Work alongside and provide support to the Worship & Music team and Pastors in planning and organising, implementation and ensuring the smooth running of the services, events, trainings and activities in the Worship & Music ministry.

This role will entail regular office hours but may require the individual to occasionally work on evenings and weekends (Holy Communion weeks and special services/events). All efforts will be made to keep such occasional work to a minimum, with appropriate time-off-in-lieu granted.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Organise, implement, execute, and manage operational workflows in the Worship & Music ministry, in close communication and collaboration with Pastoral Team Staff, Pastors, and laity. These include:

A) Service Planning

• Prepare the slides for the English services weekly, using relevant software tools
• Ensure that the liturgical cloths in the relevant worship venues are maintained and changed according to the liturgical seasons
• Oversee the care and maintenance of the liturgical furnishings in the various worship venues (including individual kneeling cushions, candles, altar book stand, standing cross, etc)
• Ensure that the Altar Books in the relevant worship venues are updated with the correct Great Thanksgiving at each Communion Service
• Maintain the stock of Holy Communion elements, including ordering, checking for expiry, and storing in a reverent manner elements that have been consecrated
• Prepare the Holy Communion elements in the trays and ensure that they are brought to their respective worship venues each week
• Liaise with relevant 3rd parties for special offerings (including getting slides/videos from them)
• Submit song reports to CCLI
• Record minutes for the Service Team Meetings and W&M Staff Team Minutes

B) Worship Services

• Roster ushers for all regular English services at the Barker Road campus, including special services
• Roster Communion Assistants for all regular English services at the Barker Road campus, including special services as required
• Brief Communion Assistants on the process and procedure for serving Holy Communion
• Assign Communion Assistants to their stations at each worship venue
• Support the pastors' office in ad-hoc activities including special services, baptism interviews, and staff devotions

C) Floral Ministry

• Serve as liaison with the floral ministry

D) Others:

• Support the implementation of tools, courses, materials, and technologies
• Provide inputs and feedback on the general spiritual health of the ministry (including its volunteers), based on observations made during the course of work
• Execute all programmes and activities with sound budgeting and financial management
• Execute all programmes and activities in compliance with church policies and guidelines
• To carry out additional responsibilities when assigned by pastors or immediate supervisors in current ministry and/or other ministries

QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma and above in any closely-related field

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND SKILLSETS

• An understanding of the liturgy of the Methodist Church
• Able to work independently under minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (being able to communicate and collaborate effectively with various levels of staff and lay congregants)
• Strong administrative and organisational skills, meticulous with attention to detail
• An innovative team player, self-motivated, and pro-active
• Able to manage conflict professionally and with humility and respect
• Willingness and ability to leverage new technologies, where appropriate