Music Therapist
Requisition ID: 384086
Position Number: 20077704
Posting End Date: July 4, 2025
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Riverview Health Centre
Site: Riverview Health Centre
Department / Unit: Spiritual Care - RHC
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MAHCP
Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 09/02/2025 - 08/31/2026
Reason for Term: Other Leave
FTE: 0.70
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $34.923, $36.191, $37.557, $38.988, $40.467, $42.004, $43.600, $45.255
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Position Overview
Under the general direction of the Manager Health Services, the Music Therapist is responsible for using evidence-informed music-based interventions as a therapeutic tool for the people we serve, to restore, maintain and improve mental, physical and emotional health; responding to their psychosocial needs; prioritizing caseloads; managing the daily organizational components of the Music Therapy Program; and supervising music therapy students and interns. The Music Therapist acts in a professional manner adhering to the principles of Person Directed Living.
Experience
- Experience working with adults as a Music Therapist in a healthcare setting preferred.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Bachelor of Music Therapy required.
SPECIAL TRAINING:
- Medical Terminology - Therapist is responsible for acquiring appropriate knowledge of terms, disease entities, medical/surgical procedures, tests and protocols specific to their programming.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Must be registered with the Canadian Association of Music Therapists OR eligible for certification and become certified within 6 months of hire.
Qualifications and Skills
- Basic computer skills required.
- Trauma informed and culturally competent practice preferred.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills, observation and assessment skills required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
- Excellent or strong proficiency in a primary instrument and ability to use a range of instruments in therapy.
- Excellent organizational skills required.
- Must demonstrate an understanding of adult and geriatric development, psychosocial and emotional needs of older adults, and therapeutic interventions to support coping, engagement, and well-being through music.
Physical Requirements
Not applicable
This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
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Music Therapist, Geriatric, Chaplain, Public Health, Therapy, Healthcare
