seasonal liturgies (outside of the usual schedule) as requested by Pastor and/or Director of Music including but not limited to Holy Days of Obligation and Holidays 

· Available for scheduling for optional liturgical needs (outside of the usual schedule) as requested by Pastor and/or Director of Music including but not limited to funerals and Taize Prayer

Education and Experience

· High School degree or equivalent

· Ability to sing with accurate pitch and rhythm

· Ability to play various instruments (Piano/ Organ/ Guitar preferred)

· Basic understanding of Music Theory

· Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all levels of staff and management

Preferred Additional

· Bachelor’s degree in Music, Liturgy and/ or 2 prior years’ experience 

· Previous experience/ knowledge of Roman Catholic Liturgy including Lectionary and Sacramentary

· Bilingual (English/ Spanish) preferred

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise as needed. The Archdiocese of San Antonio is an Equal Opportunity Employer.