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Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Music Therapist | Clara's House

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$28.34-$43.35/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Make a meaningful impact with children and adolescents as a Music Therapist at Clara’s House!

In this role, you will be responsible for planning, directing, and implementing music therapy individual and group sessions as a formal intervention to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of patients aged 3-18.

The Music Therapist is part of an interdisciplinary team that includes psychiatry, psychotherapists, recreational therapist, art therapists, and other program staff.

Core Responsibilities

  • Uses the creative music process with patients in group or individual sessions to achieve the therapeutic goal of healthy self-expression and growth, self-awareness, and communication.
  • Collaborates with other health care team members to plan and implement the plan of care. Communicates clinical observations to the interdisciplinary team and modifies the plan of care based on patient's progress.
  • Contributes to the formulation of individual patient treatment planning and discharge planning.
  • Documents the patient's response to music therapy interventions and progress toward goals in electronic health record.
  • Participates in Performance Improvement activities. Monitors program effectiveness by initiating and participating in evaluation of the current and development of new programs to better serve patient needs.

Schedule

  • Full time | 80 hours every two weeks
  • Monday-Friday from 7:30 a. m. - 4 p. m.
  • On-site | Clara’s House | St. Cloud MN

Pay and Benefits

  • Music Therapist starting pay begins at $28.34 per hour; exact wage determined by years of related experience.
  • Salary range: $28.34 - $43.35 per hour
  • Full-time benefits: medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more!

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy required. Master's degree preferred.
  • Required to complete and pass the National Certification Exam (CBMT) and obtain credentials of MT-BC Music Therapy Board Certified within 6 months.
  • At least 2 years of experience working with children and adolescents with various diagnoses and of diverse backgrounds is preferred.
  • Experience in a group setting is preferred.

CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Music Therapist plans and implements individual and group music therapy sessions to address the physical, emotional, and cognitive needs of patients. They also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop treatment plans and document patient progress in electronic health records.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient AssessmentGroup TherapyIndividual TherapyCrisis InterventionProgram Development

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Music Therapist | Clara's House at Centra Care 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 7,891 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Centra Care ranks #3 of 25 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 22% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,891 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$59k–$90kMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $58k–$88k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$76k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Minnesota133 active7,849 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 22% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota Counselor listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 28% offer loan repayment238 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,563 in the last 30 days1,536 the 30 days before (+67%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Centra Care#3 of 25 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,891 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in St. Cloud

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,241/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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