Organist

Hjembæk and Svinninge Churches: Can you play, so the angels sing and the congregation joins in?

A position as organist at Hjembæk and Svinninge Churches is available as of 1 December 2026.

The position is 28 hours per week.

The organist must undertake the following tasks

• Play for church services and religious ceremonies
• Play for services at nursing homes, and for ordinary daily services
• Choral direction and occasional annual concerts

At the same time, it should be noted that outdoor services and ceremonies may occur as well as substitutions at Kundby Church.

The Hjembæk-Svinninge parish has 3,789 inhabitants and 8 staff members in the parish. The parish is characterized by a good attendance at the National Church, beautiful old churches and a good atmosphere between the parish council and the parish staff.

The organ in Svinninge Church was built by Conrad Christiansen in 1972 with 11 stops, two manuals and a pedalboard.

The organ in Hjembæk Church was built by Th. Frobenius & Sønner in 1969 with one manual and four stops.

We expect that you

• Can play in both churches and can transport yourself between them
• Are good at collaborating
• Have respect for your own and others' work

Employment is with the Hjembæk - Svinninge - Kundby parish council located at Katrinedal 13, 4520 Svinninge.

Employment of a church musician will be covered by the Joint Collective Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and CO10 and the organizational agreement between the Ministry for Cities, Rural Areas and Church and CO10 – Central Organization of 2010 for church functionaries with core tasks such as parish clerk, church and culture employee or church musician and the accompanying protocol for church musicians.

The appointment of an organist with a degree as “Church Musician with Organ and Choral Leadership” or an organist with a PO degree is covered by the Agreement between the Ministry for Cities, Rural Areas and Church and CO10 – Central Organization of 2010.

Organists with a church music master's or bachelor's 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 Academics and the Ministries for Cities, Rural Areas and Church.

The agreements can be viewed on the Church of Denmark's Intranet

Current civil servant organists have the right to retain their civil servant status upon appointment with a direct transition. In that case, the position must be classified.

The annual salary for a church musician is agreed within the range of DKK 333,748 to DKK 475,590 (current kroner). There is a standby obligation to the position. The standby allowance amounts to DKK 27,641 per year (current kroner).

OK allowance of DKK 1,082 (current kroner). An agreement on placement in the salary range is concluded between the parish council and the Danish Church Musician Association before employment.

The annual salary for applicants with a church music master's degree (DOKS) is agreed in accordance with the new pay AC scale. That is a gross salary between DKK 363,169 and DKK 442,529 per year (current kroner).

There is a standby obligation attached to the position. The standby allowance amounts annually to between DKK 46,727 and 72,573 (current kroner). Placement and standby allowance are awarded according to seniority. In addition, by local agreement qualification and function allowances may be paid.

The annual salary for applicants with church musician training in organ and choral leadership (formerly PO organists) is agreed in accordance with the agreed basic pay scale system. Base grade 1 amounts to DKK 350,435 per year (current kroner) and base grade 2 amounts to DKK 368,189 per year (current kroner). Placement is based on seniority.

There is a standby obligation to the position. The standby allowance amounts annually to DKK 44,944 for service at 2-3 churches.

Salary, OK allowances and standby allowances are prorated according to the position’s appointment fraction.

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Dorthe Fried Pedersen at telephone number tlf.: 24 92 84 11 / email [email protected].

Applications with relevant attachments should be sent to [email protected]. Applications must be received by the parish council no later than 21 October 2026.

Recruitment interviews and auditions are expected to take place in week 44.

The parish council can state that references will be checked.

Contact

[email protected]