Flint Institute of Music Hiring for Music Therapy Department Chair Job at Flint, MI Full Time

Flint Institute of Music

Music Therapy Department Chair

About the Flint Institute of Music

Upholding our mission of “changing lives through a lifelong continuum of dance, music, and theatre”, the
Flint Institute of Music is a place where lives are truly transformed through the power of the performing arts. With a belief in challenging our audience with thought-provoking, emotionally engaging and powerfully imaginative programming, our public performances, school matinees, and classes, serve audiences of all age demographics, with music, dance, acting and theatre-making opportunities for students age 4 through adult.

Celebrating more than one hundred years of service, FIM is dedicated to the growth and cultural advancement of all those within our service area. From its humble beginnings as the Flint Community
Music Association to the institution it is today, FIM is the oldest example of community-planned music in the United States. Influenced by founder J. Dallas Dort, FIM was an early adopter of the concept of music as an integral aspect of community well-being.

With a dedication to improving our community through the arts, all FIM divisions come together in the continued realization of Dort’s dream for community-based arts programming to be accessible to all.
Currently reaching more than 300,000 people annually through lessons, classes, outreach programs, performances, and concerts, FIM is a pillar in the Flint community offering a wide array of performance and educational opportunities through the Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint Repertory Theatre, and Flint
School of Performing Arts – one of the largest community arts schools in the country.

In addition to our newly evolving Community Education and Engagement department set to focus on increased access and integration across all programs and venues particularly focused on reducing barriers to engagement with Flint residents through such initiatives as Music Around Town, Troubadours,
Learning Through Theatre, Whiting School-time performances, and Virtual Field Trips, our newly upgraded MacArthur Recital Hall and 150-seat mini thrust Elgood Theatre expose Flint residents to high- quality arts & cultural programming that would not otherwise be available. To round out our arts and culture programming, as of July 2021, the James H. Whiting Auditorium and historic Capitol Theatre have joined the FIM family.

About the Opportunity

The Music Therapy Department Chair will be responsible for supervising and directing all aspects of the FIM Flint School of Performing Arts Music Therapy Program.

Specific Responsibilities

• Foster and leverage FSPA’s strong reputation as an extraordinary community school of the arts to sustain current programming and to develop future opportunities for innovation, expansion, and growth in the music therapy department.
• Grow the Music Therapy client enrollment by increasing the client base and outside partner organization service contracts, specialties, skilled staff, and increased daytime and evening use of facilities.
• Design, develop, research, and publish projects appropriate to the client base and of local and national significance to the field of music therapy, collaborating with the grants department to secure any required funding.

• Develop new, long-term collaborative and strategic partnerships in practice areas of health care, social services, education, and recreation with community organizations to advance the music therapy footprint throughout Genesee County and the rest of Southeast Michigan, etc.
• Ensure the highest-level quality of music therapy programs and services that meet the needs of a diverse client population.
• Determine program goals and develop strategies to meet them.
• Oversee all music therapy in-house and outreach-partner organization contracts and the implementation and success of all contracts.
• Maintain compliance with Code of Ethics & Standards – HIPAA and AMTA (American Music

Therapy Association)

• Follow all policies and procedures of FIM as provided in the Employee Handbook and under the

President and CEO.

• Ensure the completion of all documentation required both in Therapy Notes and as noted within the care plan and any other grant/funder requirements.
• Update care plans as needed to continue to expand goals for clients.
• Oversee music therapists and continue to mentor and grow the team.
• Update job descriptions, as necessary
• Create accountability metrics
• Anticipate and address concerns of parents, students, faculty, staff and external partners.
• Complete administrative paperwork as requested by the VP, Performing Arts Instruction.
• Payroll documentation
• Attendance Data
• Work collaboratively with other department chairs, program leaders, and staff alike.
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Music Therapy or a related field
• Board Certified with 3 or more years’ experience post internship
• Current membership in the American Music Therapy Association
• Prior experience in one more of the following: community-based music therapy services

(community school of the arts, private practice, outreach program).

• Practicing with a variety of population groups (age and disabilities)
• Demonstrated effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, required.

Compensation and Benefit Information:

• 401K
• Competitive Salary
• Employee Discounts

**The Flint Institute of Music is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status**

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.76 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discount

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Flint, MI 48503: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Work Location: One location