Dance Therapist at The Oleaster

The Oleaster provides a holistic treatment approach needed to fight addiction and other mental health issues. Our Client-first philosophy, licensed and empathetic staff allow us to meet you wherever you are along your recovery journey.

We work closely with you to develop a treatment plan that meets your individual needs. Our integrative approach combines today’s most effective treatment strategies with long-standing, evidenced-based techniques to help you achieve lasting recovery.

Just the way every individual is unique, with different characteristics, circumstances, family dynamics, that’s the same way each person’s illness or struggle is different. Therefore, no single treatment approach works best for everyone, each case is thus approached individually.

The hallmark of our approach is integrative and personalized care delivered by an expert team of wellness, mental health and addiction treatment professionals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Dance Therapist

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Position: Volunteer-Dance / Movement Therapist

Role Expectations
The expectations of this role are set out below:

• Assess patients’ needs or disorders, using body movement or other dance processes and Music
• Communicate patients’ assessment findings and recommendations in oral, written, audio, video, or other forms.
• Conduct dance therapy sessions providing guided self-expression experiences to help patients’ recover from or cope with cognitive, emotional, or physical impairments.
• Incorporate music and games while conducting dance therapy sessions for patients
• Confer with other professionals on patients’ treatment team to develop, coordinate, or integrate treatment plans.
• Design dance/movement therapy sessions or programs to meet patients’ goals or objectives.
• Interpret the body movement of patients to assess their functioning, needs, or progress.
• Observe and document patients’ reactions, progress, or other outcomes related to dance/movement therapy.
• Talk with patients during dance or other therapy sessions to build rapport, acknowledge their progress, or reflect upon their reactions to the dance/movement process.
• Recommend and/or purchase needed dance/game supplies or equipment

Requirements

• Possess a Bachelor's Degree in relevant fields.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience.

Required Skills:

• Excellent artistic abilities, creativity, imagination and enthusiasm
• Maturity, patience, calm and respectful manner
• Ability to provide a trusting, open, kindhearted atmosphere that encourages learning and participation
• Business skills
• A strong empathy with and commitment to helping people from all walks of life
• Ability to deal with difficult, perhaps painful and embarrassing situations
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and listening skills
• A strong knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of psychotherapy and the role art can play in treatment.

Application Closing Date
3rd January, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.