Music Therapist, Child Life - BC Children’s Hospital

Provincial Health Services Authority; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading health authority as a Music Therapist at BC Children’s Hospital, where you will develop and implement music therapy programs tailored for children and families. This is a temporary part-time position focused on enhancing patient care through creative expression and emotional support, contributing to an inclusive environment for diverse communities.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Annual statutory holidays and generous vacation entitlement

Flexible work options

Access to wellness resources

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate in Music Therapy or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience with children and families.
• Accredited or eligible for accreditation with the Canadian Association for Music Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Plans and implements music therapy programs for assigned patients.
• Documents assessment information and interventions related to therapy.
• Provides educational sessions for hospital staff on music therapy principles.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Creativity

Education

Baccalaureate in Music Therapy

Diploma in Music Therapy

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Music Therapist, Child Life

BC Children’s Hospital

Vancouver, BC

This is a temporary role covering T7.

The Music Therapist works without general discipline supervision and is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a music therapy program designed to meet the specific needs of patients and families. The Music Therapist functions as a member of an assigned health care team and in accordance with the professional standards of practice of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy.

What You’ll Do

• Plans, implements, coordinates, and evaluates a music therapy program for an assigned area/patient population.
• Plans and implements music therapy sessions specific to the needs of the child and family and documents assessment information, goals, interventions, incident reports, statistics, and progress notes.
• Addresses difficulties associated with illness and hospitalization by providing opportunities for creative expression, relaxation, developmentally appropriate play, support, pain management, and socialization through the therapeutic use of music.
• Provides in-service education to hospital staff, students, and volunteers in the applied principles and practices of music therapy.
• Maintains and updates musical equipment and materials ensuring safe and appropriate use.
  
  

Qualifications

What you bring

• Baccalaureate in Music Therapy from a recognized program or a diploma in Music Therapy with equivalent year’s experience.
• Minimum two (2) years’ recent related experience in music therapy working with children and families as well as demonstrated leadership skills.
• Accredited or eligible for accreditation with the Canadian Association for Music Therapy.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within healthcare settings. This involves recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within BCCH contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, BC Human Rights Code, Anti-racism Data Act and how they intersect across the health care system.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure, and has demonstrated leadership in breaking down barriers and ensuring an environment of belonging. Embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility into all aspects of work. This means creating an environment where Indigenous patients feel respected, valued, and understood. Foster trust through respectful communication, active listening, and honoring equity-deserving people's perspectives on health and wellness. Commit to ongoing education and training on Indigenous health issues, cultural safety, and DEI principles. Participate in workshops, cultural immersion experiences, and continuous professional development to stay informed and responsive to equity-deserving groups. Provide patient-centred care that respects Indigenous ways of knowing and healing, respects BIPOC experiences and world views ensuring that care plans are culturally relevant and holistic.
• Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).
  
  

You will also bring

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to represent and communicate the role of music therapy to others.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates a commitment to beginning and continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
• Demonstrates foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.
  
  

What We Bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.
  
  

Job Type: Temporary, Part-Time (0.60 FTE until September 17, 2026)

Wage: $37.89 - $47.31hourly

Location: 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver BC, V6H 2N9

Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Hours of Work: Mon, Wed, Thurs; 0830-1630

Requisition # 185678E

What We Do

BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) provides care for the most seriously ill or injured children and youth from across British Columbia.

BCCH are part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

PHSA plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

PHSA and BCCH are committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at [e-mail].

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

Attention Current Employees Of PHSA

You must apply via your internal profile at http://internaljobs.phsa.ca.

The internal job posting expires on July 5, 2025 and will no longer be accessible. If the internal job posting has expired, please e-mail [e-mail] with the six-digit job requisition number and your PHSA employee ID number to be considered as a late internal applicant. Please do not apply for the external job posting.

If you have not yet set up an internal profile, please e-mail [e-mail] with your PHSA employee ID number to obtain your temporary password. Our business hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm, excluding Statutory Holidays and a Help Desk Representative will respond to you with 1-2 business days.

If you are not a current employee of PHSA and require assistance with your application, please contact the External Careers team at [e-mail].

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