Art / Music / Play Therapist jobs in Adelaide, SA
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Art / Music / Play Therapist roles in Adelaide, SA sit within steady demand across most disciplines. Community mental health and nursing roles are most active. The compact size of the sector means competition for senior clinical roles can be significant. 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.
SA Health delivers mental health services through Central Adelaide LHN, Northern Adelaide LHN, and Southern Adelaide LHN, each with community mental health teams and inpatient facilities. The Older Persons Mental Health Service and Forensic Mental Health Service are significant specialist employers in the state.
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 Adelaide, SA
- SA Health
- Central Adelaide LHN
- Northern Adelaide LHN
- Southern Adelaide LHN
- Neami National
- Uniting SA
- headspace
- ACIS (Acute Crisis Intervention Service)