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Dallas, Texas

Child Life - Music Therapist

Counselor / TherapistPart-Time

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Job Description

  • Job Title & Specialty Area: Child Life - Music Therapist
  • Department: Child Life
  • Location: Dallas, TX
  • Shift: Part-time, 40 hours biweekly
  • Job Type: On-Site

Why Children's Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary

This job is an hourly version of an exempt role- the Music Therapist job code 7294; typically used for part-time or PRN assignments. Responsible for providing music therapy services in fulfillment of therapeutic objectives for chronic and high acuity while ensuring that patients and families receive the highest standard of care.

Responsibilities

  • Responsibilities include providing music therapy interventions to address the needs of complex patient and family cases.
  • Fulfil clinical responsibilities by performing duties of staff music therapists, including but not limited to assessment, care planning, implementation of services, ongoing evaluation of patient/family needs, education and advocacy as it applies to music therapy and therapeutic arts care, and participating with clinical team consultation.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues of the healthcare team, providing ongoing advocacy and education across disciplines regarding the benefits of music therapy services and therapeutic arts for patient and family wellness.
  • Mentor students, colleagues, volunteers, and donors concerning the benefits of music therapy.
  • Participate in department, unit, and hospital-wide initiatives.

How You’ll Be Successful

Work Experience

  • Less than 1 year related experience required
  • At least 2 years job related experience preferred

Education

  • Masters Degree preferred
  • Bachelors Degree required

Licenses and Certifications

  • Music Therapist Board Certified-2A-MTBC required Music Therapist Board Certification

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You

  • Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.
  • 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
  • Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
  • Caregiver Leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.

Requirements

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and Music Therapist Board Certification (MT-BC). Candidates should have less than 1 year of related experience, though a Master's degree is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentPatient advocacyClinical consultationMentoring

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 32% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $54k (middle half $39k–$61k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Texas465 active7,898 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% remote · 32% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Counselor listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus · 23% offer loan repayment712 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,526 in the last 30 days1,434 the 30 days before (+76%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Counselor Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

40 jobs · 34 employers
13
<$70k
13
$70k-85k
9
$85k-100k
5
$100k-115k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs
401k / retirement match
76%
CME allowance
34%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

Military and Family Life Adult Counselor

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$60k-$100k
#3

CA Licensed Mental Health Therapist (Remote)

$90k-$100k
#4

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT)

$75k-$100k
+ 42 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,910 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Children's Health

Medical Practices
Dallas, Texas
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical plan premiums covered after 3 years
4%-10% employee savings plan match
Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
Caregiver Leave
Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

Living in Dallas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$284k
Typical market rent
$1,604/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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