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St. Ann's Community
Rochester, New York

Music Therapist

CounselorIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$21.50–$26.50 /hr

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Job Description

Music Therapist

Join us in caring for the most important people on Earth. We reward hard – working and caring professionals with competitive pay, great benefits and career growth opportunities.

St. Ann’s Community is currently looking for a dynamic full time Music Therapist for the Life enrichment department located on the Irondequoit campus. The primary purpose of this position would be to plan, organize and implement music therapy treatments/programs and evaluate the effectiveness of the services provided.

  • St. Ann’s Community Offers:
  • Salary range - $21.50 - $26.50/hour
  • Full time hours (e/o weekend)
  • Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Opportunities
  • Dental, Health & Vision
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • Great employee benefits such as DashPass, discounted RTS Bus passes and more!

Job Description

Assesses the Strength and Needs of Residents

  • Develops goals, objectives and interventions appropriate to the needs and functional level of the resident
  • Implements individual/group vocal and instrumental music interventions that promote positive experiences
  • Observes for behavioral changes and alters approaches to meet resident needs
  • Evaluates programs and interventions to assure efficiency and effectiveness in meeting residents
  • Provides a variety of music programs promoting but not limited to social integration, mental stimulation, sensory stimulation, creativity, physical and spiritual
  • Communicates to recreation staff information regarding students necessary to maintain continuity of treatment.

Candidate Requirements

  • Bachelor of Music or Arts from a 4 year college in Music Therapy – Required
  • Board Certified Music Therapist or Licensed Creative Arts Therapist - Preferred
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Geriatric/music therapy experience - Preferred
  • Join us in Caring for the Most Important People on Earth.

The employment policy of St. Ann’s Community is to provide equal opportunity to all persons. Our company, therefore, has made a commitment to equal employment opportunity through a positive and continuing Affirmative Action Program. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other Federal or State legally-protected classes.

Key Responsibilities

The Music Therapist will plan, organize, and implement music therapy treatments and programs for residents. They are responsible for assessing resident needs, developing therapeutic goals, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Music or Arts in Music Therapy. A minimum of 2 years of experience in geriatric music therapy and professional certification or licensure is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Geriatric CareTreatment PlanningVocal InterventionsInstrumental InterventionsBehavioral ObservationRecreation Planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Music Therapist at St. Ann's Community a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,853 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 36% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $46k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
44%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
8%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,853 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k
Typical market rent
$1,476/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About St. Ann's Community

Hospitals and Health Care
Rochester, NY
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition Reimbursement
Scholarship Opportunities
Dental
Health
Vision
403(b) Retirement Plan
DashPass
Discounted RTS Bus passes