Adolescent Mental Health Technician (Bilingual: English & Spanish)
On Site | Davie, FL | Full-Time or Part-Time | Compensation: This role starts at $17.00/hour during the onboarding and training period. After successful completion of training and certification in core responsibilities, pay increases to $19.00/hour.
About the Role
Adolescent Wellness Academy (AWA) is hiring multiple Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT) for our adolescent PHP (Partial Hospitalization Program) and IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program) in Davie, FL. Both full-time and part-time schedules are open, and bilingual Spanish is required for the part time role.
- Full-Time: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Part-Time Monday–Friday, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bilingual: English and Spanish required
- Easily commutable from Broward County — Plantation, Cooper City, Weston, Sunrise, Pembroke Pines, Fort Lauderdale, and Hollywood
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: Direct Care · Youth Counselor · Residential Counselor · Mental Health Technician · Psych Tech · Paraprofessional · Behavior Technician · Group Home · Youth Care Worker · Case Aide · Education · Community Services
What You'll Do
- Supervise adolescent clients ages 13–17 during groups, sessions, transitions, breaks, and unstructured milieu time
- Monitor and maintain program safety; respond to escalated behavior using trauma-informed care and crisis intervention protocols
- De-escalate conflict and redirect behavior without power struggles
- Support therapists and clinicians in maintaining therapeutic schedules and daily program flow
- Greet and assist families at drop-off and pick-up with professionalism and warmth, in English and Spanish
- Manage front desk responsibilities including phones, attendance, and client sign-in/sign-out
- Complete accurate, same-day EMR documentation including wellness check-ins, behavioral observations, 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
- 1–2 years of adolescent experience in a school, clinical, behavioral health, camp, residential, or community setting
- Demonstrated ability to de-escalate, regulate, and maintain structure without power struggles
- Strong documentation and incident reporting skills
- Emotionally regulated, professional, and consistent under pressure
- Understands the limits of a non-clinical role — escalates appropriately, never makes independent clinical decisions
- Bilingual: fluent Spanish and English
- Must pass a Level 2 background screening and pre-employment drug screen
- Reliable transportation to our Davie, FL location
Preferred
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, human services, education, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered
- CPI, MANDT, or NCI crisis prevention training
- Prior experience in an outpatient or residential mental health setting
- Familiarity with EMR/EHR documentation
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
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