POSITION SUMMARY
The Worship Director serves on the Worship Team at Sun Valley Community Church (SVCC). This position leads worship at their assigned campus and works with the Central Services Worship team to build and execute engaging Christ-centered musical worship experiences. In all actions, this role reflects the SVCC team leadership distinctives.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Lead the worship ministry at assigned campus including but not limited to weekend services and other ministries on campus (ex: Students Ministry, Celebrate Recovery, etc.).
- Recruit, train, and retain volunteer teams to lead worship both vocally and musically during weekend services and other campus ministry events.
- Regularly meet with and pastor volunteer teams and the congregation as needed, including funerals, weddings, pre-marriage and marriage counseling, hospital visits, and in the green room throughout weekend services. Lead volunteer teams in attending a weekend worship service.
- Lead rehearsals at assigned campus.
- Partner with and assist production staff with weekly campus prep.
- Rotate to other campuses to lead worship as needed.
- Participate in creative and artistic development through the SVCC studio as needed.
- Meet regularly with the Worship Leader team and participate in the creative process to support weekend worship services.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or equivalent and earned degrees and/or other training that has equipped them for the duties of the role.
- Two years of full-time experience in a church of 1,000+ in a similar role
- Possess the musical, technical, and vocal ability to lead worship effectively in the context of SVCC.
- Demonstrate spiritual maturity and character consistent with the Biblical requirements for church leadership.
- Effective relational skills; proficiency in communication skills, both verbal and written
- Self-motivated, self-directed requiring minimal supervision.
- Teamwork orientation with ability to recruit, train, shepherd, lead, and motivate others.
- Agrees and aligns with the mission, vision, leadership distinctives, and doctrinal statement of SVCC.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Three years of related experience
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Two years of full-time experience in a church of 1,000+ in a similar role
- Possess the musical, technical, and vocal ability to lead worship effectively in the context of SVCC
- Demonstrate spiritual maturity and character consistent with the Biblical requirements for church leadership
- Effective relational skills and proficiency in verbal and written communication
- Self-motivated and self-directed, requiring minimal supervision
- Teamwork orientation with ability to recruit, train, shepherd, lead, and motivate volunteers
- Agreement and alignment with the mission, vision, leadership distinctives, and doctrinal statement of SVCC
- Three years of related experience
What We Do
Sun Valley Community Church is a non-denominational church based in Gilbert, Arizona, with multiple campuses across the Phoenix area. Their mission is to help people meet, know, and follow Jesus while embodying values of authenticity, community, and generosity. They focus on providing modern, engaging worship services and biblical teaching that is accessible and applicable to everyday life.
