Music Therapist (Part-Time; 20 hours per week; $28.00 an hour)

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

CJE SeniorLife Weinberg Community for Senior Living is a premier assisted living campus in Deerfield that provides a warm, supportive environment with engaging life enrichment opportunities to enhance the lives of its residents. We help those who require care for rehab, dementia and long-term assistance. We are part of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.

Under supervision of Weinberg Staff creates, plans, and implements programs and activities using music within a therapeutic environment to help individuals who are experiencing physical, psychological, emotional, and mental challenges.

Populations served: Residents and clients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias living in and/or participating in a memory care community. Residents needing physical assistance living in our assisted living community. Life review and community building through the arts are important goals of the creative arts therapy practice at Weinberg Community.

Compensation: $28.00 per hour.

The employee has the option of becoming a dues-paying member in Service Employees International Union Local 73.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Implements group programming for older adults with various age-related issues.
• Provides appropriate documentation of services.
• Participates and contributes to care plan meetings and support groups as needed.
• Serves as a resource person and guide providing musical experiences that will aide in resident care.
• Designs and conducts music sessions for individuals and groups, based on client needs.
• Plans and implements appropriate non-musical therapeutic activities based on resident needs, including large and small groups and one-on-one activities.
• Assists in the coordination and supervision of volunteers.
• Participates in other programming as requested.

Corporate Compliance

• Complies with safety policies and procedures.
• Adheres to laws regarding the protection, use, disclosure, and release of client and CJE business information.
• Attends required in services.
• Reports violations of law, regulations, policies, or procedures.
• Reports client abuse or neglect.
• Records documentation timely, accurately, and completely.
• This position has responsibility for HIPAA compliance.
• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens is not likely to occur in this position.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy.
• At least 2 years’ experience with understanding of older adult issues.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None.

Other Qualifications

• Experience, or interest in program development and implementation of Music Therapy Programs.
• Skilled in evaluating effectiveness of interventions and working within an interdisciplinary team.
• Experience with clinical documentation and ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Customer Service

• Displays behavior that creates a customer service culture at CJE by understanding the needs of our clients and customers and demonstrating a strong bias toward service, quality, and customer satisfaction.

CJE Values

All staff should demonstrate the CJE Values in their behaviors and work practices.

• Respect—We recognize, honor, and acknowledge the inherent value of each person for their wisdom, their culture, their background, and their unique history.
• Advocacy—We encourage public policy which will benefit our clients by educating ourselves and the community. Furthermore, we give voice to our clients’ needs and facilitate a positive action on their behalf.
• Compassion—We treat everyone with caring, sensitivity, understanding, and supportive responsiveness.
• Innovation—We continue to advance our knowledge and strive to develop, evaluate, and implement new and advanced programming and models of care to bring benefits to our clients, community, and broader older adult/health care environment.
• Intention—We approach our work and each task with mindful consideration as to what we are doing and why we are doing it, as individuals and as an agency.
• Accountability—We are responsible individually and as an Agency for honest, accurate work and interaction with others. We plan strategically and provide measurable quality care with clear fiscal and ethical responsibility.

CJE Way

• Positivity
• Respect
• Patience
• Kindness

CJE SeniorLife is an equal opportunity employer.

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