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Vital Care
Westminster, Colorado

Music Therapist

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$55/hr

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Job Description

Come join our team as a Music Therapist and get excited to help clients better express themselves and develop functional skills through music interventions!

VitalCare is expanding its team and looking to hire a master’s level clinician to provide coverage for a caseload of 10 clients while their Music Therapist is on maternity leave. This position will continue as a permanent position at the end of the maternity coverage!

If you are a collaborative, enthusiastic, driven team player with a passion for helping pediatric (often with chronic or complex medical conditions) and adult clients in the IDD community through group and individual sessions we would love to hear from you!

VitalCare is a licensed non-medial home care agency based in Westminster, CO, and has been serving clients across the Front Range since 2017.

We believe in trustworthy and compassionate care is the right of every individual, and strive to bring integrity, authenticity, transparency, respect, and JOY into everything we do.

Whether it is music or massage therapy, counseling, personal care, or respite care, you can trust that our team of professionals will bring a plethora of knowledge and adaptability to every minute of your time with them.

In addition to working with a creative and supportive team of therapists, here are some of the other perks of being a Board-Certified Music Therapist with us:

Position TYPE

  • Contact Hourly: You will be compensated based on the number of hours you spend with clients, and will have a self-determined caseload, flexible hours, and accrued paid sick leave.
  • Side Note: Looking for a stable schedule? Opportunities to grow into a guaranteed hours caseload with a comprehensive benefits package is available to those interested after meeting specified benchmarks.

Compensation

  • Have a Master’s Degree? This position will enjoy a rate of $55/contact hour for time spent with clients.
  • What About Administrative Tasks? During approved administrative activities (think New Hire Orientation & training, team meetings and supervision), the hourly rate for this position will be $25/hour.
  • Do We Help You Continue to Grow Your Skillset? Absolutely! We hold in-office training, such as CPI and ASIST, to give you additional resources to utilize during your sessions and offer additional opportunities to earn CMTEs as well!

Do you think you + VitalCare is a great match? Let’s find out! Here is what we are looking for:

  • You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Music Therapy.
  • Board Certification (MT-BC). Are you seeking your Board Certification? We encourage you to apply!
  • You will regularly travel to complete home visits, so a valid Driver’s License and Auto Insurance is required at time of hire.
  • You are willing to complete TB Screen at the time of hire and keep it up to date annually.
  • Also want to help keep yourself and others healthy by getting your annual Flu Vaccine.
  • Office Visits and Virtual Sessions will also be a part of your week when appropriate.
  • You have thorough knowledge of Music Therapy Therapy (and practice!).
  • You can navigate basic functions of Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, etc.) and are willing to learn more as needed.
  • You are fantastic at building strong working relationships with co-workers, clients, and families.
  • As it is in any position, there is going to be some paperwork. This does not deter you, because you can complete progress notes, assessments, treatment plans, etc. accurately – and on time – without breaking a sweat!
  • You are on top of keeping necessary certifications up to date.
  • You look forward to training and other opportunities to strengthen your skills and even learn new ones!
  • Setting functional goals (improving fine or gross motor skills, language, attention, impulse control, etc.) is something you get excited to do.
  • You would love to help someone express their feelings, improve communication, decrease emotional suffering due to health status, develop stronger coping and social skills, improve their self-esteem, reduce anxiety, and restore more regulated function to their lives.

Bonus Points If

  • You have experience working with clients with Autism.

Curious to know what a typical day might look like? Take a look:

  • Everyone is different, so their treatment plans should be too! You will get to create individual plans that cater specifically to the needs of the client you are working with.
  • You will get to show off your incredible communication skills as you partner with your supervisor and the rest of the VitalCare team.
  • You love collaboration and will look forward to partnering with our incredible team across all disciplines to best meet the needs of your clients.
  • You will attend training, team meetings and supervisions with the talented people you call colleagues.

A Few More Things Before You Apply

  • In accordance with all local, state, and federal laws, a 7-year Background Check will be conducted after an offer is accepted, and before your start date as a condition of your employment.
  • Want to know more? Visit our website here.

Key Responsibilities

Provide music therapy interventions to pediatric and adult clients in the IDD community through individual and group sessions. Maintain accurate clinical documentation, including progress notes, assessments, and treatment plans while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Music Therapy and Board Certification (MT-BC). Candidates must have a valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and the ability to travel for home visits.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment planningPediatric careAdult careIDD community supportAssessmentCrisis interventionRelationship building

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% are remote, 24% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Westminster

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$501k
Typical market rent
$1,884/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Vital Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Westminster, Colorado
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Self-determined caseload
Flexible hours
Accrued paid sick leave
In-office training (CPI and ASIST)
Opportunities to earn CMTEs
Opportunity to grow into guaranteed hours caseload with comprehensive benefits package