Music Therapist I (Special Education: Powder Mill Campus)

Company: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Location: Beltsville
Posted on: February 4, 2025

Job Description:

Overview:
The Music Therapist I provides mental health services to students with multiple disabilities in a full day classroom setting. The Music Therapist uses music as a medium to assist students in meeting defined educational goals and objectives. Music therapy is specially designed to address the behavioral, psycho-social, emotional, communicative, physiological, sensory-motor, and cognitive needs of students.

Responsibilities:

• Provides individual/group therapy for children employing music therapy interventions & techniques.
• Maintains up-to-date records of contact, including nature of intervention, periodic reports and termination summaries.
• Consults with community and other Kennedy Krieger professionals as necessary.
• Maintains positive communication in a professional demeanor with parents/guardians, agency representatives, administration and colleagues regarding student progress and concerns as needed. Maintains documentation of all contacts.
• Provides evaluations of children as necessary.
• Participates in classroom team meetings, mental health team meetings, and IEP meetings as needed.
• Assist with supporting the school mission and goals in a positive and professional manner with a student centered school culture and climate as designed by the administration as specified in school and KKI policies and procedures.
  
  Qualifications:
  

• *Individual must demonstrate competence across all age groups due to the diversity of the children and families served by KKI.
• *Clinical care focus is on the neonate, pediatric, and adolescent populations, as well as some adults with disabilities.EDUCATION:
  • B.A. Music Therapy and/or B.A. in similar field with equivalency in Music Therapy
  • Music Therapist Board Certified (MT-BC) by the Certification Board for Music Therapy (CBMT) - or eligible for the Board Certification Exam. Certification must be obtained within six months of date of hire and maintained, thereafter. -EXPERIENCE:
    • Previous experience in music therapy is preferred.
      
      Benefits:
      Kennedy Krieger Institute offers excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K with match, tuition reimbursement, student debt relief program, free parking and child care subsidies! - In addition, we offer rich professional development opportunities. - -We require full COVID vaccination or documentation of medical and/or religious exemption(s) approval for this job as we are a---healthcare---institution committed to putting health and safety first for our patients, students, employees, and the communities we serve.EOE/M/F/D/V
      
      Minimum pay range:
      USD $21.71/Hr.
      
      Maximum pay range:
      USD $36.29/Yr.

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