Jane Kirton

• Taught music appreciation, Keyboarding and fundamentals to vocalists and musicians of varying skill levels.
• Familiarized students with basic concepts of music such as notes, tempo, beats, chords. Taught the basics for piano keyboarding.
• Prepared students vocally through teaching vocal techniques, terminology, sight singing, and performance techniques.
• Coordinated concerts, special events and music exams for students.
• Coordinated with departmental employees to maintain continuity of music lesson objectives, planning and execution.
• Developed strong working relationships with teachers, parents and students to propel school and departmental vision and goals.
• Prepared students for live performances by working vocally with students.

I am currently the music director for the North Parish Congregational Church. Prior to the job, I was the Junior Choir Director for several years during the 1990's. I started a second children's choir called the Joyful Noise for students who became too old for the Junior Choir.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinating music with the pastor and organist for the year.
• ordering music for the choir
• directing the senior choir
• during Covid I have been responsible for assisting and closing the church for Sunday Morning worship services. Posting the service on line for live church.
• assisting the pastor in various ways

• Familiarized students with basic concepts of music such as notes, tempo, beats.
• Oversaw and prepared students for vocal concerts at the Middle School Level.
• Taught curriculum enhanced lesson plans to educate students about the fundamentals of singing.
• Developed strong working relationships with teachers, parents and students to propel school and departmental vision and goals.

I returned to the job as listed below. I became the head clerical supervisor and left the job in 1986 to have my second child.

• Typed loans granted for rural housing and farmers in York County.
• Screened calls and emails and responded accordingly to support executive correspondence.
• Supported business and hospitality needs of my supervisor.
• Answered high volume of phone calls and email inquiries.
• Managed mail and both incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity specifically working with my supervisor who was the president of the National County Supervisor's Association.
• Filed paperwork and organized computer-based information.
• Created and managed office systems to efficiently deal with documentation.
• Screened personal and business calls and directed to appropriate party.