Job Title: Music Therapist

Company description:

Healing Sounds, LLC, established in 2009, is a private practice operating in and around North Chesterfield, VA. Although the business started in 2009, it began to take development as a full spectrum group practice in 2017 offering mental health counseling in addition to music therapy, music lessons and wellness classes. In 2021 we welcomed our first art therapist and we continue to expand into expressive therapies. Our team of therapists are hard-working, provide top quality services, and display effective interpersonal skills. We are currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced music therapist to join our team for a full time position.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work or similar field

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Music Therapy

  • Eligible to pursue MT-BC and licensure in counseling or social work in Virginia

Summary of Responsibilities:

This full-time position will include some after school, evening and/or Saturday work. Under the supervision of the Clinical Director, the therapist will provide individual therapy services to children and adolescents ages 5+ with a variety of behavioral health needs in an outpatient setting and provide group music therapy to various community based groups that may include settings like memory support, psychiatric and substance abuse recovery. The applicant must be able to do in-person sessions in Richmond. The applicant will be required to participate in a background check, maintain HIPAA compliance, stay up to date with vaccinations, and provide references.

Duties:

  • Manage all aspects of delivering exceptional services to a mixed caseload of individual and group clients.

  • Lead groups utilizing an expressive approach to skills.

  • Creatively design goal-oriented session plans using best practices.

  • Maintain stellar documentation through electronic health records system.

  • Implement technology into sessions and troubleshoot technology issues with clients.

  • Organization, ownership and flexibility of maintaining schedule.

  • Ability to understand and incorporate director, supervisor or client feedback.

  • Accomplish projects as assigned and attain a high level of quality on or before deadlines.

  • Collaborate with team members in program planning, service delivery, and marketing and development as needed.

  • Ability to work with team members to establish best practice yet assertive and independent enough to complete tasks on own.

  • Track hours through our internal system accurately and promptly.

  • Make ethical decisions according to the professional code of ethics and to seek supervision in a respectful and solution focused manner.

Compensation:

  • Full-time Salary commensurate with experience, licensure type and number of agreed upon client hours

  • Salary based on a 48 week year

  • Health insurance paid at 80% by employer

  • Liability insurance

  • Worker’s Compensation

  • Access to the company’s vast music and art materials and resources

  • Peer consultation, regular training and supervision towards licensure provided at no cost

  • Further assistance with growing a case load in the area of the applicants choice

  • Other benefits available after 6 months employment include:

    • Paid annual Licensure dues

    • Money towards professional development

    • Raise or bonus based on earnings and service quality

To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and references to the CEO, Anna McChesney, MS, LPC, MT-BC at anna@healingsoundsrva.com