Art / Music / Play Therapist jobs in Mildura, VIC
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Art / Music / Play Therapist roles in Mildura, VIC sit within ongoing workforce shortages across all disciplines. Geographic isolation is a recruitment challenge. Cultural competency for Aboriginal and CALD communities is important. Murray PHN incentives and rural allowances apply. art / music / play therapist positions are found across public health services, community organisations, and private practice in the region.
Creative arts therapies use non-verbal and expressive modalities to facilitate healing and growth. Art therapists work with visual media; music therapists use sound and rhythm; play therapists work primarily with children. Each modality has its own professional body and training pathway, but all share a foundation in psychological theory and therapeutic practice.
Mildura Base Hospital and the Mallee District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) are the principal providers of mental health care in the Sunraysia region. Public mental health services in the Mallee are managed under the Murray PHN and Mildura Base Hospital's mental health program, covering a wide geographic catchment that extends across north-west Victoria and into South Australia and NSW.
Typical salary
$65k – $90k AUD
NDIS and community roles are the most common employment pathway. Private practice is growing but less established than in counselling or psychology.
Registration
No statutory registration. ANZATA, AMTA, or ATPA professional membership expected. RTO qualifications or university degrees in the relevant modality.
Qualifications typically required
- Degree or postgraduate qualification in Art Therapy, Music Therapy, or Play Therapy
- Professional association membership (ANZATA, AMTA, or ATPA)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check for community roles
- Working with Children Check for roles involving minors
Key employers in Mildura, VIC
- Mildura Base Hospital
- Sunraysia Community Health Services
- Mallee District Aboriginal Services
- Murray PHN
- Mind Australia
- Headspace Mildura
- Uniting (Vic/Tas)