Music Therapist
Listed compensation
$20-$26/hr
Listing transparency2 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Part-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job Description
Position: Music Therapist
The Music Therapist is responsible for all aspects of client recreational activities that relate to music and musical instruments.
Essential Duties
- Provide supervised highly structured music related indoor recreational activities to residents.
- Planning and preparing lessons in relation to resident needs.
- Acquiring appropriate teaching materials and resources.
- Teaching music theory, aural skills and practical techniques to residents.
- Motivating residents and encouraging progress.
- Maintain communication with program management by assessing pupils’ abilities, providing feedback and providing any required documentation.
- Responsible for maintaining and securing all music equipment.
- Interacting with staff, clients, students and visitors in a courteous, professional and respectful manner that is consistent with the agency’s mission and values.
- Producing accurate, neat and thorough work.
- Prioritizing and planning work time efficiently; effectively managing competing demands and dealing with changes, delays and unexpected events.
- Understanding and consistently complies with agency policy and procedures (including time and attendance, dress code, etc.).
- Supporting a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that allows the employee to get along with clients, students, coworkers and supervisors.
- Communicating (in writing as well as orally) clearly and concisely.
- Illustrating flexibility and adaptability in role and function when circumstances warrant; (demonstrates openness to assist in needed responsibilities in evolving situations).
- Maintaining appropriate boundaries, ethics and professionalism; complying with agency, OASAS and other professional code(s) of ethics; seeking supervision when challenges arise.
Minimum Requirements
- Experience in planning and facilitating physical education, exercise and/or other recreational activity.
Wednesday and Friday: 5pm - 9pm
Saturday: 3pm - 8pm
Key Responsibilities
The Music Therapist is responsible for planning and facilitating structured music-related recreational activities for residents. They must also maintain music equipment, assess pupil progress, and provide clear documentation to program management.
Requirements
Candidates must have experience in planning and facilitating physical education, exercise, or other recreational activities. The role requires the ability to teach music theory and practical techniques while maintaining professional boundaries and ethics.
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 42 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 43% are remote, 21% have no call, 95% 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 ~$48k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $44k 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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