Instructor of Music Therapy​/Clinic Skills

Instructor of Music Therapy / Clinic Skills

Recognized as a "Best Midwestern College" by the Princeton Review. Western Illinois University, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, serves nearly 6,300 students at its traditional, residential four-year campus in Macomb, IL and its metropolitan, non-residential branch campus in Moline, IL.

Job Description:

APPOINTMENT:August 21, 2025

RESPONSIBILITIES:Duties will include developing and coordinating the schedule of undergraduate music therapy student fieldwork (practicum) with Music Therapy coordinator and agencies, observing and grading student-lead clinical sessions, providing clinical supervision to assigned students, reviewing and grading clinical documentation generated, grading other assignments, and reviewing students' achievement of clinical competencies with director of music therapy. Teaching responsibilities will include Clinical Skills classes, co-supervision of Music Therapy Practicum classes, and other classes based on department need and individual experience.

RANK & SALARY: Instructor. 75% appointment. $3,351 per month.

Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits include:
Health Insurance plans, (HMO's, OAP's, QCHP, and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to the local YMCA.

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Requirements:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Music Therapy Board Certification required.
• Must meet the requirements for Academic Faculty as stipulated in the AMTA Standards for Education and Clinical Training.
• Must have at least one year full-time professional experience as a certified music therapist beyond the internship. Accrued part time experience considered if equivalent to one year full time.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ongoing continuing education in music therapy including advanced training in specialty areas (e.g. Neurologic Music Therapy, Music Therapy Drumming, Neonatal Music Therapy, Hospice and Palliative Care).

For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or equivalent from an international accrediting body). Unless otherwise stated, the degree must be conferred at the time of appointment.

Additional Information:

THE DEPARTMENT: The School of Music, accredited by NASM, offers professional undergraduate degrees in Performance, Jazz Studies, Composition, Music Business, Music Education and Music Therapy; and Master of Music degrees in Performance, Composition, Piano Pedagogy, Music Education, Conducting, Musicology, and Jazz Studies. The faculty of 32 full-time members serves approximately 160 majors.

Since 1899, Western Illinois University has provided outstanding educational opportunities to individuals in west central Illinois and well beyond our region and state. WIU's traditional residential campus in Macomb, Illinois, is the educational, cultural and athletic center of the region, while the WIU-Quad Cities non-residential branch campus in Moline, Illinois, is the only public university in the immediate Quad Cities region.

Western's traditional, residential main campus offers a comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a doctorate in education, and post-baccalaureate certificates. A diverse community in west central Illinois, Macomb features a unique blend of agriculture, industry, service, retail, education, and culture. Macomb serves as the county seat, with connections across the state with Amtrak providing twice-daily service from Macomb to Chicago (and point in-between).

Macomb is located approximately 75 miles from the Quad Cities International Airport (Moline, IL) and 70 miles from the Greater Peoria Regional Airport (Peoria, IL).

Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in Moline, Illinois, the WIU-Quad Cities campus is the only public four-year regional university that serves the Quad Cities region. Designed as a metropolitan commuter campus, WIU-Quad Cities offers select undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Moline is located just 80 miles north of the Macomb campus and is centered within a diverse, bi-state…