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Music Therapist

Douglas-A-Thom Clinic•Norwood, MA

About The Position

Thom Child & Family Services is seeking a board-certified Music Therapist to provide home- and community-based early intervention services to infants and toddlers from birth to age three who have or are at risk for developmental delays, and to their families. The role partners with parents and caregivers to deliver individualized, meaningful services grounded in evidence-based practice and respectful of each family’s priorities, needs, culture, and values. The position provides child- and family-centered assessment and intervention, parent coaching, service coordination, and collaboration on Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs). Services may be provided individually or in groups and address areas including cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication. The role is based in Norwood, Massachusetts, with services delivered in families’ homes and community settings. Flexible full-time, part-time, and per-diem arrangements are available, with flexible hours generally scheduled Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The salary range is $51,000–$60,000, based on relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.

Requirements

  • Degree and professional credentials/board certification as a Registered Music Therapist.
  • Knowledge of family systems and early childhood development.
  • Ability to build meaningful therapeutic relationships with children, parents/caregivers, and community partners.
  • Commitment to individualized and culturally humble services.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
  • Ability to abide by confidentiality and professional-boundary standards.
  • Good computer skills and strong documentation skills.
  • Current driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

  • Bilingual/bicultural ability.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in multidisciplinary assessments of clients’ developmental status.
  • Assess family and child strengths and resources, concerns, and progress.
  • Provide developmentally appropriate, child- and family-centered services and activities for children from birth to age three and their families using a parent coaching model.
  • Coordinate services by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating each family’s intervention plan, while following applicable procedures and timelines.
  • Partner with families to develop Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) identifying goals, objectives, and strategies related to the child’s development.
  • Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage the child’s development and help families advocate for their child.
  • Complete progress notes, reports, assessments, and correspondence using the Thom electronic documentation system.
  • Provide individual and group interventions for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or who are at risk for delays in cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication.

Benefits

  • Productivity bonus opportunities.
  • Mileage reimbursement.
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
  • Flexible schedule and hours; Monday–Friday schedule, generally between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
  • Generous vacation time.
  • 96 hours of sick time annually.
  • 12 paid holidays.
  • Up to 24 hours of professional development/conference time annually.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Fitness benefits and wellness incentive program.
  • Employer-sponsored Health Reimbursement Account.
  • Section 125 flexible benefits plan for medical and dependent care expenses.
  • Employer-paid long-term disability insurance.
  • Employer-paid life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Optional short-term disability, accident, cancer, and professional liability insurance coverage.
  • Paid professional license renewal fees.
  • Clinical supervision and structured orientation.
  • Ongoing mentoring and team support.
  • Scholarship opportunities through the Fazzio Scholarship and Thom Academy.
  • Employer-issued laptop and cell phone.

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