Creative Expressive Arts Therapist - Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center
About The Position
The Creative/Expressive Arts Therapist evaluates residents through comprehensive, individualized, discipline-specific assessments and develops and implements therapeutic programs, techniques, and interventions using movement, drama, visual arts, and music to enhance residents’ quality of life. The therapist facilitates individual and group sessions tailored to residents’ emotional, cognitive, and psychosocial needs. The role also collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team, presenting assessment findings and progress reports to support effective care planning and implementation. Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center is a specialized long-term care facility serving adults with chronic and complex medical conditions alongside neurodevelopmental or neurocognitive disorders. Residents require 24-hour supervision, daily nursing care, and assistance with activities of daily living. This is a mandatory position: the employee must report to work or remain on duty during adverse weather events. The schedule is first shift, Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend or evening work.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in music therapy, including a six-month internship, from an appropriately accredited institution; or a bachelor’s degree in music or music education with a music therapy equivalency, including a six-month internship, from an appropriately accredited institution; or a bachelor’s degree in a creative/expressive arts area (art, dance, drama, or music) and two years of experience in all phases of therapeutic programming; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Creative/expressive arts degree programs with a therapeutic equivalency or emphasis waive the experience requirements.
- Must report to work or stay over during adverse weather events.
- Must be in good standing with the Health Care Personnel Registry and other licensing boards or agencies.
- Subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks; employees must adhere to the facility’s Vaccination Policy.
- Tobacco products, including vapor products, are prohibited on facility campuses.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated knowledge of therapeutic creative/expressive arts principles, techniques, and methods.
- Demonstrated experience designing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating creative/expressive arts programs.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate residents through comprehensive, individualized, discipline-specific assessments.
- Develop and implement therapeutic programs, techniques, and interventions using movement, drama, visual arts, and music.
- Facilitate individual and group therapy sessions tailored to residents’ emotional, cognitive, and psychosocial needs.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team and present assessment findings and progress reports to support care plans.
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Job Type
Full-time
