Church musician/Organist

Åstrup Parish Council seeks an organist 20 hours per week for a permanent position

Åstrup Parish has about 1320 inhabitants. The parish is characterized by stable church attendance

and strong support for special events.

Responsibilities as organist with us

• Musical accompaniment at services and church ceremonies in Åstrup Church – possibly with piano
• Assist at monthly nursing home services
• Baby hymn singing
• Continuation of the choir
• Occasional participation in confirmation classes
• Assist at Saturday baptisms
• Participate in events at the Church House
• Actively participate in planning of the musical events in cooperation with the concert committee

We expect you to

• Be a church musician/qualified or soon-to-be-qualified organist. If you are a music school teacher

or similar, your application is also welcome

• Can work independently
• Have good teamwork skills and be good at communicating
• Can join a flexible work community with the parish council, priests and other staff
• Interest in church work, including church life and growth

We offer

• A position of 20 hours per week
• A lively workplace with a good cooperative environment where we help each other
• Diverse and interesting tasks
• A furnished office for the organist in connection with the chapel

The organ in the church

• is from Bruno Christensen & Sønners organ building in 1981, and has 10 stops, distributed across the Hauptwerk, Swell and Pedal

We encourage all interested to apply for the 20-hour position.

Employment terms

Employment is with Åstrup Parish Council located at Borgergade 103, 6752 Glejbjerg.

There is an obligation to render service to other employing authorities in the parish according to the agreements the parish council has entered into/has entered into with other employing authorities.

Employment of a church musician will be covered by the Common Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and

CO10 and the organizational agreement between the Ministry of City, Country and Church Affairs and CO10 – Central Organisation

of 2010 for church functionaries with core tasks such as sexton, church and cultural worker or church musician and the accompanying protocol for church musicians.

Employment of an organist with a degree as “Church Musician with Organ and Choir Direction” or an

organist with a PO-degree is covered by the Agreement between the Ministry of City, Country and Church Affairs and

CO10 – Central Organization of 2010.

Organists with a church music candidate- or bachelor degree are covered by the protocol to the academic agreement on the contractual employment of DOKS organists and permanent teachers

at church music schools concluded between Aarhus and Akademikerne.

The agreements can be seen at: https://folkekirkensintranet.dk/vejledninger#menighedsr%C3%A5det-som-arbejdsgiver

see OK24 and OK26.

Current civil servant organists have the right to retain their civil service status

on transfer. In that case, a classification of the position must take place.

Annual salary for a church musician is negotiated within the interval of 331,619 DKK – 472,557 DKK (current prices).

There is a flex allowance of 27,465 DKK per year (current prices).

OK allowance of 1,075 DKK (current prices).

An agreement on placement in the salary scale is made between the parish council and the Danish Church Musicians Association before employment.

Annual salary for applicants with a church music master’s degree ( DOKS ) is negotiated according to the

new pay-AC scale. That is, a gross salary between 360,853 DKK – 439,707 DKK per year (current prices).

There is a flex obligation to the position. The flex allowance amounts to annually

between 46,428 DKK – 72,109 DKK (current prices). Placement and flex allowance are awarded

according to seniority. In addition, a qualification and function allowance may be negotiated afterwards.

Annual salary for applicants with a church musician with organ and choir direction (formerly PO organists)

is negotiated according to the agreed basic pay grade system. Basic grade 1 is DKK 348,201 per year

(current prices) and basic pay grade 2 is DKK 365,841 per year (current prices). Placement occurs according to seniority.

There is a flex obligation to the position. The flex allowance amounts to annually

DKK 29,476 (current prices) for service at 1 church.

Salary, OK allowances and flex allowances are quotaed in accordance with the position’s contract fraction.

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting

Hans Peter Fyhn at telephone number 22222542/mail [email protected] .

Start date and application deadline

Start as soon as possible

Application deadline 30 October 2026

Interviews and auditions will be held immediately thereafter.

The application with relevant attachments should be sent by email to [email protected] ref. Application as organist.

The Parish Council may state that there

• will be references and child protection checks requested in connection with the employment
• is a 3-month trial period