Chapel Worship Leader Pianist Vocalist Keyboardist

The successful candidate for this position will be a 1099 contractor with Music Ministry International and be responsible for the following:

The purpose of this Performance Work Statement (JOB DESCRIPTION) is to identify the requirements/deliverables of the worship leader(s) needed to perform services as a Musician for Religious Support Activities Worship Leader hereafter referred to as Minister of Music or Worship Leader for religious activities at Fort Belvoir, VA for the Protestant The Worship leader shall provide support to the Chaplains and Religious Affairs Specialists, and Religious Support Office (RSO) Department of the Army (DA). The location(s) and time(s) are specified in the JOB DESCRIPTION or modified in the contract by the Contracting

SCOPE OF WORK:

This is a Non-Personal Services Contract between the Fort Belvoir Religious Support Office (RSO) and an independent worship leader to deliver specific requirements and deliverables to the Protestant congregation on Fort Belvoir, VA, currently meeting at Building 1099, 9515 Hannah Lane but may meet an another building on Fort Belvoir including Belvoir Chapel, Woodlawn Chapel and Fairfax This Performance Work Statement defines the requirements/deliverables of the worship leader; ensuring the individual free exercise of religion for military personnel, family members, and authorized personnel; a statutory requirement under USC Title A CAC card is not required nor furnished to fulfill the requirements this agreement

The Worship leader shall accomplish the following tasks and activities effectively to provide the instrumental music and leadership in worship services noted

This contract does not create an employer-employee relationship between the Government and Worship leader, as well as any corporation, partnership, business association, other party or legal entity with which the Worship leader may be The Government assumes no responsibility for costs incurred for services performed by the worship leader that are not included in this There are no provisions for lodging, employee benefits, medical care, retirement or Workmen's Compensation Payment shall be made monthly on a per service

The Worship leader shall provide support for those services for which no Fort Belvoir Unit Ministry Team (UMT) members (Chaplains and Religious Affairs Specialists), RSO Department of the Army (DA) Civilians and volunteers can The contract cannot duplicate duties required or provided by these entities as contracted services are an exception to

The Worship leader shall serve the Congregation Community and the greater Fort Belvoir religious support

This contract is not a fulltime position with a standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday work Some of the tasks will require evening and weekend

No UMT member, military member, DA Civilian, fellow worship leader or volunteer can supervise or direct the Worship leader or control the method by which he/she performs the required Under no circumstances shall a work schedule be prepared for the Worship leader or the impression be given that the Worship leader is an employee of the It is the responsibility of the Worship leader to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, give the impression of personal services or portray his/her position as that of an

Under no circumstances shall a Worship leader provide direction to a Religious Affairs Specialist (RAS), general military member, a DA Civilian, fellow worship leader or volunteer, nor shall he/she represent in an official capacity of the Federal Government, Army or Air Force or the local congregation that the contract

The Worship leader shall adhere to all security and weather warnings and In the event that inclement weather causes the cancellation and/or postponement of an event, the COR will notify the worship leader when services are not

0 PERIOD OF The Period Of Performance (POP) for this JOB DESCRIPTION shall be for 01 October- 30 September unless otherwise agreed by the parties with mutual assent; and parties may renew this agreement with mutual assent in writing for Fiscal Year FY 2023; FY 2024; and FY

1 REQUIREMENTS/PERORMANCE

Designated Worship Service The Worship leader shall lead the congregation during worship services, primarily on Sunday mornings; using a minimum of two songs (picked by the Senior Chaplain weekly and delivered to Worship leader via email no later than Friday noon of each week); accompanied by the playing of the [Instrument is not provided by the Chapel Next nor the Army]. The Worship leader shall notify the COR concerning any maintenance problems or requests concerning the instrument(s) of the Chaplain facility, if

Building/Leading Worship

The Worship leader shall build and sustain a worship team in accordance with the vision statement for (contemporary, Christian praise music that facilitates worship, teamwork and a spirit of servant leadership); task includes monthly recruitment of volunteers, scheduling weekly rehearsals and performing of weekly rehearsals of all music scheduled for the weekly service(s) and vetting the quality of musicians in scheduling ostensible volunteers to participate in the worship

The Worship leader shall communicate with each member of the worship team by 1900 each Friday to ensure all participants are aware of the song list for the week; to coordinate various musicians into the service schedule and to keep all parties informed concerning weekly music issues, events and planning; plan and coordinate all musical selections with the Chaplain of the congregation or his/her designated representative in the selection of music in keeping with the theme of the worship service by contacting the Chaplain via email each Wednesday by noon with a music schedule

3. The Worship leader shall align worship music/song selection in accordance with sermon message title for the week Worship leader shall provide music selections to the Chaplain in time to be published in the bulletin for the services; unless sermon title is provided (by the Senior Chaplain earlier in the week) than no later than each Friday 1800 the sermon title shall be given to the Worship leader or Worship leader may select any Christian worship song of Worship leader s own choosing and provide the song lyrics to the Audio-Visual Team no later than Saturday noon each week when Senior Chaplain does not provide the lyrics Communicate with members of the worship team to ensure a coordinated service of worship for the Plan and coordinate all musical selections with the Chaplain of the congregation or his/her designated representative in selection of music in keeping with the theme of the worship and align worship music/song selection in accordance with Chaplain s sermon Execute a minimum of a 45 minute rehearsal with the Worship Team on a day before the Service is executed each

4 Special Services. The Worship leader shall lead worship for Special

2 WORSHIP LEADER QUALIFICATIONS. The Worship leader shall provide a resume and documentation to substantiate personal Although a specific religious education degree is not mandatory, any credentials in religious education or Christian worship training and experience is desirable and preferred over parties without, in the award of this Additionally, contactor shall:

Demonstrate ability to lead a worship team and play satisfactorily the identified instrument (piano or guitar) documented in a minimum of two years experience in the successful leading worship

Be familiar with the faith Christian faith tradition and practices of the supported congregation(s), and committed to the spiritual health of the Religious Support Office (RSO) network of Soldiers, employees and volunteers and support the worshipping

Possess the ability to comprehend and communicate proficiently and effectively in English, both orally and in

Must have personal transportation to fulfill contract requirements and any other items or services to fulfill this contract and is solely responsible for Worship leaders access to the post and admittance through the gate without assistance of the Chapel staff and shall be at the service each week a minimum of 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start

Must provide own musical instrument(s) for execution of JOB DESCRIPTION CLIN [microphone and speaker provided by the Chapel Service] and provide Worship leaders own maintenance of Worship leaders equipment at Worship leader s own

Interested Candidates are requested to forward their resume together with three references from individuals who can attest to the candidate s good work and ; Candidates who do not possess the specific attributes/qualifications in "2 WORSHIP LEADER QUALIFICATIONS" above need not This is a part-time position with compensation based on budget and the successful candidate s experience and .

Apply directly at: (scroll down to Belvoir ). Your application must include three (3) references including one priest or pastor who can attest to your abilities as they relate to this job ; References must include: name, title, organization, relationship to you, email address (necessary field) and phone Depending on security software, candidates are requested to monitor spam folders for further application communications from