Mental Health Specialist - Adolescent Behavioral Health

Adolescent Wellness Academy

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Davie, FL Until 9/22/2026 First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Wellness Coordinator

On Site | Davie, FL | Part Time | Schedule: 8:30am - 2:30pm or 3:00pm - 8:00pm |$16–$17/hour

About the Role

You are the operational backbone of the AWA program environment. You ensure the day-to-day experience for adolescent clients is safe, structured, and therapeutically consistent — from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave. This role is hands-on, fast-paced, and client-facing, requiring calm under pressure and genuine investment in the teens you serve.

Backgrounds that translate well: Youth Work · Behavioral Health · Education · Case Management · Community Services

About the Role
You are the operational backbone of the AWA program environment. You ensure the day-to-day experience for adolescent clients is safe, structured, and therapeutically consistent — from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave. This role is hands-on, fast-paced, and client-facing, requiring calm under pressure and genuine investment in the teens you serve.
Backgrounds that translate well: Youth Work · Behavioral Health · Education · Case Management · Community Services

What You'll Do

  • Supervise adolescent clients ages 13–17 during sessions, transitions, breaks, and unstructured time
  • Monitor and maintain program safety; respond to escalated behavior using trauma-informed and crisis protocols
  • Support clinicians in maintaining therapeutic schedules and program flow
  • Greet and assist families at drop-off and pick-up with professionalism and warmth
  • Manage front desk responsibilities including phones, attendance, and sign-in/out
  • Complete accurate, same-day documentation including wellness check-ins and incident reports
  • Escalate safety concerns, disclosures, and behavioral flags to the clinical team immediately and appropriately
  • Support program operations with light administrative and organizational tasks

What We're Looking For

Required

  • Experience working with adolescents in a school, clinical, camp, or community setting
  • Demonstrated ability to de-escalate, regulate, and maintain structure without power struggles
  • Strong documentation and incident reporting skills
  • Bilingual required: English and Spanish
  • Emotionally regulated, professional, and consistent under pressure
  • Understands the limits of a non-clinical role — escalates appropriately, never makes independent clinical decisions

Preferred

  • Students or recent graduates in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related fields strongly encouraged to apply
  • Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience considered

AWA is an adolescent mental health organization operating PHP and IOP programs in South Florida. We exist to serve teens and families at their most critical moments — and this role is at the center of that work every day.

Learn More:Adolescent Wellness Academy

About this role

Summary

Supervise and support adolescent clients, ensure safety, and assist clinical staff.

Job title

Mental Health Specialist - Adolescent Behavioral Health

Experience level

none

Industry

mental health

Location requirements

On site in Davie, FL, no remote work allowed

Salary

$16–$17/hour

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

experience working with adolescentsde-escalatedocumentationbilingual English and Spanish

Preferred skills

psychologysocial workcounselinggraduate students

Specializations

adolescentbehavioral healthtrauma-informedcrisis protocols
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Davie, FL, USA

On-site City