Choir Director

Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day responsibility for managing church choir; organising rehearsals, song selection, and arranging performances.
• With the Pastor’s oversight, create and lead music department of the church in line with the Church’s values and statement of belief.
• Select, train, and inspire a choir of volunteers (including adult and youth singers) to minister during praise and worship sessions and at special events.
• Develop resources to nurture the spiritual growth of congregation through music ministration.
• Putting together appropriate programmes for the choir’s public concerts and other performances, whether these are performed solely by the Choir or shared programmes with other choirs, bands, or ensembles.
• Plan and implement creative and effective programmes to engage adult and youth members, including Sunday School programs, youth choir, and musical ensembles.
• Work with church pastors to build momentum and innovative programmes.
• Create and maintain program budgets and fundraising plans.
• Attending and providing a report for the Annual General Meeting.
• Church members are predominantly of Ghanaian descent with the local Twi dialect as their mother tongue and English as a second language, therefore the choir director has to be bilingual in both English and Twi in order to fully engage with the congregation.

Person Specification

Essential/Preferred Criteria

1. Have a strong Christian faith, seek the presence of the Holy Spirit, and be devoted to the Word of God
2. Shares the vision and values of My Father’s House, Telford, and be committed to our Statement of Belief
3. Knowledge of a wide range of Twi gospel repertoire
4. Flexible and adaptable approach, teachable and having a spirit of humility
5. Has knowledge of strategies to recruit new members and retain existing members

1. Must be/become an active member of My Father’s House, Telford and attend weekly church meetings 

Personal Qualities

1. Effective and confident communicator
2. Demonstrates excitement, enthusiasm and vitality
3. Good humoured and personable
4. Shows patience and empathetic understanding of the choir’s and individuals’ needs
5. Able to challenge under-performance in a supportive and diplomatic way
6. Able to promote members’ enjoyment of rehearsals and pleasure in performance

Work Hours

The role will require 15-20 hours per week inclusive of weekly church services.   

Salary and Conditions

National Minimum Wage.  There is a 6-month probationary period with reviews after 1 month, 3 months and 6 months.

Eligibility

This role has a genuine occupational requirement of being a practising Christian and committing to the vision and values of My Father’s House Assemblies of God Church, Telford. 

Please mention OSCAR when responding.

My Father’s House Assemblies of God Church, Telford

My Father’s House Assemblies of God Church is a Bible-believing church with a mandate to share the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to win souls and equip individuals to realise and fulfil their God-given purpose on earth. As a community-focussed charity, it is our vision to reach out to the community, particularly young people, to encourage and engage them to harness their talents and skills and put them to best use for the benefit of society.

Address:

Leegomery Methodist Church Building

201 Hadley Park Road

Hadley

Telford

TF1 6QG

Email: myfathershouseagchurch@gmail.com