STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Rehabilitation Therapist 1 (Music) (34 Hour)

Office/On-site

Recruitment #240227-6892HC-001

Introduction


Are you a Certified Music Therapist?  Are you passionate and want a fulfilling career?  If so, we invite you to take this opportunity to join our team at the Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (DCF) – Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center – North Campus is seeking a qualified individual for a part-time Rehabilitation Therapist 1 (Music) position located in East Windsor, CT.

 

Position Highlights: PCN96204

  • Part-time
  • 34 Hours/week
  • 2nd Shift
  • Schedule;
    • Tuesday and Wednesday 12:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    • Thursday and Saturday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
    • Friday 1:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    • Sunday and Monday off

Comprehensive Benefit Offerings:

  • Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage.
  • Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings.
  • Paid time off – including 13 paid holidays per calendar year.
  • Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
  • A healthy work-life balance!
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In your role as a Rehabilitation Therapist 1 (Music), you will have the opportunity to:

  • Write and implement treatment plans;
  • Conduct individual and group activities;
  • Consult with other professionals on the appropriate techniques and materials to be used for each individual;
  • Related duties as required.

Mission Statement:

Partnering with communities and empowering families to raise resilient children who thrive.

 

About the Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center – North Campus:

The North Campus services as a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, providing treatment to adolescent males between the ages of 13 and 17 with complex psychiatric needs.  The program is designed to be the bridge from hospital to home and community or as a diversionary placement to avoid the need for a hospital stay.

 

The facility provides an educational program, work experience opportunities and rehabilitation including therapeutic recreation and occupational and music therapies.  The Solnit Children’s Center utilizes a strength based, family centered relational approach based on youth -adult partnership.  The program model has been designed to focus treatment strategies which are trauma informed and gender responsive.

Selection Plan

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To Apply:

  • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening.  You must specify your qualifications on your application.
  • The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
  • These positions will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion, and merit employment rules.  Applications to this recruitment will be used to meet collective bargaining requirements.  Once any collective bargaining requirements have been met, all other applications may be considered.
  • For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
  • Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience most closely meets the preferred qualifications, so please ensure that your application is complete and details your experience as outlined in this job posting.  Please note: You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application into the JobAps system.
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  • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
  • Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.

Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:

  • Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
  • This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
  • At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.
  • All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state facility this class is accountable for the evaluation, planning and application of a recognized therapeutic discipline to provide treatment for individuals with intellectual, emotional and physical disabilities.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Evaluates individuals’ level of functioning by assessing behavior and reviewing medical, social and emotional case histories; 
  • Writes and implements treatment plans using a specific modality; 
  • Conducts individual and group activities, consulting with other professionals and selecting appropriate techniques and materials to teach skills to correct disorders in intellectual, emotional or motor status of an individual; 
  • Attends case conferences, actively participating in admission, treatment and discharge planning; 
  • Observes, records and evaluates individual progress; 
  • Participates in or assists in conducting training programs for staff therapists and rehabilitation and nursing students; 
  • Uses data from observation and diagnostic evaluations to develop goals and new activities; 
  • Administers and interprets evaluations in specialty areas; 
  • Requisitions and distributes supplies; 
  • Adapts musical, art and recreational equipment used in designated discipline; 
  • May attend workshops and conferences; 
  • May transport and escort individuals to off grounds activities; 
  • May perform prevocational activities with individual; 
  • May participate in and plan special activities within community; 
  • May perform duties in individual home or community setting; 
  • May serve as a Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional; 
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Knowledge of
    • principles and practices of the therapeutic music discipline; 
    • physical and intellectual disorders; 
    • individual and group dynamics; 
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills; 
    • oral and written communication skills; 
  • Skill in application of therapeutic techniques.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain a license to practice music therapy issued by the Connecticut Department of Public Health in accordance with the applicable Connecticut General Statutes. A temporary license may be granted for a period not to exceed one (1) year.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience working with adolescents with complex psychiatric profiles
  • Experience working in behavioral health
  • Experience in the practices of therapeutic music discipline
  • Experience providing interventions in a group and individual setting
  • Experience as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and maintain a certificate as a Water Safety Instructor (W.S.I.), and/or lifesaving (CPR, First Aid) from the American Red Cross. 
  • Incumbents in this class may be required to be fluent in a foreign language or proficient in use of American Sign Language in certain positions. 
  • Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some danger of injury and to moderately disagreeable job conditions while providing treatment to individuals with disabilities.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.