Choir Accompanist (Traditional)
Bethlehem Covenant Church (updated August 2025)
Job Description: Choir Accompanist
Hours: 5 per week
Job Overview:
This position accompanies the choir for weekly rehearsals and choral selections at the Traditional worship service from September through mid-May.
Duties:
- Play for weekly choir rehearsals (currently one hour on Wednesday evenings) and Sunday morning choral warm-ups and choral music during Traditional services beginning the month of September and continuing into May as well as Christmas Eve and Good Friday services. Arrive for rehearsals 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled start time.
- Work under the direction of the Choir Director for rehearsals and worship services.
- Additional responsibilities may become available, would be discussed, negotiated and appropriately compensated.
- Arrange for a substitute if necessary for rehearsal or services.
Supervision:
Position reports to the Lead Pastor.
Compensation:
5 hours a week, which includes practice time each week outside of scheduled rehearsals.
Qualifications:
- Required: Demonstrate excellence at the keyboard, especially accompanying skills, also sight-reading and playing prepared selections in a range of musical styles and difficulty. Ability to play four-part choral music for rehearsals.
- Desirable: Knowledge of and experience in church music. A bachelor’s degree in music with an emphasis in piano. Experience as a church pianist.
Interested in applying? Please send your resume to office@bethlehemcov.org.