JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Accompanist
Classification: Nonexempt
Reports to: Lead Pastor
Critical Relationships: Director of Adult Choirs
Status: Part-time (3-4 hours per week)
Effective: September 2025
Job Summary: To enhance the worship of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church with the playing of organ/piano music during worship services and rehearsals.
Essential Functions:
- Support Chancel Singers during weekly Wednesday night rehearsals.
- Accompany Chancel Singers during worship, both the traditional worship services and at special services (Christmas concert, Lenten services, Holy Week, etc.).
- Accompany congregation on piano and/or organ during hymns at the weekly traditional services and all summer services.
- Provide piano and/or organ music throughout the traditional worship services (prelude, offertory, prayers, communion, postlude, etc.).
- Accompany vocalists and ensembles that lead worship during traditional and special worship services.
- Arrive 20 minutes before the first scheduled activity to ensure readiness.
- Must be available Sunday mornings for worship, Wednesdays for Choir Accompaniment (during the choir season) and Lent Services, and for special holiday services including Christmas Eve, Easter, Good Friday, Maundy Thursday, and others as requested.
- Water the grand piano
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Excellent proficiency in organ and/or piano playing, reading music and performing.
- Must be acquainted with the Lutheran church liturgy, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, and contemporary hymns or be willing to learn.
- Experience with accompanying choral and instrumentalist groups during rehearsal and worship services.
- Ability to lead congregational singing with playing skills.
- Sight read music.
- Takes direction and provides feedback to the Director of Choirs and the Director of Music.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position more than 50% of the time.
- Must be able to move about within the office and bend, crouch, or stoop as needed.
- Operate office equipment like a computer, telephone, printer.
- Be able to effectively communicate and receive information (verbally and in writing).
- Move boxes up to 20 pounds.
If interested, please contact:
Kerry Gustafson klgusty@comcast.net
