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This listing was last updated April 28, 2025.
Position Descriptions:

​MUSIC DIRECTOR/ORGANIST
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is seeking a passionate part-time Music Director/Organist to enrich our inviting and accessible music program at our warm and welcoming liturgical parish.

Major responsibilities include playing the organ and piano, music selection alongside clergy, and directing the choir through Sunday morning rehearsal and worship, plus special services for occasional holy days throughout the year. The Music Director also supports occasional services at other times (weddings, funerals).

Experience/skills required for this position include, but are not limited to:
  • Supports the importance of music as part of the church's spiritual life and ministry
  • Competency with organ and piano
  • Ability to direct choir and lead practices prior to worship
  • Self-motivated, proactively selecting music for upcoming services

Responsibilities of the position include:
  • Plays organ and/or piano for Sunday morning and special worship services.
  • In coordination with the Rector, develops guidelines for seasonally and liturgically appropriate music for services and then selects music in accordance with the guidelines.
  • Selects voluntary music, hymns, and anthems, giving adequate time for review and preparation.
  • Conducts weekly Sunday morning choir rehearsals, so that the choir may make their offering in worship to the best of their abilities.
  • Arranges for substitutes for the Music Director’s vacation and/or for personal leave
  • Arranges for substitutes for weddings/funerals at which the Music Director is not able to serve.
  • With approval of the Rector, coordinates with local musicians, recruiting instrumentalists and additional vocalists to enrich special services as needed.

Compensation:
  • Annual base salary range is negotiable commensurate with experience and/or schedule. Additional income streams are available as the principal organist for weddings and funerals.
  • As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will undergo a criminal background check, complete the required Safe Church Training, and must strictly adhere to Episcopal Church Safe Church policies and guidelines.
  • The position will start in late spring to early summer.

If interested, please contact [email protected]

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PART-TIME DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church in Jacksonville Beach, Florida

St. Paul’s by the Sea is a welcoming congregation with an average Sunday attendance over 160. We are a community of faith, where people know one another and share in life’s joys and challenges.

We are deeply committed to preserving and enriching a long-standing tradition of exceptional music. Our sanctuary boasts nearly flawless acoustics, which enhance the worship experience for our congregation during weekly services and serves as a sought-after venue for both local and national classical music events. Our worship is enriched by a rich blend of traditional hymns, classical compositions, and the diverse hymnody of the Episcopal Church, creating a vibrant and inspiring atmosphere for all who gather here.

Instruments:
  • Original Schantz 27 rank, 2 manual organ, installed in 1967 and renovated in 1995. Full refurbishment with added enhancements, including a new, customized console and full leather replacement is planned for 2025. This is expected to be completed by the 1st quarter of 2026.
  • Steinway B 6-foot Grand piano in the sanctuary provided through our partnership with Beaches Fine Arts
  • 2 upright pianos
  • 2 Tympani
  • Three- and one-half octaves of handbells

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Play the organ and/or piano and lead music at liturgies and services on Sunday mornings and other special services as required by the Rector and as described in the church calendar year. Required additional services: Holy Week, Christmas Eve, feast days and other special services
  • Collaborate with the rector in the planning of worship
  • Build upon the strong tradition of Anglican Choral music
  • Direct an all-volunteer choir augmented by choral scholars, handbell choir and other ensembles as required, including weekly rehearsal for each choir as needed (Fall – Day of Pentecost)
  • Hire choral scholars and singers for Proper Sundays and/or special services
  • Weddings & funerals principal organist with first right of refusal
  • Coordinate with Beaches Fine Arts (BFAS) and other community partners in the delivery of excellent musical programs
  • Prepare and monitor the music ministry budget; present an annual budget to the Finance Committee; present annual report at the Annual Parish Meeting
  • Manage independent contractor musicians and prepare monthly check requests for same
  • Serve as pastoral and spiritual presence to the choir

Qualifications and Skills:
  • Superb pipe organist/choral director/musician with a commitment to excellence in liturgical worship
  • Knowledge of traditional sacred music and Episcopal liturgical practice
  • Proficiency in choral conducting (with singers of all ages) to optimize a superior acoustic
  • Capacity to work independently and collaboratively
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
  • Collaborative, organized, flexible, sensitive and friendly
  • Highly organized, flexible with good leadership and communication skills
  • Proficiency in music-editing software; composing and arranging skills a plus

Schedule & Compensation:
  • This position is a part time position including Sunday services and Wednesday evening rehearsals.
  • Annual base salary range is negotiable commensurate with experience. Additional income streams are available as the principal organist for weddings and funerals.
  • As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will undergo a criminal background check, complete the required Safe Church Training, and must strictly adhere to Episcopal Church Safe Church policies and guidelines.
  • The position will start in late spring to early summer (2025).

To Apply:
Submit a cover letter, resume, list of three references, and recordings or link to your work to: The Rev. Victor Hailey, Rector: [email protected] 
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MUSIC DIRECTOR ORGANIST
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Parish St. Mary's Georgia
Organist Music Director is sought for Our Lady Star of the Sea, Located in beautiful St. Mary’s Georgia. The Parish is in a new church, recently completed in 2010. There are approximately 450 families registered.

Two weekend Masses, Holy Days, Weddings and Funerals. The church desires someone who will build the music program, and develop parish choir(s) and cantors.

There is a new Digital Organ in the Church.

This is a salaried position, in the range of $40,000 – $50,000 per annum.

Church website:
https://www.weareolss.org/

106 E Dillingham St, St Marys, GA, 31558

Please Contact:

Reverend Father Mariusz Fuks
912-712-8181
Church Phone 912 – 882-4718 #101

[email protected]
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FULL OR PART TIME CHURCH MUSICIAN POSITION AVAILABLE
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, 2730 West Edgewood Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32209

We are seeking a skilled individual to provide organ and piano music in a professional manner for all worship services, seasonal and special services, and special occasions such as weddings and funerals.


