General Protestant Musician/Organist

Sanford Federal, Inc. is looking to hire a General Protestant Musician/Organist.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:·Coordinate with the Pastor to select instrumental music and songs for worship services, including preludes, postludes, congregational singing, anthems, and service music. ·Plan instrumental music for regular and special services, ensuring arrangements are provided four weeks in advance. ·Provide instrumentation for all regular and special services, even on short notice. ·Supply instruments other than organs and pianos required for worship. ·Accompany soloists for scheduled Protestant Chapel weddings, with fees determined by the wedding couple.EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS • Minimum of 5 years of current experience as an organist in a military chapel or civilian church. • Certified by the American Guild of Organists (AGO) at the basic level. • Formal training in organ. This training may have been in the form of college courses.SKILLS REQUIREMENTS • Proficient in music harmonization. • Demonstrated proficiency in sight reading hymns from the Armed Forces Hymnal (AFH). • Possessing vocal skills to include the ability to sing on key and to be able to recognize a basic melody from musical text. • Having a basic familiarity with religious music and be familiar with at least two (2) liturgical music resource-publishing companies. The Contractor shall possess an appreciation for both contemporary and traditional church music.Equal Opportunity Employer: Sanford Federal is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at hr@sanfordfederal.com or 540-613-8285 (information about job application status is not available at this contact information).If successfully offered employment you must be able to submit proof of eligibility to perform services in the United States, where work is contracted. "Our company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.