• Ref code: 6490529
• Casual position
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income
• $43.88 per hour + Super

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

This position involves providing music therapy services to consumers and is a component of the Creative Therapies Service that comprises Art Therapy and Music Therapy. This service aims to include the consumer's family and friends in the therapy as appropriate. The creative therapy service is based at Brimbank Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Services in Sunshine.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Provide responsive and effective Music Therapy services for individuals and groups including:
  • Services which address consumers' physical, cognitive, communication and emotional needs
  • Working as a member of the multi-disciplinary teams including participation in case conferences, consumer/family information and planning meetings and consultation with other team members when reasonable
• Complete timely and accurate consumer documentation and required statistical data entry.
• Maintain awareness of and compliance with health and safety policies and procedures to maintain a safe working environment.
• Take corrective action to remedy safety hazards or risks and restore a safe working environment

What cohealth offers

• Generous salary packaging options to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation). Salary packaging reduces your cohealth taxable income, meaning you pay less tax on your cohealth income
• A generous rewards program from our salary packaging provider
• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate

• Masters, Bachelor or Post Grad Dip in Music Therapy
• Current registration with the Australian Music Therapy Association
• Working with Children's Check (WWCC)
• Demonstrated interest and understanding of current directions, issues and challenges in the delivery of health care services in a mental health setting
• Demonstrated competence in music therapy practice with individuals and groups, particularly persons with mental health difficulties
• Proof of qualification to be sighted

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Statutory Declaration, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses). Additionally, some roles will also require current AHPRA registration and/or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B [staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections] will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement [A] or within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

Application Process

Click "Apply Now" to be directed to our careers page. You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and answer the Key Selection Criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. This campaign will close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Brett Murphy [email protected] using the subject line: Music Therapist enquiry via EthicalJobs.