Employment Opportunities

Working at All Saints’ Church provides the opportunity to serve God and His people in a thriving, multi-generational, and diverse congregation in Northern Virginia. We are a church within the Anglican Church in North America nationally and the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic locally.

music director

Full-time, 40 hours per week, with health benefits 

All Saints’ Church is seeking a full-time Music Director to provide leadership in all areas of musical worship in the life of our vibrant and growing congregation. Prospective candidates will model a mature personal faith in Jesus Christ, excel in leading blended musical worship which incorporates traditional hymnody with contemporary Christian worship in a distinctly Anglican context, and further develop and integrate music and worship arts into all areas of congregational life. This position has an important role in the Sunday morning worship services, as All Saints’ Church seeks to bring the diverse members of our community into the presence of God. The Music Director reports directly to the Rector.

Essential Ministry Roles and Responsibilities

●      Leads and/or oversees all aspects of Music Ministry in consultation with the Rector

●      Plans and leads musical worship for all Sunday services, special services, and events throughout the year in accordance with the ACNA liturgical calendar year

●      Directs Sunday musical teams (instrumentalists and vocalists) helping current team members to continue to develop musically and spiritually and actively recruits and develops new team members

●      Directs adult choir helping current choir members to continue developing musically and spiritually and actively recruits and develops new choir members

●      Develops children's choir and plans and prepares children to sing one Sunday several times a year

●      Leads worship teams and choir rehearsal one night each week

o   Flexibility with frequency of choir as new director assesses talent and strategizes for growing the choir

●      Prepares communications and ministry information in close coordination with church Communications Director

●      Maintains all church-owned instruments, musical, and sound equipment in close coordination with music ministry participants and Technical Director of Audio/Visual Services and makes recommendations for timely purchases, repairs, and upgrades to equipment

●      Develops and manages the annual budget for worship arts and audio/visual services

●      Oversees, trains, organizes, and equips audio/visual ministry volunteers (sound board, projection, video, live stream and audio recording) in coordination with Technical Director of Audio/Visual Services

●      Schedules all musical worship and audio/visual volunteers on a monthly basis

Qualifications

We are seeking candidates who have a strong desire to maintain and further develop the Worship Arts Ministry in all respects as we continue to grow as fully committed disciples of Jesus Christ worshiping in the Anglican tradition.

●      Skilled vocalist and proficient in at least one instrument

●      Previous experience of leading blended musical worship including worship teams, choirs, and accompanist

●      Degree in a related field an asset, previous experience a plus

●      Personally models worship in a way that encourages greater participation and openness to the moving of the Holy Spirit in the life of the congregation

●      Specialized knowledge in best practices in music and audio/visual ministry with a commitment to continue growing and remaining up to date with new technologies

●      Responsible with strong work ethic and a commitment to meet deadlines and schedule expectations in a timely manner

●      Self-starter who works well in a highly collaborative setting with Rector, clergy, staff, and volunteers

●      Proficient working knowledge of audio/visual equipment

●      Proficient in Microsoft Office programs and Google Workspace and proficiency and willingness to quickly learn other technology as required, including ProPresenter, Planning Center Online, Spotify Soundtrack, Hymnody, and manage all music related accounts and licenses

●      Wholehearted assent and willingness to live by The ACNA’s foundational documents (Historic Creeds, 39 Articles, Jerusalem Declaration) and All Saints’ Church Principles of Stewardship and Biblical Standards of Sexual Morality

How to Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to staffing@allsaintswoodbridge.org with Music Director in the subject line.