Activities Coordinator- Music and Arts

CHESAPEAKE TREATMENT CENTERS; Parkville (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesapeake Treatment Center in Parkville, MD seeks a full-time Music and Arts Activities Coordinator to support adolescent and young adult males through creative expression as part of therapy.

The role uses music, dance, art, drama, and writing to help clients explore emotions, develop healthier thinking, and engage with staff in a supportive, culturally sensitive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Bilingual abilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilize music, dance, art, drama, and writing as therapeutic tools to help clients explore and express emotions.
• Collaborate with department staff and juvenile justice partners.
• Provide crisis intervention when necessary.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse and/or special needs populations.

Skills

Creativity

Cultural sensitivity

Bilingual

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master’s Degree

Job description

About Us

Chesapeake Treatment Center, a 29-bed residential treatment center for adolescent and young adult males located in Parkville, MD (near Towson) has an immediate opening for a full time Music and Arts Activities Coordinator. The primary goal of the program is to support each youth with changing unhealthy thinking and poor decision making to more adaptive and pro-social behaviors.

Chesapeake Treatment Center, a 29-bed residential treatment center for adolescent and young adult males located in Parkville, MD (near Towson) has an immediate opening for a full time Music and Arts Activities Coordinator. The primary goal of the program is to support each youth with changing unhealthy thinking and poor decision making to more adaptive and pro-social behaviors.

Job Description

Chesapeake Treatment Center Inc., provides a comprehensive continuum of treatment for adolescents and young adults that experience complex mental health, sexualized behaviors, trauma, substance abuse, gang and other related issues. Our programs are accredited by the Joint Commission (JCAHO).

Schedule

Flexible

Responsibilities

The overall responsibilities of the Activities Coordinator is to utilize various creative art forms like music, dance, art, drama, and writing as therapeutic tools to help clients explore and express their emotions, facilitating healing and personal growth by providing a safe space to process complex feelings through creative expression.

• Collaborates with Department of Juvenile Justice
• Collaboration with unit staff
• Provides crisis intervention
• Demonstrate an understanding and sensitivity to serving a culturally diverse and/or special needs population

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Degree

Preferred Requirements

• Master’s Degree
• Ability to work two days out of a month on the weekends.
• Bilingual preferred
• Experience working with emotionally disturbed adolescents/young adults preferred