Part-Time Temporary Music Therapist at The Maryland School for the Blind – Baltimore, Maryland

SUMMARY: With supervision, supports student development in the social-emotional domain, including Individual Education Programs (IEPs) goals and during instruction.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Essential Functions:

1. Gathers data from sources such as observation, educational records, and interviews of team members including families.

2. Designs musical interventions based on development levels and IEP goals to improve social, emotional, or behavioral growth.

3. Collaborates with teachers and an interdisciplinary team to design and develop musical supports.

4. Communicates recommendations in oral, written, audio, video, and other forms; ability to model recommends to student team members.

5. Observes and documents student reactions, progress, and other outcomes related to music therapy.

Marginal Functions:

1. Performs other duties as assigned.

CONDITIONS:

Equipment Used: A variety of musical instruments, computer, AV equipment, copy machine, and telephone.

Performance Standard: Must assure 100% commitment to the integration, coordination, and implementation of student programs, and compliance with health and safety standards.

Work Environment: Multiple indoor environments with varying sound, lighting and temperature conditions. May be exposed to childhood and other communicable diseases when providing direct care to students.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge, skills and general abilities:

1. General knowledge of special education principles, practices, and procedures.

2. General knowledge of visual impairments and the multi-disabled, visually impaired preferred.

3. General knowledge of audio visual aids.

4. Current Board Certification as a Music Therapist.

5. MSB requires its employees to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus by the date or hire, with exceptions for approved medical or religious accommodations, in order to safeguard the health of our students, employees and their families from COVID-19 to the greatest extent possible.

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