Part-time Music Therapist

Title: Music Therapist

Department: Expressive Therapy Department

Reports to: Head of Expressive Therapy (Lindsay Rossmiller, MMT, MT-BC)

Position type: Part time

Department Mission Statement:

It is the belief of the Expressive Therapies Program at SESI/FullBloom that the creative processes involved in the visual and performing arts are healing and life-enhancing. Our mission is to serve students by providing standards of professional competence, thereby developing the social and emotional good health necessary to promote academic and social growth in our students. Simultaneously, our mission is to promote knowledge and understanding of the field of creative arts therapies to the communities which we serve.

Summary:

The music therapist in this position will provide individual, dyad, and group music therapy, while participating in interdisciplinary treatment planning by developing a music therapy treatment plan and collaborating with students’ treatment teams. Group/individual supervision, clinical observation, professional development, and responsibilities held in conjunction with special events and agency-wide processes are integrated within the position. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following, other duties as assigned

• Observes, assesses, and places students in appropriate delivery of service
• Provides individual, dyad, and group music therapy
• Develops expressive therapy treatment plans
• Documents in students’ files according to requirements of regulatory agencies
• Collaborates with treatment team as necessary via email, meetings, consultation
• Participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning
• Provides in-service training to team members as appropriate, and in conjunction with expressive therapy team and/or clinical teams
• Actively participates in supervision for the music therapist
• Maintains licensure according to state and federal regulations

Requirements:

• Bachelors and/or Master’s degree in Music Therapy from AMTA approved program
• License or license eligible:
  • Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) and/or Master of Music Therapy (MMT) and/or Master of Arts in Music Therapy (M.A.)
• Strong clinical musicianship, strengths-based theoretical framework
• Communicates effectively with other professionals/students/families

Email Lindsay Rossmiller with questions lindsay.rossmiller@sesischools.com

For consideration, please apply here: SESI Music Therapy Positions