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Adolescent Wellness Academy
Youth Wellness Advocate - Behavioral Health
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What they do
A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
$35,327 / year median in Florida
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Wellness Coordinator On Site | Davie, FL | Full-Time | Schedule |$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.
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.