Music Instructor, Adult Day Services
About The Position
The Arc of Union County Inc. is a leading provider of Person Centered human services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Music Instructor, Adult Day Services plans, organizes, or directs music therapy activities designed to positively influence patients' psychological or behavioral status. The Licensed Professional Music Therapist develops a person-centered evidence-based and personalized Music Therapy curriculum promoting individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship, and using music therapeutically to address behavioral, Social Skills and interaction, psychological, communicative, physical, sensory-motor, repetitive/stereotypic, emotional regulation and/or cognitive functioning. The incumbent promotes activities enhancing wellness, managing stress, expressing feelings, enhancing memory and improving communication. The therapist engages service recipients in small and large group activities, leisure and educational activities. The professional integrates research findings into practice and performs tasks consistent with HIPAA laws and agency guidelines. The incumbent practices under the guidelines of CBMT Code of Professional Practice, the AMTA Standards of Clinical Practice, the AMTA Professional Competencies, and the AMTA Code of Ethics. The professional demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of the theories and ethical skills used in Music Therapy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher from an AMTA approved institution, or its equivalent, from a program approved by the AMTA within an accredited educational institution
- Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) and in good standing with the National Music Therapy Registry.
- Experience working with individuals with Intellectual disabilities or related field.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must have a valid New Jersey driver’s license and abstract (not to exceed 5 points).
- Ability to meet agency insurability requirements.
- Complete State/Federal Criminal Background checks and Central Registry checks.
Responsibilities
- Plans, organizes, or directs music therapy activities designed to positively influence patients' psychological or behavioral status.
- Develops a person-centered evidence-based and personalized Music Therapy curriculum promoting individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship.
- Uses music therapeutically to address behavioral, Social Skills and interaction, psychological, communicative, physical, sensory-motor, repetitive/stereotypic, emotional regulation and/or cognitive functioning.
- Promotes activities enhancing wellness, managing stress, expressing feelings, enhancing memory and improving communication.
- Engages service recipients in small and large group activities, leisure and educational activities.
- Integrates research findings into practice.
- Performs tasks consistent with HIPAA laws and agency guidelines.
- Practices under the guidelines of CBMT Code of Professional Practice, the AMTA Standards of Clinical Practice, the AMTA Professional Competencies, and the AMTA Code of Ethics.
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of the theories and ethical skills used in Music Therapy.
- Apply Agency Training Crisis Management Verbal and Physical Techniques during a crisis consistent with criteria as trained and in accordance with agency policies and procedure.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
