Twin Cities Metro Area of Minnesota OVERVIEW: Living Spirit Therapy Services, LLC is looking for a Neurologic Music Therapist® to join our team with an hourly, full-time, benefited (including medical and short term disability), employee position 30-40 hours per week. Must be willing to serve clients with any diagnoses throughout our community. The current caseload consists of working 1-1 with children and adults with autism, developmental disabilities, and/or mental health diagnoses; with older adults with dementia; with groups in long term care; with adaptive lessons; with community wellness; with the medically fragile; and in early childhood music. Unique opportunities include the possibility to co-treat with counselors to support clients with mental health needs, to support older adults in marginalized low income communities, and to provide telehealth services to support medically fragile children. Must be willing to serve clients both in person and through telehealth. Living Spirit Therapy Services, LLC is committed to decreasing prejudice and increasing equity in access to services to support overall quality of life and well-being. Candidates must be willing to support and contribute to these causes. Living Spirit Therapy Services, LLC is a music therapy private practice in the Twin Cities Metro area of Minnesota serving individuals and groups throughout the community as well as through telehealth. Our practice specializes in music therapy services for seniors; those with neurologic issues such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and autism; individuals with developmental disabilities; early childhood music; mental health; and community wellness. WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE: Our culture has been described by teammates as one of clear and open communication, collaboration, and wellness; and is driven by core values of dignity, respect, compassion, empowerment, integrity, trust, and personal and professional growth. One team member said she felt her “potential for growth at Living Spirit Therapy Services was endless”. We have provided 16 years of service to Minnesota’s Twin Cities community and beyond! Some of our community contracts have lasted well over a decade! This provides a strong reputation in the communities we serve, and allows us to have built relationships with a wide variety of partners to weather the ups and downs of heath care. We receive referrals several layers deep, meaning that people we have worked with refer us to others, who refer us to others, who refer us to others. Having a business that has been established so long ago also allows us to know what works and what doesn’t in the long term. Employee feedback is honestly solicited and taken very seriously in the workings of the business. At Living Spirit Therapy Services, we believe that every individual, regardless of age, illness, or disability, has a living spirit inside them that deserves to shine. Every person, clients and employees, is a creative individual that deserves the opportunity to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be given the tools to be successful and make choices on their journey towards independence and autonomy. Several unique programs developed by Living Spirit Therapy Services, LLC include: Our Empowering Wellness Initiative is a web-based tool to support community mental and physical health; and to provide enrichment for children and individuals with disabilities. Our Core Words for Series is a collection of 27 original songs of core words for school language development with corresponding videos, cord charts, and ready to use classroom power points. Our Gather and Grow series provides opportunities for continuing education, networking, resources sharing, and community building. 9/16 presentations were recorded and are available on our website. Additional presentations are occurring as topics and presenters of interest arise. Living Spirit Therapy Services is committed to decreasing prejudice and increasing equity in access to services to support overall quality of life and well-being. Visit the home page of our website to learn more about the actions we are taking towards this. Due to the unpredictability of COVID candidates must be flexible, able to adapt to changing situations, willing and able to see clients both via telehealth and in person and have good self-care strategies. TO HEAR WHAT LIVING SPIRIT THERAPY SERVICES, LLC EMPLOYEES SAY ABOUT THEIR JOBS, TO LEARN ABOUT BENEFITS, AND TO HEAR WHAT WOULD MAKE THIS A GOOD FIT GO TO: https://www.livingspirittherapy.com/join-our-team/