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Director of Music
UUSM —Santa Monica, CA
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- Mid-level
- Health insurance
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- $70,000 - $75,000 a year
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Art Director
Fender —Los Angeles, CA
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- Bachelor's degree
- Senior level
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- Health insurance
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PILGRIM PLACE IN CLAREMONT —Claremont, CA
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- Part-time
- Mid-level
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- Paid holidays
- Dental insurance
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Chapel Attendant II
Rose Hills —Whittier, CA
- $22 - $28 an hour
- Full-time
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Church Organist
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church —Los Alamitos, CA
- $45 - $50 an hour
- Part-time
- Mid-level
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W Angeles Church Of God —Los Angeles, CA
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Young Life —Los Angeles, CA
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- Part-time
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- 3 years
- Bachelor's degree
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Saddleback Valley Community Church —Torrance, CA
- $29 - $30 an hour
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Director of Music

UUSM
Santa Monica, CA

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Job Details

Part-time
$32 - $36 an hour
5 days ago

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Flexible schedule
Life insurance
Retirement plan

Qualifications

Volunteer support
Choral worship music conducting
Music
Committee work
Music library management
Management
Organ playing
Religious music performance experience
Team leadership
Piano
Mid-level
Master's degree
Bachelor's degree
Budget planning
Managing music teams
Bachelor's degree in music
Music selection
Presentation creation
Equipment maintenance
Volunteer recruitment
Leadership
Master's degree in music
Communication skills
Organizational budget management
Dynamic music programming

Full Job Description

Who We Are

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Monica is a vibrant home for liberal religion on the Westside of Los Angeles. Each week, about 150 adults and children attend our Sunday worship services, including music and religious education programming. Our congregation strives to be an agent of transformation, central in individual people's lives and in the community at large. We desire to reflect our larger community and its diversity and to be a place where people feel welcome, well connected, valued, and loved.

Music is vital to the ministry of this congregation. Sunday worship service includes congregational singing of hymns, meditations, rounds, and/or sung refrains. Each service also includes music on piano, silence and sometimes additional instruments. Four paid staff singers/section leaders sing weekly; a volunteer adult choir, supplemented by the paid section leaders, sings 2-3 services a month. There are weekly rehearsals Occasional services include visiting choirs from local congregations or guest musicians.

Who We Seek

We seek an experienced and highly skilled Director of Music with the ability to skillfully conduct the choir and lead congregational singing. The successful candidate will have a compelling and collaborative leadership style, excellent communication skills, great conducting ability, a working knowledge of vocal technique, basic keyboard proficiency, and a stylistically diverse repertoire of music literature appropriate for Unitarian Universalist worship.

The Director of Music directs the choir, including weekly choir rehearsal, selection of thematically appropriate music for worship, and performance. The Director of Music leads the congregation in singing during the Sunday morning services. The Director of Music works with the Music Committee to plan musical events at the church and supports the participation of children and youth in the musical life of the church. The Director of Music reports to and works closely with the Minister; together they collaborate with lay church leaders to create Sunday worship (Worship Associates Team). Must be authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Time Commitment

Part-time non-exempt hourly position of 20 hours per week
Year-round with 2 weeks paid vacation in the summer
Sunday Services meets 10:30-11:45 am; service preparation at 9:30 am
Thursday rehearsals: 7:30 pm until 9:15 pm (September-June)
Weekly meetings with the Minister
Annual Choir Retreat, Christmas Eve Services, Fall and Spring Concert, and other musical fundraisers and presentations as appropriate
Quarterly meetings with the music committee, other meetings as necessary
Monthly or quarterly full staff meetings
Optional: Attend Association for UU Music Ministries (AUUMM) conferences

Responsibilities and Duties

Supervise, direct, and evaluate all personnel reporting to the Music Director including Church Accompanist and paid Choir Section Leaders
Direct the choir at weekly rehearsal, Sunday morning services 2-3 times a month, and occasional special performances
Collaborate with tech team to create slides for hymns, provide appropriate music credits, and make sure audio equipment is well-maintained, able to provide music to the online stream
Supervise and oversee maintenance of church musical instruments, including but not limited to the piano and organ
Attend weekly planning meetings with the Minister
Select and procure appropriate choral music and coordinate with the Minister on selection of music for the Sunday morning services and other performances
Plan and direct music for Christmas Eve services and other special annual events in coordination with the Minister
Organize and lead Choir Retreat
Maintain the music library and/or recruit volunteers to do so
Develop and manage budgets for the music program
Oversee professional substitutions for scheduled absence of paid musical personnel
Remain a member in good standing of theçand comply with the Code of Professional Practices

Preferred Qualifications

Experience leading a church music program
Experience as a choral director
Experience as a professional church musician (section leader, accompanist, or staff singer)
Familiarity with traditional, contemporary, and stylistically diverse repertoire of choral literature
Skillful leadership of congregational singing in a variety of styles
Excellent sight reading skills
Basic piano proficiency
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to provide music in a multiplatform worship environment
Willingness to learn new technology
Ability to inspire, motivate, support, and manage music staff and volunteers
Respect for Unitarian Universalist values and principles
Bachelors Degree in Music or equivalent

Additional Desirable Qualifications

Graduate degree in Music or equivalent
Familiarity with UU beliefs and shared values
Familiarity with UU hymnals Singing the Living Tradition, Singing the Journey, Las Voces del Camino, and the new digital hymnal Sing Out Love

Job Type: Part-time at 20 hours per week

Applications are currently being accepted and will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Interviews will commence on August 15, 2026. The intended start time for this position is September 15, 2026. Salary is $32-$36/hr (commensurate with experience); this is within Unitarian Universalist Association guidelines and on par with regional compensation. Interested persons should send a cover letter, resume, and list of two references to [email protected].

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $32.00 - $36.00 per hour

Benefits:

Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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