Art Facilitator Adolescent PHPIOP

Art Facilitator – Adolescent PHP/IOP (Master's Level)

Location: Kendall, FL
Setting: In-Person
Status: Contract (1099)

Adolescent Wellness Academy (AWA) is seeking a Master's-level Art Facilitator to lead structured, therapeutic art groups for adolescents ages 13–17 in our PHP and IOP programs at our Kendall location. This role is ideal for a clinician or expressive arts professional who is skilled in using art as a therapeutic modality to support emotional expression, regulation, identity development, and peer connection.

Art groups at AWA are a core component of treatment and are designed to help adolescents process emotions, build insight, strengthen coping skills, and engage in healthy self-expression within a safe, structured, and supportive environment.

• Facilitate therapeutic art-based groups within PHP and IOP levels of care

• Design and deliver age-appropriate, clinically aligned art activities tied to treatment goals

• Maintain group structure, emotional safety, and therapeutic boundaries

• Engage adolescents with varying levels of motivation, attention, and emotional regulation

• Manage group dynamics with confidence, presence, and professionalism

• Collaborate closely with clinical, nursing, and program teams to support client progress

• Complete all required group notes and documentation accurately and on time

• Uphold a trauma-informed, youth-centered, and values-aligned group environment

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Art Therapy, Expressive Therapies, or a closely related field

• Direct experience facilitating groups in a behavioral health, therapeutic, or structured treatment setting

• Experience working with adolescents in mental health, residential, PHP/IOP, or similar environments

• Strong group facilitation presence with the ability to engage resistant, guarded, or high-energy teens

• Ability to work in-person at our Kendall, FL location

• Background in art therapy, expressive arts, or creative clinical interventions

• Experience in adolescent mental health, trauma-informed care, or family systems

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

• Confident, grounded, and emotionally attuned facilitation style

• Comfortable working within a multidisciplinary treatment team

• Mission-driven, adolescent-focused treatment program

• Strong clinical leadership and collaborative culture

• Freedom to bring creativity, depth, and authenticity into your therapeutic work

• Consistent, structured group schedule within PHP/IOP programming

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact with teens and families

Adolescent Wellness Academy (AWA) is a PHP and IOP treatment center serving adolescents ages 13–17 and their families. We provide a creative, structured, and family-centered approach to adolescent mental health treatment, grounded in connection, accountability, and emotional safety.