Join the Team- Music Therapist Job Position

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated part-time music therapist to join our North Vancouver studio team. Our studio serves a diverse range of clients, including neurodiverse children, adolescents, and adults, as well as individuals with mental health and other diverse needs.

We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative, supportive, and close-knit team environment. As such, we are seeking candidates who are genuinely interested in building a long-term role with us. If you're exploring a short-term opportunity (e.g., 6 months to 1 year), this position may not be the right fit.

If you are ready to commit to a meaningful, long-term position and thrive in a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Parameters:

Number of Hours: 6 hours/week

Days:

Wednesdays (6 hours) 1:10pm-7:45pm

  • 8 clients, most weekly, some biweekly

  • 1 hour 1:1 sessions

  • day and times are non negotiable as there are current clients in the slots that will be transitioning over to you.

Site: ET Music Therapy Inc. Headquarters & North Vancouver Studio 786 East 13th Street, North Vancouver

Session Format: Individual Sessions

Training Period: effective now (one month paid training)

Start Date: Immediately following training completion

Requirements:

  • Applicant must have an avid interest & passion in working with autistic individuals, and other neurodiverse children, teens and young adults with diverse needs, as well as mental Health clients.

  • Applicant should have/but not required to have: experience working with autistic individuals, those with diverse needs

  • Applicant must be creative, driven, energetic

  • Applicant must have high stamina and a strong work ethic

  • Applicant must have strong and dynamic skills in piano and guitar, including improvisation

  • Applicant must be confident in using their voice acapella and within structured interventions

  • Applicant must have strong music theory knowledge and application

  • Applicant must have strong team collaboration skills and enjoy being part of a team

Please send in your resume to Esther Thane: etethane@gmail.com

What ET Music Therapy Provides:

  • Extended medical benefits coverage plan (min. 10 hours per week of employment with ET Music Therapy Inc. *Ability to add future in home clients to achieve 10 hours.)

  • Extended dental benefits coverage plan (min. 10 hours per week of employment with ET Music Therapy Inc. *Ability to add future in home clients to achieve 10 hours.))

  • Professional liability Insurance coverage

  • General Liability Insurance coverage

  • Workers’ compensation provision

  • Vacation pay

  • Sick pay

  • Provision of Zoom Pro Account

  • Criminal record checks provision payments upon request

  • Monthly invoicing & reconciliation of payments

  • Session scheduling

  • Initial intake conversations/ liaising with new clients (ie. 15-30 minute phone calls, multiple emails)

  • Provision of intake forms

  • Provision on ongoing letters for funding for clients to submit to funding bodies

  • Provision of Enterprise Level Cloud Therapy Documentation Platform: UnitusTI (including additional digital materials bundle access for clients/families use), + provision of expert music therapist app’s package.

  • Training in, and on going use of: the Meet In The Music© - music therapy curriculum

  • Provision, Supply & Maintenance of: music instruments, materials, props, other session manipulatives

  • Provision of session site

  • Provision of cleaning/ health supplies (masks, cleaning supplies)

  • Ongoing curration of new clients

  • Ongoing connection meetings with para- professionals for referrals & ongoing relationship maintenance of funding bodies and charities

  • Ongoing supervision of sessions & professional consultation 

  • Ongoing provision of professional development training & financial coverage of external learning opportunities

Please send resume to Esther Thane: etethane@gmail.com