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Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church seeks talented people to offer their gifts and abilities to support the church’s mission of being a welcoming and loving community of faith that learns, grows, and serves together. We believe that all staff do their own special kind of ministry, whether working with adults or children, songs or spreadsheets, congregational visits or computers, and more. We seek to support and encourage each other, our congregation, and our many neighbors in our local community and beyond.
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Campus Operations Coordinator
Job Title: Campus Operations Coordinator
Reports to: Campus Operations Manager FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Hours: 30 Hrs/Wk.
Job Summary: The Campus Operations Coordinator functions as the primary resource for staff, members and outside groups as meetings and events are scheduled and planned. This position ensures that meeting and event details are in line with LOPC facility policies and can be supported by LOPC and custodial staff. This position serves as the primary liaison between staff, members, and outside groups and the LOPC custodial team. The Campus Operations Coordinator also serves as administrative support to the Campus Operations Manager.
Essential Functions of the Job:
Facilities Scheduling & Support Services Coordination – 75%
- Schedule all room reservations and work orders.
- Clarify audio/visual needs and technical support with staff and church members,coordinating those needs with the Technical Director.
- Be the primary liaison between the custodial team and staff, members, and outsidegroups.
- Assist various ministry team leads with meeting and event preparations.
- Provide reports and work orders for facilities personnel.
- Be the primary liaison between LOPC and outside groups and renters. This may requireoccasional house manager duties with occasional evenings and weekends.
- Track and maintain a file of Certificates of Insurance for outside groups and renters.
- Invoice and track rental fee payments for outside groups and renters.
- Support staff in the scheduling and planning of all eventsAdministrative Support to Campus Operations Manager – 25%
- Provide participatory and administrative support for special projects.
- Occasionally coordinate and meet with outside vendors
- Coordinate with pastors, administrative support personnel and custodial team allinterments in Kurth Memorial Garden
- Attend weekly staff meetings
- Attend all Operations team meetings
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred
Experience: Prior experience in church or non-profit setting is desirable. The ability to deal effectively with a range of staff and other church leaders is critical
Desired Qualifications:
Demonstrate LOPC Core Values
Support LOPC’s Mission, Vision, and Objectives Self-Motivated
Highly Organized and Detail Oriented
Familiarity with Facilities maintenance and repairs Basic familiarity with audio/visual systems
Special Skills: Ability to lift 60 lbs
To apply:
Please email resumes to Elizabeth Ball, LOPC Administrative Manager.
Director of Music
Job Title: Director of Music
Reports to: Head of Staff
Hours: Full Time (with organ experience) or Part Time (without organ experience)
Church Vision
To be a welcoming and loving community of faith that learns, grows, and serves together. LOPC is a vibrant congregation seeking to be centered in the gospel of Jesus Christ as we strive to model God’s grace and inclusive love. We want to be the kind of place where people feel welcomed as they are but encouraged to develop as Jesus followers. Our goal is unity, but not uniformity, and we believe everyone has unique gifts to offer in building up the world to look more and more like the reign of God. Worship is central to our community, and we pursue a blended approach musically which embraces a wide range of offerings across the traditional-contemporary Christian spectrum. We value high caliber choral music, engaging worship leadership, congregational singing, band driven music, excellent soloists, instrumentalists, and our wonderful organ.
Job Summary: Working collaboratively with our worship team and other staff, you will use your musical and relational gifts to bring creativity and passion to our worship. You will select music which complements other liturgical content in the worship service to realize a seamless flow from a variety of styles to produce a transcendent, innovative, dynamic, and engaging worship experience that illumines the Word and reflects our vision and goals for inclusive worship. You will help design, direct and musically lead worship services and concerts on a regular basis, supervising overall music design, planning, development and execution. You will provide vision for choral ministry (including children’s choirs and adult ensembles), conduct choral groups, maintain relationship with contractors, practice sound budgeting, ensure the proper maintenance and management of LOPC music related resources, and provide musical guidance for other staff. You will also develop mission and outreach opportunities to raise awareness of LOPC’s music ministry locally and regionally, especially encouraging recruitment of younger generations. This position can be full or part time, and it is expected that a full-time position would entail you serving as LOPC organist as part of the job summary.
Essential Functions of the Job:
Music and Choral Leadership
• In collaboration with assigned clergy, select hymns/songs, and guide musical selections for worship services.
• Develop musical presentations for special worship services and concerts.
• Direct and conduct LOPC choirs, unless delegated, in rehearsals, worship services, retreats, and concerts.
• Provide primary music leadership in worship (vocal, piano, organ, leading congregation in worship through song, choral director)
• Recruit and train laity to lead musically in worship and to support choral efforts.
• Manage, support, and provide direction to music staff and contractors.
• Enhance and promote church visibility in the region and community with regard to the musical arts.
• Remain active in professional musical organizations.
• Collaborate with laity and staff in developing a variety of non-musical liturgical arts (poetry, dance, acting, painting, photography, and screen-related media-arts) for worship as requested.
• Recruit and contract instrumentalists, ensembles, and soloists for special events as needed and as budgeted
• Work collaboratively with LOPC audio-visual support staff to ensure effective sound, visual and streaming broadcast for LOPC worship services.
General Responsibilities:
• Attend staff, team leadership, and ministry teams meetings as assigned.
• Oversee, as requested by the Head of Staff, elements of the worship and music budget,
maintenance and improvement of music ministry equipment, and any assigned interactions with the Worship Team.
• Ensure maintenance of the music library and database, purchasing music as needed and as budgeted.
Minimum Requirements:
• Commitment to and passion for the Christian faith and church.
• Degree in music (Graduate preferred) and equivalent 5+ years of experience leading choirs and playing organ and piano for worship.
• Demonstrated experience in selecting music and extensive knowledge of church related hymnody and anthems.
• Demonstrated experience leading congregational singing and hymns on organ and piano. Vocal ability to lead congregational singing and worship is highly desired.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in performing solo organ and piano music, accompanying, sight-reading, open score playing, and improvisation.
• Fluency in classical, jazz/gospel and contemporary Christian musical styles, and willingness to embrace blended-traditional worship approach.
• Demonstrated experience directing choirs of 20-60, planning worship, and building out volunteer leadership.
• Strong communication skills – both verbal and written – and a commitment to lead with courtesy and compassion.
• Proficient knowledge of needed software and web-based applications, including Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Planning Center, Drop Box, and familiarity with database programs. Willing and able to learn new programs and applications as needed.
• Consideration given to candidates with knowledge of Reformed worship and Presbyterian theology, processes, and culture.
Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
To apply:
Please email resumes to Elizabeth Ball, LOPC Administrative Manager.