Music Therapist Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital

About the role

This position will be located at Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave., St. Louis, MO 63133. Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital provides specialized care for children and adolescents diagnosed with mental illness. We are seeking a Music Therapist who is positive, energetic, and interested in helping children with mental illness maximize their potential.

Responsibilities

• Plans and administers therapeutic recreational activities in individual or group settings adapted to meet client needs and abilities as part of a treatment/rehabilitation program for a unit or treatment/rehabilitation area.
• Evaluates clients’ functioning level reflecting physical, social, mental, and emotional needs, abilities, and interests for placement in recreational treatment programs.
• Instructs and monitors clients in a wide variety of leisure activities such as active sports, group games, dramatics, arts and crafts projects, dancing, and other related activities; observes and reports on progress.
• Supervises and/or trains Activity Aides, volunteers, students, and direct care staff in recreational activities.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 12 earned credit hours in one or a combination of the following: Therapeutic Recreation, Recreation, Leisure Studies, Physical Education, Music Therapy, Exercise Physiology, Health and Fitness, Wellness, Sports Management, Expressive Arts, Horticulture, or a closely related field.
• One or more years of professional experience conducting planned activities for persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and/or physical disabilities in one or more of the following areas: recreation, physical education, arts and crafts, horticulture, health and fitness, art/expressive arts, music, or a closely related field.

Qualifications

• The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage.
• Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator.
• For questions contact the Human Resources Office at: Cleola.Butler@dmh.mo.gov

Pay

The pay range for this position is $50,000 - $70,000 annually.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.