Join the Team- Music Therapist/Intern Job Position

We are seeking one passionate and dedicated music therapist or intern to join our team in a full-time role. Our studios serve a diverse range of clients including: neurodiverse children, adolescents, and adults, other diverse needs, mental health, and high risk youth. This position is exclusively for in-studio sessions and some online. No travel required!

If you’re ready to step into a meaningful role where you’re supported, valued, and able to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Parameters:

Internship effective May 2026, Employee position effective September 2027

Sessions held in our North Vancouver studio, and online

Internship: can start from May 2026 onward, taking over clients and shifting to an employee position, starting in September 2027

Music Therapist Employee Training Period: 2 weeks paid training, prior to starting client sessions in September 2027

Requirements:

  • Applicant must have an avid interest & passion in working with autistic individuals, and other neurodiverse children, teens and young adults with diverse needs, as well as mental Health clients.

  • Applicant should have/but not required to have: experience working with autistic individuals, those with diverse needs

  • Applicant must be creative, driven, energetic

  • Applicant must have high stamina and a strong work ethic

  • Applicant must have strong and dynamic skills in piano and guitar, including improvisation

  • Applicant must be confident in using their voice acapella and within structured interventions

  • Applicant must have strong music theory knowledge and application

  • Applicant must have strong team collaboration skills and enjoy being part of a team

Please send resume to Esther Thane: etethane@gmail.com

What ET Music Therapy Provides:

  • Extended medical benefits coverage plan (min. 10 hours per week of employment with ET Music Therapy Inc. *Ability to add future in home clients to achieve 10 hours.)

  • Extended dental benefits coverage plan (min. 10 hours per week of employment with ET Music Therapy Inc. *Ability to add future in home clients to achieve 10 hours.))

  • Professional liability Insurance coverage

  • General Liability Insurance coverage

  • Workers’ compensation provision

  • Vacation pay

  • Sick pay

  • Provision of Zoom Pro Account

  • Criminal record checks provision payments upon request

  • Monthly invoicing & reconciliation of payments

  • Session scheduling

  • Initial intake conversations/ liaising with new clients (ie. 15-30 minute phone calls, multiple emails)

  • Provision of intake forms

  • Provision on ongoing letters for funding for clients to submit to funding bodies

  • Provision of Enterprise Level Cloud Therapy Documentation Platform: UnitusTI (including additional digital materials bundle access for clients/families use), + provision of expert music therapist app’s package.

  • Training in, and on going use of: the Meet In The Music© - music therapy curriculum

  • Provision, Supply & Maintenance of: music instruments, materials, props, other session manipulatives

  • Provision of session site

  • Provision of cleaning/ health supplies (masks, cleaning supplies)

  • Ongoing curation of new clients

  • Ongoing connection meetings with para- professionals for referrals & ongoing relationship maintenance of funding bodies and charities

  • Ongoing supervision of sessions & professional consultation 

  • Ongoing provision of professional development training & financial coverage of external learning opportunities

Please send resume to Esther Thane: etethane@gmail.com