Music Therapist | Blue Care | Carina

• Employment Term: Permanent Part Time - Flexible with amount of hours
• Location: Carina
• Remuneration: $42.15 - $59.04p/h + 12% + Super + Salary packaging benefits
• 5 weeks annual leave (Pro-rata)

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Music Therapist who is ready to make a meaningful impact with our elderly clients.
As a Music Therapist, you will provide music based interventions for clients aimed at improving their well-being in areas such as; social, communication, mood, behaviour, emotions and cognitive function.
You will use a variety of musical activities, such as singing, playing instruments, song writing, and listening to music, to help clients achieve specific therapeutic goals.
Your part in our BlueCare team

You’ll provide individualised, person-centred music therapy to our elderly clients living in our Communities. You’ll actively incorporate contemporary theory and practice into therapy that promotes the independence and wellbeing of our elderly clients. This will include:

• Proactively screen and assess clients to formulate and maintain up to date individualised care plans.
• Maintaining open and fluid communication within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Referring clients to appropriate health care professionals when necessary.
• Liaising compassionately with our clients and their families.
• Working with our consumers in both individual and group settings.

We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success. Come join one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia.
What makes a difference for us?

You’ll be passionate about implementing innovative therapies designed to enable your clients to maintain and improve their independence. You’ll be self-motivated and driven to incorporate contemporary theory in your day to day activities and make a real difference to the lives of our clients! You’ll have:

• Tertiary Qualifications in Music Therapy
• Current membership and registration with the Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
• Experience as a Music Therapist, preferably in aged care. Graduates are encouraged to apply
• Competence and confidence playing piano and/or guitar
• Competence and confidence with your singing skills
• Ability to work in group and individual settings
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to build great relationships
• Clear understanding and experience with contemporary Music Therapy theories and practices
• Current Australian Drivers Licence and a road worthy vehicle with comprehensive insurance as required
• Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies

Employee Benefits:

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too
Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
• Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email
reconciliation@ucareqld.com.au
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Please refer the Job description for details