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ORGANIZATION: Just Speak Inc.
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Just Speak is a 501 c 3 nonprofit providing trauma-informed programs to youth ages 12-17, and training to individuals, groups, and organizations provide services to them, including schools.
High School, College students or recent graduates are great for this position.
Movement therapist should have a background in movement therapy.
Our dance & movement facilitators must be able to
- choreograph and teach hip hop, majorette, contemporary and jazz to elementary, middle school and high school students.
- teach movement as it relates to strengthening the body and building resilience.
- attend additional training classes for trauma in children to facilitate additional methods.
All Just Speak volunteers must agree to a background check.
Instructors/Choreographers needed for:
6-8 grade (up to 12 students)
9-12 grades (up to 20 students)
More opportunities with Just Speak Inc.
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Just Speak Inc.
Location:
220 S. Main Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067, US
Mission Statement
Mission Bringing a mix of play and researched interventions alive, Just Speak empowers young people with resiliency skills, building trauma-informed schools and healthier communities.
Description
Just Speak is a trauma-centered advocacy that provides crisis support and resiliency programming for children and youth aged 5 to 17 years. Since 2003, Just Speak has held the survivor story as the connector for a network of trained advocates from a variety of disciplines. We believe that prevention, intervention, and awareness building based in play and creative expression leads to healthy socio-emotional skills, and ultimately, to a life of resiliency.
Core Values
- We believe that when youth find their own voice they can advocate for themselves and others.
- We believe that youth are agents for positive change in their community.
- We believe that every youth has a right to a safe space.
- We believe that youth can reinvent themselves in the face of trauma in a way that both builds skills and celebrates life.
- We believe that survivors are lighthouses whose stories shatter silence and serve as universal messages of strength.
- We believe in a world where youth can still believe they are magic-makers and superheroes while reshaping who they will become.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Eastside Community NetworkThe Stoudamire4401 ConnerDetroit, MI 48215
DATE POSTED
August 2, 2023
SKILLS
- Music Arts
- Dance
- Theater Arts
- Child Development
- Physical Therapy
- Music Therapy
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- This position requires a commitment to 5+ hours weekly, including preparation
- Highly proficient in several dance disciplines.