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Art / Music / Play Therapist roles in Townsville, QLD sit within persistent demand, particularly in community mental health, rural outreach, and culturally responsive care. Attraction incentives are common. AOD and youth mental health are strong growth areas. 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.
Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) is the principal provider of public mental health care across North Queensland, operating Townsville University Hospital and a network of community mental health teams, acute and subacute inpatient units, and specialist services including forensic and older persons mental health. The THHS catchment covers a large geographic area extending to Mount Isa and remote communities.
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 Townsville, QLD
- Townsville Hospital and Health Service
- Townsville University Hospital
- headspace Townsville
- Lives Lived Well
- North Queensland PHN
- James Cook University
- UnitingCare Queensland
- Queensland Health