Autum Ridge Church

 

Name: ________________________________
Position: ______________________________
Supervisor: ____________________________

 

This letter outlines the details of this year’s employment agreement. Further information about employment at Autumn Ridge Church may be found in the appropriate employee manual, which supersedes any information contained here. Your job description lists the specific goals and expectations related to this position.

Employment Status

• This is a part-time full-time position; a regular work week will be comprised of ______ hours. Overtime may only be worked with the prior approval of your supervisor.
• This is a pastoral position. Your total compensation for this year (salary plus housing allowance) is $______. The Social Security Administration considers you self-employed; unless you have opted out of Social Security, you are responsible to pay 15.3% of your total compensation as Self-Employment Tax (aka SECA). No portion of this amount is paid by the church.

Salary

You will be paid at a rate of $ ______ per hour, and it will be necessary for you to complete a time card in each pay period. At ______ hours per week, your approximate annual pay will be $______.

Effective Date

This agreement becomes effective on ______. Salary increases are effective at the beginning of the calendar year. Your next opportunity for salary increase will be January,______.

Vacation

Paid vacation is available to employees working a minimum of thirty hours. You have ______ days of vacation left from the previous year, giving you a total of ______ days for this year.

Holidays

Holiday pay will be given as directed by the employee manual, and is only available to employees working a minimum of thirty hours per week. Holiday, vacation and sick leave hours do not count toward overtime in any given week.

Sick Leave

Paid sick leave is available to employees working a minimum of thirty hours. You will accrue one day of sick leave for each two months of employment. Sick leave may be used as directed in the employee manual and is accounted in half-day increments. You have ______ days of sick leave left from the previous year, giving you a total of ______ days for this year.

By signing below, you agree to the terms expressed in this letter, the stipulations of the job description and the content of the current employee manual.

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Employee

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Executive Pastor
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