Job Description
ADEC, Inc is a non-profit agency that proudly advocates for and serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities so they live lives full of informed choice and possibility. ADEC offers a variety of services to 1,000+ clients in Elkhart and Saint Joseph counties. Services include residential settings, employment services, day programming, and therapies such as behavior consultation, music and recreational therapy.
ADEC has a Music Therapy opportunity, working with a team of experienced Music Therapists and individuals served. The Music Therapist will gain hands-on experience working with clients, their families and staff to provide person-centered music therapy. Music Therapy directly helps clients discover new talents and interests, achieve goals and dreams, improve social skills and quality of life.
The Position:
The Music Therapist :
- Directly helps clients discover new talents and interests, achieve goals and dreams, improve social skills and quality of life.
- Provides person-centered music therapy techniques to restore, remediate or rehabilitate functioning.
- Assess needs, develops goals, and modifies plans based on collaboration with Individual Support Team (IST) and support staff.
- Completes quarterly and annual review of plans, determines success, and modifies plan as needed.
Job Requirements for a Music Therapist:
- Either a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Music Therapy.
- Certified by the Certification Board for Music Therapists.
- Flexible working hours based on client needs
- Ability to commit to internship requirements as set by the college and ADEC.
Benefits: (non-contract position. Employees are paid for billable and non-billable time and eligible for benefits).
ADEC offers competitive pay and excellent benefits including:
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
- PTO (that you start earning immediately)
- 8 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday
- Eligibility for wage increase at 1 yr anniversary and annual increases
- 403(b) retirement plan with company match
- Life insurance (ADEC paid benefit) ability to purchase additional, dependent, and spousal life insurance
- Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Assistance programs
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
- National DSP Certification Program through NADSP
- Public Loan Forgiveness Program Eligibility
ADEC is an equal opportunity employer