Director of Music - St Peter’s, Maney

Role Description

Approximately 3 hours per week, to include:

• The main service at 10.30am on Sunday mornings

• Weekly choir rehearsals (currently a Wednesday evening 7pm – 8pm, not including the month of August)

• Festivals including St Peter, Christmas, Easter plus occasional special services

• Regular meetings with the Vicar

• Time for planning/preparation

The successful candidate will be passionate about leading and empowering Christian worship in a variety of styles. The Director of Music will oversee all aspects of the musical life in the parish. They will also be responsible for directing the choir at church services, as well as running choir rehearsals every week.

There will also be special services and may be other activities at key times of the year, which they will be required to contribute to in terms of planning and leading worship.

They will be able to lead and be part of a team, building on existing relationships and developing new ideas. They will perform all acts, duties and obligations and comply with such orders as may be designated by the Vicar and PCC which are reasonably consistent with that position. From time to time you may be required to perform duties normally undertaken by others or to take on different or additional duties, however you will not be assigned duties which you cannot reasonably perform.

Responsibilities of this role

1. Director of Music

1.1.   Liaise with the Vicar to choose all Service music. Communicate music choice and planning with the Choir and others in church via the parish administrator.

1.2.  Play the organ at the 10.30am service on Sundays, as well as at any other special services throughout the Church year.

1.3.   Organise practices to ensure all choir members have an opportunity to advance their own capabilities.

1.4.   Develop and execute strategies to increase numbers of choir members, including recruitment of all ages to sing at all services as requested.

1.5.   Develop repertoire for traditional and contemporary worship styles and manage the music library in church to serve the current and future music needs.

1.6.   Responsible for the purchase of music, worship and music resources, services of outside instrumentalists, musical instruments and equipment.

1.7.  On behalf of the Vicar and churchwardens, to manage communication with and ensure the service of an organist to play at relevant services when you are unavailable.

1.8.  Oversee the maintenance of the organ.

1.9.   Undertake regular meetings with the Vicar to contribute to the mission and development of worship at the church.

1.10.  Attend Mission, Life and Worship committee meetings 4 times per year.

2.  General

2.1.   Ensure that statutory and policy requirements are met with regard to parental approval as required.

2.2.  To work with children and/or adults at risk in a way that meets and develops their personal, spiritual and social needs, exercising active pastoral concern.

2.3.  To work in accordance with the Parish and Diocesan Safeguarding Policy.

2.4.  To undertake any other work that has been agreed and is seen to be appropriate.

3.  Accountability

3.1.  When carrying out the above responsibilities you will be accountable to the Vicar, and in their absence, the Churchwardens.

4.  DBS Check

We take the safety of everyone within the church very seriously and expect everyone to work in accordance with the Parish and Diocesan Safeguarding Policy.

4.1.  The post requires you to work with children and young people, and you will therefore require an Enhanced DBS check with barred list information.

4.2.  This DBS check needs to be renewed every 3 years.

Person specification

• Can demonstrate a suitable level of Christian faith and an enthusiasm to support the mission and aims of the church

• Has good organ skills and singing ability

• Can demonstrate experience of different kinds of worship music, both choral/traditional and more contemporary.

• Can demonstrate experience and aptitude to work with and teach/direct people of all ages.

• Can demonstrate experience and understanding of the role of Choir Leader.

• Can demonstrate experience of managing others.

• Can demonstrate experience and aptitude to plan a structured practice session to meet the objectives of each member of the choir

• Can be supported by references from previous roles.

• A willingness to develop skills and to engage with training

An application form can be obtained from St Peter’s Church Office, officestpetersmaney@yahoo.co.uk, or via the Vicar, Revd Becky Reeve, vicarofmaney@gmail.com. Applications must be received by 5pm on the 24^th October 2025.