Art / Music / Play Therapist jobs in Mount Gambier, SA

Art / Music / Play Therapist work in Mount Gambier, SA

Art / Music / Play Therapist roles in Mount Gambier, SA sit within consistent vacancies in community mental health and nursing. Agricultural and rural mental health are priorities. SA Health rural incentives apply. NDIS sector growing. Country SA PHN commissions across the region. 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.

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) delivers public mental health services for the South Australian south-east, with The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Mount Gambier Hospital providing inpatient and community mental health care. The network covers a catchment extending from the Victorian border to the Eyre Peninsula boundary, serving a population of approximately 65,000.

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 Mount Gambier, SA

• Limestone Coast Local Health Network
• Mount Gambier Hospital
• Country SA PHN
• Centacare Catholic Family Services
• Uniting Communities
• Mind Australia
• Bedford Group