Requisition ID: 384086

Position Number: 20077704

Posting End Date: July 4, 2025

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Riverview Health Centre

Site: Riverview Health Centre

Department / Unit: Spiritual Care - RHC

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 09/02/2025 - 08/31/2026

Reason for Term: Other Leave

FTE: 0.70

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary: $34.923, $36.191, $37.557, $38.988, $40.467, $42.004, $43.600, $45.255

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Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Manager Health Services, the Music Therapist is responsible for using evidence-informed music-based interventions as a therapeutic tool for the people we serve, to restore, maintain and improve mental, physical and emotional health; responding to their psychosocial needs; prioritizing caseloads; managing the daily organizational components of the Music Therapy Program; and supervising music therapy students and interns. The Music Therapist acts in a professional manner adhering to the principles of Person Directed Living.

Experience

• Experience working with adults as a Music Therapist in a healthcare setting preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Bachelor of Music Therapy required.

SPECIAL TRAINING:

• Medical Terminology - Therapist is responsible for acquiring appropriate knowledge of terms, disease entities, medical/surgical procedures, tests and protocols specific to their programming.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Must be registered with the Canadian Association of Music Therapists OR eligible for certification and become certified within 6 months of hire.

Qualifications and Skills

• Basic computer skills required.
• Trauma informed and culturally competent practice preferred.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, observation and assessment skills required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
• Excellent or strong proficiency in a primary instrument and ability to use a range of instruments in therapy.
• Excellent organizational skills required.
• Must demonstrate an understanding of adult and geriatric development, psychosocial and emotional needs of older adults, and therapeutic interventions to support coping, engagement, and well-being through music.

Physical Requirements

Not applicable

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.