This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week. The position is hybrid, with some
in-person requirements, but with the option to work from home up to two days a week.
This position reports to the Director of Education and Community Engagement and
oversees teaching artists and art therapists facilitating art and healing programs.

Essential Functions
Facilitate Creative Art Therapy for groups and individuals approx. 12-15 hrs/week

• Ability to process creative works with clients, when appropriate, through use of
  psychodynamic theories
• Programs Include:
  • ECLC-Special Needs Adults; Once a week for 10-12 weeks/semester;
    group art therapy
  • SAGE Eldercare-Adults with degenerative brain disorders; Once a week
    48 weeks/year; group art therapy
  • Veterans Haven North-Veterans in transitional housing; twice a week 48
    weeks a year; group art therapy
  • NeighborCorps Re-entry-Formerly incarcerated individuals; 4-5 individuals
    once a week; one-on-one sessions
  • Healing Through Art-Justice impacted teens; new program; bi-weekly;
    group art therapy
  • Three additional fee for service programs

Clinical Administration approximately 12-15 hrs/week

• Maintains inventory of art supplies, as well as, order site appropriate materials
• Coordinate with Program Director to address client specific issues that have
  surfaced during art therapy sessions
• Maintain an attendance record and sign the appropriate agreements
• Provide monthly report to on/offsite supervisor
• Supports the goals, objectives and mission statement set forth by the Board of
  Directors and the administration of the facility
• Design and implement individualized treatment interventions to manage and
  mitigate stress, anxiety, as well as maladaptive behaviors, establish appropriate
  skills to adapt and reason, build confidence and self-esteem, and develop
  compensatory strategies to master critical life skills and coping skills necessary
  to re-enter the community productively when available.

Arts & Healing Program Administration approximately 10-12 hrs/week

• Work with Director of Education to provide leadership for all aspects of art and
  healing program development, planning, scheduling and implementation
• Work with Director of Education to conduct an ongoing evaluation of art and
  healing programs and activities with long-range goals in mind toward continuing
  growth of each program area
• Oversee Arts & Healing Programs including booking all workshops/programs,
  scheduling art therapists/teaching artists as needed, ordering supplies
• Review, approve, and track all art & healing program expenses. Manage all art &
  healing program expenses within the budget.
• Assist in interviewing, hiring and supervising, arts & healing program contracted
  teaching artists, art therapists and volunteers
• Organize potential client art exhibits in-house and at the graduation/celebration
  ceremony when appropriate and with the agreement of the participants
• Assists in special projects as required/requested

Qualifications

• Prior experience relevant to the area of clinical practice preferred
• Education: Master’s degree from an Accredited Institution as per the Art Therapy
  Credentialing Board and The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) —
  REQUIRED
• Board Certified and Registered Art Therapist and/or working toward hours to
  attain accreditation (ATR-BC) — REQUIRED
• NJ LPAT (Licensed Professional Art Therapist) Licensure or provisional license
  — REQUIRED
• Minimum 2 years experience working with one of the listed populations above

About The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

Vision To create an inclusive and welcoming community where lives are transformed and enriched through the shared experience of art. Mission The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey nurtures the capacity for personal expression, expands the creative experience, and fosters stronger communities by empowering people to see, make, and learn about art. Through exhibition, Studio School, and community programs, the Art Center engenders connection, curiosity, and creative risk-taking among its constituents. Values In our work, we embrace the following values: Connection: We foster connection among our community members through a respectful and safe environment. Inclusive Community: We welcome and value diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, and nurture an environment that is open and supportive. Excellence: We are committed to providing outstanding services and programs. We direct our collective efforts to continually improve and innovate. Curiosity & Creative Risk-Taking: We value receptivity, open dialogue, and innovative thinking, so as to encourage curiosity and creative risk-taking. Holistic Approach: We value a holistic approach to art in the individual and comm...unity life, so that art is found in every facet of life. Advocacy: We value standing up and speaking out for the arts, in order to promote our vision and values.

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