JOB DESCRIPTION
LINE MANAGER Director of Music
JOB PURPOSE Lay Clerks sing at regular daily services as part of the Cathedral Choir and also participate in concerts, recordings and other events
CONTEXT Ely Cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Ely. It is the seat of the Bishop and a centre of worship and mission. Originally founded in 673 as a double monastery by St Etheldreda, it became a Cathedral in 1109. The City of Ely has a population of 20,000 and enjoys excellent road and rail communications to all parts of the country. Currently a team of 6 Lay Clerks are joined by the Boy Choristers and the Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir, together with their separate Directors of Music and Assistant Organists, to provide daily sung worship as detailed in the schedule below. The Music Department also includes Ely Cathedral Octagon Singers (a voluntary choir) and the Ely Imps (children’s choir). All Cathedral employees are required to work together to enable the Cathedral to fulfil its mission of “Joyfully proclaiming the love of God in worship, outreach, welcome and care”.
SALARY Cathedral salary: £8,500 (reviewed annually). This is supplemented substantially by extra fees for concerts, recordings and non-statutory services. These are listed below.
DUTIES Lay Clerks will attend all services and rehearsals as in the Cathedral Choir’s calendar according to the following Schedule of Commitments:
Detail Commitment Sundays 9.30 Rehearsal 10.30 Eucharist 3.00 Rehearsal 4.00 Evensong
Weekdays: usually four each week, 5.00 Rehearsal (Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and 5.30 Evensong Saturdays) Saturday practice at 4.15pm preceding full Evensong rehearsal
One weekday rehearsal till 7.00pm (usually on a Thursday)
Annual attendance commitment 200 appearances (not including any event attracting an extra fee)
Ely Cathedral Chapter House, The College, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4DL | Tel 01353 667735 | www.elycathedral.org
Period of Commitment School term time (late August or early September until early July, including Christmas, Holy Week and Easter, with breaks in school holidays),
Mandatory events that may replace regular Diocesan services or events services (those in bold attract extra fees) Major concerts in the cathedral and in the diocese Radio and television broadcasts Sound or video recordings Non-mandatory events which attract extra Weddings fees Funerals Memorial services Additional commitments Termly Lay Clerks’ meetings (usually a weekday evening)
Provision of deputies Up to 3 per term at the Cathedral’s expense, any further absences at the Lay Clerk’s expense. All absences must be by prior consultation with the Director of Music.
FEES FOR LAY CLERKS
Event Fee Major Concerts in the Cathedral (including 3 £126 hour rehearsal on the day) Major Concerts in the Cathedral (including 3 £156 hour rehearsal on a different day) Smaller scale concerts/events £84 Special Services (weddings, funerals etc.) £84 (plus 50% if there is a sound or video recording) (includes a rehearsal of up to an hour on the day) Cover for Precentor £11 Recordings By negotiation but not less than Per 2-hour session £53 Per 3-hour session £71
Radio broadcasts as per ISM Radio Broadcast Fees Television broadcasts as per ISM TV Broadcast Fees
All other events by negotiation. As stipulated in the Contract of Employment, the above fees will be reviewed annually.
Ely Cathedral Chapter House, The College, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4DL | Tel 01353 667735 | www.elycathedral.org
PERSON SPECIFICATION
We are looking for a skilled musician with appropriate vocal quality and technique. Successful candidates will have ample choral experience and advanced sight-reading skills.
We expect candidates to have empathy with the Church of England and Ely Cathedral’s Christian ethos and mission.
MAKING AN APPLICATION
If you have any questions, or would like further information about an application, please contact Paul Trepte (Director of Music): telephone: 01353 660336; email: [email protected]
To make an application, please complete the application form which is available on the Cathedral website. You should provide the name, address, telephone number and email address of two referees. One of these should be your current employer/college or university tutor.
Please submit applications by email only to Paul Trepte (Director of Music): [email protected]
The closing date for applications is Thursday 1st November. Auditions will be held on Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th November.
Ely Cathedral is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will therefore be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and the Cathedral’s own Safeguarding Check before taking up the post.
Ely Cathedral Chapter House, The College, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4DL | Tel 01353 667735 | www.elycathedral.org