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STUDENT ASSISTANT - MUSIC THERAPY INTERN

The Department of State Hospitals-Napa, Rehabilitation Therapy Services Department has an intermittent-actual time worked vacancy for Student Assistant-Music Therapy Intern. Please contact the music therapy internship director at DSHNSH_MTInternshipDirector@dsh.ca.gov with any questions.

Applications will be screened and only the most competitive candidates will be invited for an interview.   Failure to include necessary documents may also exclude you from the hiring process. This advertisement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Position will be filled based upon budget approval.

Applicants possessing experience working with adult patients in a psychiatric and/or forensic facility are preferred. Expectations for entering internship include completion of coursework towards a degree in Music Therapy with the anticipated completion of a bachelor’s degree or equivalency from a university with a program approved by the American Music Therapy Association. 

Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Multiple cut off dates are set for application submission: March 1, 2025, April 1, 2025, and May 1, 2025. Applications received after a cutoff date will be processed on the next cutoff date.

Please see "SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS" below for additional information required with STD.678 application.

To ensure that your application will be considered for this recruitment the following items are required:

• You must complete the STD. 678 Employment Application in its entirety and include, " Student Assistant -  Music Therapy Intern - JC# 464155 in the “Job Title(s)” section of the application. 

• Duties Performed and Supervisor’s name and Contact information must be completed on the STD 678 -  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

•  Attach current college transcripts and Proof of application for, or enrollment as a student in, an appropriate college or university program.  Foreign transcripts must be evaluated and submitted with application STD. 678

• Completed Music Therapy Internship Supplemental Application with  ALL  additional information requested in "SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS" 

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Please include with your application a separate document with answers to all the following questions:

1. Why did you choose to enter the field of Music Therapy?
2. For what reasons did you select DSH-Napa as a music therapy clinical training site?
3. Please describe three things you learned from your field experience. In what areas did you see personal growth? Professional growth? How did you address and include cultural diversity in your sessions?
4. What are your areas of strength and weakness when working with this specific population?
5. What do you most hope to gain from your internship experience?
6. List three treatment goals that might be addressed in music therapy with a forensic/mental health population. Describe one possible music therapy intervention for each goal.
7. List any other special skills, personal traits, interests, and accomplishments that you bring to this position. What do you have to offer that makes you unique?

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Please submit three (3) letters of recommendation. One (1) must be from your music therapy advisor and one (1) from a clinical music therapy supervisor. These letters must include an assessment of your interpersonal skills, music skills, and knowledge of music therapy practice and procedure. The third letter can be at your discretion (though no relatives please), perhaps a music professor familiar with your musical skills, or a professor who can attest to why you would be a good candidate for our internship program.
2. Signed and dated verification of eligibility for internship from your academic supervisor.
3. Current resumé or CV that includes practicum experience
4. Audition - Please video yourself and include a link to the videos in a document. Submit this document with your application. Demonstration of musical skills through the following:

1. Play your choice of 3 different major keys with a I-vi-IV-V-I chord progression on keyboard and guitar using different musical styles. Improvise vocally over one on each instrument.
2. Play your choice of 2 different minor keys with the same chord progression on keyboard and guitar. Improvise vocally over one on each instrument.
3. Sing two songs with self-accompaniment on either keyboard or guitar.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the  CalHR website and the  CalPERS website.

Alternate Range Criteria 060

ALTERNATE RANGE CRITERIA 60 Revised 11/6/90
Range A. Enrollment as a student in a college or university with lower division undergraduate standing. (Lower division typically refers to freshmen or sophomores who have completed no more than 60 semester units acceptable toward graduation.)

Range B. Enrollment as a student in a college or university with upper division undergraduate standing. (Upper division typically refers to juniors or seniors who have completed not less than 60 nor more than 120 semester units acceptable toward graduation.)

Range C. Enrollment as a student in a college or university with upper division undergraduate standing (upper division typically refers to juniors or seniors who have completed not less than 60 nor more than 120 semester units acceptable toward graduation) and a minimum of 500 hours' work experience in a student program in the California state service. (The State College and University school systems are typically excluded from the California state service.)

Range D. Evidence of successful completion of one year of upper division work in accounting, business administration, economics, or related fields including either: (1) at least 12 semester hours of courses related to fiscal management such as elementary and advanced accounting, auditing, cost accounting, or business law; or (2) at least 12 semester hours of courses related to management information systems or computer science.
or
Evidence of successful completion or more than 120 semester units acceptable toward graduation and proof of application for enrollment in supplemental college course work. or A minimum of 1,000 hours of experience in a student program in the California state service. (The State College and University school systems are typically excluded from the California state service.)

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Degree and/or School Transcripts
• Supplemental Application - Please review the Special Requirements section of the job advertisement.  - Supplemental Application

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Work experience placement, Interim role, Internship,

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