Employment Opportunities
Job Title: Music Therapist (click here to download an application)
Hours: Full-Time. Full-time at NMTSA consists of 30-34 client contact hours per week. A typical schedule has a therapist working from approximately 11am until 7pm M-F, but schedules vary greatly from day to day and between therapists. Afternoon and early evening hours are required due to school-aged children being available after school.
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Facility: Neurologic Music Therapy Services of Arizona, NMT Clinic
City & State:
2702 N. 3rd Street, Suite 1000
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Qualifications:
- MT-BC credential
- Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT) designation within first six months of employment (see NMT website for info: www.colostate.edu/depts/CBRM)
- Emphasis on improvisational clinical skills and treatment approach
- Dependable and disciplined, yet flexible
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Client Population: Specialization in the application of standardized Neurologic music therapy interventions with persons with developmental disabilities and/or neurological impairments inclusive of: autism, cerebral palsy, seizure disorders, Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Williams Syndrome, movement/sensory regulation difficulties, and processing difficulties.
Description of Position: We are looking for motivated, energetic individuals who would like the opportunity to work with 12 MT-BC, NMT’s providing individual and some group music therapy sessions in a clinic-based setting as well as having the unique opportunity to work with other well trained professionals in the on site, two classroom, elementary education program (Assuming Competence Today [ACT]). The education program allows student with autism access to the general education curriculum through the provision of supports and accommodations that are literacy-based and facilitate sensory integration. Our clinic is located in central Phoenix and serves children ages 10 months - 18 years as well as some adults, all with developmental disabilities and/or Neurologic impairment/s.
Contact Information: Please call and fax cover letter and resume to:
Jenna Anderson, MT-BC, NMT Fellow
Email: janderson@nmtsa.org
Phone: 602-840-6410 ext. 5
Fax: 602-840-6431
Job Title: ACT School Instructional Assistant / Habilitator (click here to download an application)
HOURS: 8:30-2:30
PROGRAM: ACT (Assuming Competence Today); Education program for students with autism
Contact Information: Please email resume and cover letter to:
Suzanne Oliver, MT-BC, NMT Fellow
Email: soliver@nmtsa.org
Phone: 602-840-6410 ext. 1
Fax: 602-840-6431