Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Orchestra Assistant provides support for orchestra and performing arts operations and activities at Maranatha High School. Key duties include assisting with rehearsals, concerts, music library, and other needs. The Orchestra Assistant works closely with the Department Chair of Performing Arts and other staff to facilitate high quality musical performances.

As a Christian individual, employed with a Christian institution, Employee acknowledges and affirms that Employee believes, embraces and at all times does and will follow the School’s Statement of Faith, as expressed in Exhibit A attached and incorporated hereto. Employee shall follow Biblical patterns and principles and will manifest by precept and example the highest Christian virtues, values and personal decorum to serve as a Christian role model at all times. Employee understands that continued employment with School is contingent upon this commitment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:(Not intended to be all-inclusive)

General responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

• Set up chairs, stands, platforms, podiums for rehearsals and concerts

• Assist during rehearsals and concerts as needed

• Work on finding/creating musical parts, preparing parts, organizing music library

• Help with auditions and assessments as assigned

• Move equipment and instruments as needed

• Provide excellent customer service to musicians, parents, guests

• Maintain safe environment and follow emergency procedures

• Other duties as assigned related to orchestra or performing arts operations and events

INTERACTION:

• Interact internally with faculty, staff, and students. Interact externally with parents, schools, and the community.

• Practice, model, and promote positive interaction with and among students, the school and community.

Qualifications

JOB-RELATED QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS:Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 1 years’ experience in music performance

• Knowledge of orchestra operations and music library procedures

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Professional demeanor and appearance

• Must be available evenings and weekends for rehearsals and concerts

Education

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred; High School Diploma acceptable with relevant work experience.

Work Experience

• Experience working in a high school is preferred

• Experience working in a Christian school setting is a plus

Mental Demands

• Ability to perform well under pressure, while treating others with respect and consideration.

• Accept responsibility for own actions; follow through on commitments.

• Ability to deal with frequent changes or delays.

Work Environment

• Primarily indoors in rehearsal and performance venues

• Loud noise levels during rehearsals and concerts

• Must be able to work with exposure to noises and sounds consistent with orchestra rehearsals and
  performances, including loud music and prolonged periods of instrument tones and sounds

• Some travel required

Terms of Employment

• At-will

• Stipend

Evaluation

Performance of this position will be evaluated annually by the Department Chair of Performing Arts and Academic Office.

Physical Demands - Must be able to sit for prolonged periods.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer

This description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employees.

EXHIBIT A

STATEMENT OF FAITH

The Statement of Faith is the central statement of Maranatha High School in matters of identity and nature, core beliefs that guide our learning, teaching and living. In faithfulness to God, we joyfully and humbly affirm the following Statement of Faith.

Article #1- THE BIBLE

a. We believe that the Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:20-21) and that it is without error in the original writings. The Scriptures are profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16-17), that the person may be complete in Christ.

b. We believe that the Bible in its entirety, both Old and New Testament (all 66 books), is true, unchangeable, and authoritative for life and godliness (2 Timothy 3:15-17). It is the complete revelation of God’s will for salvation, sufficient for all that He requires us to believe and do, and final in its authority over every domain of knowledge. Thus the entire Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are without error or misstatement in their moral and spiritual teaching and record of historical facts and people (John 17:17).

c. We believe that the canon (standard) of the Bible is complete and final and that nothing else needs to be added to it (Revelation 22:18-19).

Article #2- THE TRINITY

a. We believe in the Godhead, the Trinity (Genesis 1:26; Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 28:19-20) who eternally exists in three persons: God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

b. We believe in God the Father who is perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. He eternally exists (Gen. 1:1).

c. We believe in Jesus the Son, who was supernaturally conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:18) and born of Mary, a virgin (Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:27). His mission was to come to earth to die for the sins of humanity in order to redeem us. He later resurrected physically (1 Corinthians 15:12-17), thus confirming His deity and truth claims. 

d. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity who indwells and seals all believers in Christ. He is a person and possesses all the attributes of God. He is God (Ephesians 1:13-14).

Article #3- SALVATION

a. We believe that salvation is a gift from God and comes purely by grace through faith in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8-10). 

b. We believe that those who confess and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ will be saved (Romans 10:9-10). This will result in a relationship with God through Christ for eternal life (John 3:16; 10:10).

c. We believe that the message of the Gospel begins with the bad news that all are sinners apart from Christ (Romans 3:10; 3:23; 6:23) and that we all desperately need a Savior who is Jesus (Acts 4:12). We believe the Gospel’s good news is that once we believe in Christ alone we will be his children (John 1:12).

d. We believe that once a person puts their faith in Jesus Christ they will be washed and regenerated by the person of the Holy Spirit and forgiven of their sins (1John 1:9; 1 John 2:2). This will lead, for anyone who has experienced the person of the Holy Spirit, to being sealed in Him, who is given as the pledge of our inheritance with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession to the praise of His glory (Ephesians 1:13-14).

e. We believe that all who reject Christ will suffer eternal separation and suffering in hell in a state of unutterable, endless torment and anguish (2 Thess. 1:5-11).

Article #4- THE CHURCH and CHRIST'S RETURN

a. We believe that the Church consists of all believers in Christ who are a part, locally and universally, through the baptizing of the Spirit of God (1 Corinthians 12:13). As a result, all believers are a part of the body and bride of Christ.

b. We believe that the person of Jesus will return again bodily and visibly in the unknown future (1 Thessalonians 5:2). This is the glorious and blessed hope of the believer.

This Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe. For purposes of Maranatha’s faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, our Head of School and Board of Trustees are Maranatha’s final interpretive authority on the Bible’s meaning and application, consistent with historical, evangelical Protestant interpretation, for the purposes of your relationship with Maranatha.