Outreach Development Corporation
Outreach is a non-profit organization that helps people address issues stemming from substance use and behavioral health disorders by providing the highest quality, life-changing treatment, training, and tools to build healthy lives. Our mission is to inspire individuals and families to achieve a life of unlimited potential. For more information, please visit www.opiny.org.
Position: PT Music Therapist
Responsible for all aspects of client recreational activities that relate to music and musical instruments.
Job Scope:
- Provide supervised highly structured music related indoor recreational activities to residents.
- Planning and preparing lessons in relation to resident needs
- Acquiring appropriate teaching materials and resources
- Teaching music theory, aural skills and practical techniques to residents
- Motivating residents and encouraging progress
- Maintain communication with program management by assessing pupils’ abilities, providing feedback and providing any required documentation
- Responsible for maintaining and securing all music equipment
- Interacting with staff, clients, students and visitors in a courteous, professional and respectful manner that is consistent with the agency’s mission and values.
- Producing accurate, neat and thorough work.
- Prioritizing and planning work time efficiently; effectively managing competing demands and dealing with changes, delays and unexpected events.
- Understanding and consistently complies with agency policy and procedures (including time and attendance, dress code, etc.).
- Supporting a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that allows the employee to get along with clients, students, coworkers and supervisors.
- Communicating (in writing as well as orally) clearly and concisely
- Illustrating flexibility and adaptability in role and function when circumstances warrant; (demonstrates openness to assist in needed responsibilities in evolving situations).
- Maintaining appropriate boundaries, ethics and professionalism; complying with agency, OASAS and other professional code(s) of ethics; seeking supervision when challenges arise.
Supervised by
House Management Dept.
Qualifications
- Experience in planning and facilitating physical education, exercise and/or other recreational activity.
- Certificates & Licenses: None required
Position Status
This is a part-time non-exempt position.
Schedule: Wednesday and Friday 5pm - 9pm, Saturday 3pm - 8pm
