Director of Music (Permanent)

Are you looking for an opportunity to share your musical talents in a creative and innovative spirit-filled environment? Bridgewater United Church, an Affirming Church Community, is currently seeking a Director of Music to lead and inspire the congregation in worship with highly executed, planned, appropriate, diverse and modern approaches to music to facilitate the spiritual experience of all ages.

Employment Terms:

Renewable, annual appointment in keeping with United Church of Canada employment policy; including annual vacation (2 weeks to start) and 6 month initial probationary period.

Participation in United Church benefits program.

14 hours per week; starting at $300 per week

Please send resume/CV and cover letter to worship@bridgewaterunited.ca

OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (TEMPORARY)

Bridgewater United Church is a faith community and an Affirming Ministry of The United Church of Canada. That means we are committed to the full inclusion of people of all sexes, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, cultures, ages. abilities and socio/economic circumstance in our full life and work as a community of faith. We are an active congregation and a busy community building all week long because we share our space with the Bridgewater Day Care. Recently, our long-standing Office Administrator has gone on short-term disability, so we are seeking a temporary office administrative assistant to help us organize and facilitate our day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities:

Provide administrative support to our ministry team, church council, various committees and teams, and the congregation members.

Answer phone calls and greet visitors in a friendly and professional manner.

Maintain and update church records, including membership information, baptisms, weddings and funerals.

Receive, print, and distribute various reports, minutes, and agendas.

Receive in office donations and issuing receipts. (The weekly worship donations are handled by the envelope secretary.)

Assist with scheduling and coordinating church events, meetings, and services with our ministers and rental team. Managing a wall calendar of events, creating a monthly hard-copy calendar, and updating the office google calendar for the website.

Prepare and distribute regular weekly bulletins, special bulletins, newsletters, and other communications as required both in hardcopies and in some digital formats.

Perform general clerical duties such as photocopying, monitoring email, and phone messages, and file management. File management includes both digital and local files.

Manage the office supply inventory and other faith-based inventory supplies as directed.

And other office related tasks as requested by the ministry team.

Qualifications:

Familiar and proficient in Microsoft Office 365, Facebook, MailChimp, Squarespace, Google Suite, Dropbox, Canva and other software applications.

Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks effectively and set appropriate professional boundaries around workload.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Attention to detail for proofreading documents and maintaining accurate record.

Previous experience in a clerical or administrative role is preferred.

Completed course, programs, certificates, and/or diploma in areas of Professional Office Administration is preferred. 

Friendly and service-oriented with the ability to interact professionally with ministers, staff, congregation, and the public.

Employment Terms:

Salary: $20.00-$23.50 per hour

Expected hours: 16 per week IN-PERSON

Schedule: Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 2 pm

Term: 3-month term with potential to renew

Start date: immediate

Please send resume/CV and cover letter to kim@bridgewaterunited.ca