RECREATION/MUSIC THERAPIST

St. Louis Forensic Treatment – South, 5300 Arsenal St. St. Louis, MO. 63139
Day Shift (Sat/Sun Off Days) Semi-Monthly Salary: $1,830.60
We are seeking a positive, energetic, and caring individual for our open full time Recreation/Music Therapist. We aspire to be a team of talented, compassionate professionals helping our clients in their personal journey of healing, resilience, and recovery, through our exceptional care and our use of the highest quality evidence-based practice. The Recreation/Music Therapist plays a vital role as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team. Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate compassion and an ability to work in a trauma informed and recovery-based environment.
St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center-South provides an array of mental health services to a population primarily comprised of adults 18 years and older who have been committed to the Department of Mental Health. Clients admitted receive a variety of treatments with an overall goal to develop the skills needed to safely and successfully return to a meaningful life in the community. This position is in our Forensic Responsibility Program: a program that works with individuals who benefit from Cognitive Behavior Therapy with a focus on responsibility and accountability. This program also utilizes Risk-Need-Responsivity and the Good Lives Model.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• College degree in Therapeutic Recreation, Music Therapy, or related field.
• CTRS or Music Therapist Board Certification preferred

• Assessment of basic skill functioning related to services provided through the Rehabilitation Services Department.
• Planning and implementing a wide range of treatment groups designed to meet the social, vocational, emotional, cognitive and physical needs of clients.
• Case management including developing and maintaining individual treatment plans and related documentation, individual therapy, goal setting, family contact, and client advocacy.
• Attend and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings, program meetings, and department meetings.
• Competency in the implementation of assigned psychosocial program principles and procedures, as well as program and departmental documentation expectations.