Music Therapist

1 day ago
Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFull TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

Job Description

About the Role

Join WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN as a Music Therapist – Temporary, School Setting in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • group, individual, and small
  • group music therapy sessions for students in Primary (ages 3
  • 7) and Middle (ages 8
  • 14) Program classrooms. Provide small

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only. Work with WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN in United States.

Key Skills

Music therapyAssessmentIndividualized intervention planningCollaborationStudent progress reportingSpecial education supportClassroom managementDisability support

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified Music Therapists (MT-BC) and hold at least a Bachelor's degree in Music Therapy. Experience working with students who have profound disabilities or visual impairments is required.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Music Therapist at WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Music therapy, Assessment, Individualized intervention planning, Collaboration, Student progress reporting, Special education support, Classroom management, Disability support. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The music therapist will provide individual and group therapy sessions for students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities. They will also collaborate with educational teams to develop, implement, and track therapeutic goals using specialized software.

About WeekdayDoc

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6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

yesterday

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