Music Therapist
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Job Description
Clinic-Based Music Therapy Services covering Medina location!
About Our Culture
LLA Therapy is widespread across clinics and schools throughout Northeast Ohio. We strive to build a work culture that fosters FUN and CONNECTS employees. Join one of our events - run on our Akron Marathon team, meet for drinks at a local winery, share a potluck lunch with colleagues, join our Wellness Program, or participate in our monthly study groups. Join the LLA team today and let us help YOU Shine Your Brightest!
About Our Clinic
With over 30 years of pediatric therapy experience, LLA Therapy’s motto is: Helping Kids Shine Their Brightest! In order to accomplish our goal we pride ourselves on effective and streamlined communication, ongoing mentoring and support, collaboration between our core therapeutic disciplines (assistive tech, intervention specialists, OT, ABA, and PT), and providing our professionals with the materials and tools they need to succeed.
Essential Accountabilities for the Music Therapist
- Conduct initial evaluations or re-evaluations using standardized and/or informal music therapy assessment tools.
- Design individualized treatment plans and materials to match the patient’s unique learning profile.
- Provide therapy according to the treatment plan while monitoring progress and adjusting therapy.
- Document, monitor, and analyze the patient’s progress and effects of treatment.
- Communicate, educate, and provide family training on the patient’s individualized treatment plans.
Consult and collaborate with family and other staff or supports (i. e., physician, school district, other therapies).
Create and submit all reporting, including appropriate recommendations ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy
- Music Therapist-Board-Certified (MT-BC)
- Experience working in a pediatric setting on a multidisciplinary team preferred
- Valid Driver’s license.
- Must be proficient in English; reading, comprehending and understanding the English language.
- Completed FBI and BCI background check.
- Professional Liability Insurance, recommended by the governing body.
Positive and goal oriented, willing to accept the challenge of new assignments and be able to work well with others.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, with emphasis on teamwork, customer service, and safe working practices.
- Must be able to handle stressful situations.
- Compatible with company culture and core values.
- Benefits for the Music Therapist
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- 401(K) with a Competitive Safe Harbor Match
- Career Development Stipend
- PTO
- 7 Paid Holidays
- Free Employee Assistance Program Services
- Ongoing focus on team building and positive employee experience
Key Responsibilities
The Music Therapist will conduct initial evaluations and design individualized treatment plans to meet the unique learning profiles of pediatric patients. They are also responsible for monitoring patient progress, documenting outcomes, and collaborating with families and other therapeutic disciplines.
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Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 30% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Mental Health Therapy median $54k (middle half $39k–$61k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Ohio index 92.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Ohio | 396 active | 7,454 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% remote · 30% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Ohio counselor listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 17% offer loan repayment611 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,505 in the last 30 days | 1,349 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −1.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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