Job Vacancies

Recruitment – Career Opportunities in Singapore

Are you a professional music therapist with internationally recognized credentials such as MT-BC (USA), HPC (UK), RMT (Australia/Canada), RMTh (NZ) who is interested in opportunities in Singapore?  Please apply directly to the openings posted below. Kindly direct questions or broken links to musictherapy.sg@gmail.com

1. LECTURER (MA Music Therapy)

Full-time

Date updated: 18 September 2026

Location: University of the Arts Singapore

Lecturer - MA Music Therapy

Responsibilities:

  • Academic preparation, teaching and delivering the programme to meet students’ learning outcomes.
  • Contribute to clinical placement learning and supervision.
  • Collaborative work with colleagues to support the School's strategic goals.
  •  Coordinate academic learning activities, liaise with part-time staff, conduct assessments, mentor students and participate in student recruitment.

Requirements:

  • Postgraduate qualification in music therapy is required, preferably at PhD level, with a minimum of a master’s degree. A professional qualification in music therapy is essential.
  • Professional credentials to practice as a music therapist, with established professional recognition in Singapore.
  • At least five years of full-time tertiary or equivalent teaching experience, and a minimum of three years of relevant professional experience in music therapy, with substantial clinical experience.
  • A passion for teaching and experience in pastoral care, with a demonstrated ability to support and inspire students from diverse backgrounds.
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills, and a collegial, team-oriented mindset.
  • A positive attitude towards research, with an active or emerging research profile preferred, and demonstrated commitment to ethical, culturally responsive and research-informed practice.

Please apply at Lecturer (MA Music Therapy) | Careers in the Arts

2. Locum Music Therapist – Club Rainbow (Singapore)

Ad-hoc / Part-time

Date updated: 6 June 2026

Location: Aljunied, Chinatown, Boon Lay

Club Rainbow (Singapore) provides a range of comprehensive support services for children and youths with chronic and life-threatening illnesses, including special needs and disabilities, as well as their families. We are seeking passionate, professional, and credentialed Music Therapist to support our clients through:
(1) Short-Term Programme Series: Designing and facilitating targeted, thematic group music therapy series (comprising 5 sessions or fewer) to be conducted dynamically during school holiday periods (e.g., June holidays) or on Saturdays.
(2) Weekly Intervention: Planning and executing consistent, ongoing weekly individual or small- group music therapy intervention sessions to support long-term developmental, emotional, and social goals for our clients.

Requirements & Qualifications
Bachelor / Master of Arts in Music Therapy from recognised institutions
Must be a Registered/Credentialed Music Therapist with a recognized professional body
Member with the Association for Music Therapy (Singapore) (AMTS).

Experience:
Prior experience working with children, youth, or individuals with chronic medical conditions, special needs, physical disabilities, or developmental delays is highly preferred.
Proven track record in designing and managing short-term group curricula/workshops (such as holiday camps or weekend program blocks).

Schedule & Commitment

Flexible/Sessional basis based on program requirements.
Either (1) Availability to conduct sessions during school holiday periods (specifically the
upcoming June holiday block) and/or on Saturdays and/or (2) Consistent weekday/weekend slots to be mutually agreed upon for the weekly intervention track.

Responsibilities & Duties
Assessment & Planning: Identify individual needs and develop tailored intervention plans for each client.

Intervention Delivery: Provide high-quality series-based programmes & therapy intervention in accordance with organisational and clinical service standards.

Collaborative Care: Work with a multi-professional team on goal development, intervention strategies, and progress monitoring.

Support & Education: Offer guidance, information, and emotional support to both clients and their caregivers.

Documentation: Regularly evaluate and document client progress to ensure continuity of care.

Service Improvement: Assist supervisors with clinical and quality improvement initiatives as needed

Application
Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume to stephanie@clubrainbow.org

3. MUSIC THERAPIST – THYE HUA KWAN EARLY INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN (THK EIPIC TPY & THK EIPIC AMK)

Full Time/ Part Time (Permanent)

Date updated: 8 June 2025

Locations: AMK (1 FTE), Toa Payoh (1 FTE)

Job Requirements:

  • Bachelor / Master of Arts in Music Therapy from recognised institutions
  • Registration with relevant Professional Body or Music Therapy Association

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  • Determining therapy objectives with the client at the outset of the relationship;
  • Planning, reviewing and assessing therapy sessions to monitor effectiveness and to aid the planning of subsequent sessions;
  • Taking an active role in sessions by playing, singing and listening;
  • Encouraging clients to take part in the session, and supporting them by responding musically;
  • Encouraging clients to use a range of accessible musical instruments (such as percussion) and their own voice to express themselves;
  • Helping clients explore the world of sound and to create a musical language of their own;
  • Improvising with music as a reaction to what the client is communicating in order to enhance the individual nature of the relationship;
  • Recording therapy sessions, with the consent of the client(s);
  • Supporting the client’s creative development and facilitating positive changes in their behaviour and well-being;
  • Helping the client develop an increased self-awareness;
  • Assessing the musical and non-musical behaviours of the clients;
  • Writing up case notes and reports. Music therapists working in a clinical setting may spend a lot of time liaising with professional colleagues engaged in the care and development of their clients.

APPLICATION: 

Interested applicants, please apply via email: career@thkmc.org.sg