The individual must have a committed relationship with God and be able to display a professional level of musical talent from training and experience. H/she must be able to work with the church choirs, Pastor and Worship Ministry. H/she must be able to use music to facilitate congregational singing, bridge the generational gap, and to create the appropriate spiritual atmosphere at the correct moments within the liturgy.

The individual hired for this position must be available for weekly rehearsals with the church choirs and periodic meetings with the Pastor and Worship Ministry.

Salary range $16,900 to $20,800.

Send resume to:
Saint Paul Lutheran Church
c/o Rev. Stephen A. Wiggins Sr.

2730 West Edgewood Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32209
[email protected] 

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SUBSTITUTE ORGANIST
Westminster St. Augustine Worship Services
Westminster St. Augustine is a faith-related (PCUSA) continuous care retirement community located
near World Golf Village. We are seeking a Substitute Organist to play in our Chapel for our ecumenical worship
Services as needed, when our regular Organist is not available.

The Substitute Organist must be available on Thursday afternoons from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at Westminster St. Augustine and spend the necessary time to prepare and practice. Playing Special Services (e.g. Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Holy Week, and Easter) may also be an option. Additional renumeration for on-campus Memorial Services is possible, as
needed and available.   For Thursday worship services, the Substitute Organist would prepare and play a Prelude and a Postlude of their choice, corresponding to the theological theme or scripture of the day.

Hymns are chosen in advance by our Chaplain (Presbyterian ‘Glory to God’ hymnal). When we celebrate Communion, the Substitute Organist would play appropriate music during the distribution of the elements.  

You would play our Rodgers Series 235 digital organ with an adjustable organ bench; a two-manual instrument with a full pedalboard, 28 orchestral voices, 35 main stops, and 99 voice palette stops within four organ styles: American Eclectic, English Cathedral, French Romantic, and German Baroque.

Like to learn more? Call Rev. Goodwin at (904) 417-2512. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume with references to: Rev. Jean Goodwin, Chaplain, at [email protected].
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ST. ANASTASIA CATHOLIC CHURCH - FULL-TIME MUSIC DIRECTOR/ACCOMPANIST
St. Anastasia Catholic Church in St. Augustine, Florida - on beautiful Anastasia Island - seeks a full-time Music Director/Accompanist.

Candidates must be of the Catholic faith; have a strong understanding of Catholic liturgy; a passion for the Church's rich tradition of musical excellence from sacred chant to contemporary praise and worship compositions; an ability to inspire and nurture cantors, and the members of multiple choirs including a children's choir.

The successful candidate will be proficient in at least one accompanying instrument, preferably the organ and/or piano.

The position entails coordinating the parish music program including planning and rehearsing for daily and weekend liturgies, weddings, funerals, Holy Days, liturgy of the hours and other liturgical and parish celebrations requiring music as well as organizing the parishes annual concert series featuring musicians from around the globe.

Visit https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/ to apply today.
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ST. PETER THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC PARISH - MUSIC DIRECTOR
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Parish on Wilmington Island in Savannah, Georgia, is seeking a parish musician/music director. Our parish has approximately 750 registered households and our school 250 students. A well-qualified candidate will have experience in providing accompaniment for congregational singing on the organ and/or the piano. This position includes, but is not limited to, participation in four weekend liturgies, Holy Day masses, school masses, weddings, funerals, Holy Hour on First Fridays, and other liturgies during the year. Re-forming an adult choir and practices with a student choir and teaching music in our school (1-2 classes per day) are also expected.

To apply please send your resume to Fr. Michael J. Kavanaugh at [email protected].
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ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ORANGE PARK
Part-time Pianist/Accompanist Job Description
Asbury United Methodist Church of Orange Park, Florida seeks two or more skilled accompanists proficient in organ/piano/guitar to share a regular schedule of accompanying congregational singing and choral performance during Sunday morning worship and Wednesday choir rehearsals. Additional weekly expectations include prelude, postlude and occasional offertory/special music. Applicants should have experience in leading hymn singing, choral accompaniment, and familiarity with United Methodist hymnody and various other genres of sacred music.

Necessary skills:
  • Ability to play hymns, service music, and special music
  • Experience with and basic knowledge of church music
  • Flexibility, sight-reading, and simple improvisatory abilities
  • Ability to work collaboratively with others
  • Possess good organizational and communication skills

Responsibilities/Duties:
  • Play at 10 am Sunday morning worship 2-3 Sundays per month throughout the year, including regularly scheduled singing of Children’s and Chancel Choirs September - May.
  • Play at Wednesday evening rehearsal 2-3 Wednesdays per month September - May.
  • Responsible for selection and preparation of appropriate service music which may include: prelude, offertory, postlude, special music during communion, and seasonal cantatas with direction from music director.
  • Play as scheduled for special services, including evening Holy Week services (Thursday and Friday before Easter), Easter sunrise service, Christmas Eve services (1-2 evening services), and others TBD.
  • Play, for extra compensation to be provided by those requesting services, for weddings, funerals, memorial services, as needed.
  • With assistance from music director, arrange for acceptable substitute in the event of absence.
  • Anticipated time commitment:
  • Sundays: 9 am – 11 am according to rotating schedule (if 2 or more accompanists hired).
  • Wednesdays: current schedule is 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm according to rotating schedule
  • Preparation outside of choir rehearsal and worship

How to Apply:
Interested applicants should submit a resume and references electronically to Bethany Whitlock at [email protected].


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