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Newport Healthcare

Adolescent residential and outpatient mental healthcare

Senior Experiential Coordinator

Full-TimeDeadline 9/18/27
No salary listed
Junior
Bachelor's, Master's
Oakley, UT, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in counseling, recreation, or a related field is required.
  • For the Utah location, a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation is required.
  • A valid driver’s license is required.
  • A TRS license is required.
  • At least two years of experience working with young adults or adolescents in a residential setting facilitating and coordinating outdoor, experiential, or recreational activities is required.
Responsibilities
  • Oversee the experiential learning program, schedule activities, work with community resources, evaluate new opportunities on an ongoing basis, and facilitate activities that engage, challenge, and enact change through experience while maintaining clients’ physical and emotional safety.
  • Facilitate varied adventure experience activities while maintaining client safety.
  • Facilitate process group sessions to help clients connect activities to their life experiences.
  • Coordinate with off-site vendors as needed to set up activities.
  • Interact with the milieu and encourage participation in activities.
  • Encourage proper care and use of equipment and facilities, and establish and follow a regular inspection schedule for all adventure programming equipment and facilities to ensure safety.
  • Review and evaluate the adventure program on an ongoing basis, including feedback from clinical stakeholders and clients, and make appropriate changes.
  • Complete documentation in a timely manner and according to established standards.
  • Communicate with clinicians and direct care staff as needed.
  • Facilitate on-site and off-site experiential activities with clients.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • A master's degree in counseling, recreation, or a related field is preferred.
  • An MTRS license is preferred.
  • Certification or training in adventure-based treatment is preferred.

About the company

Newport Healthcare operates a network of adolescent and young adult mental-health programs through Newport Academy, offering residential and outpatient care across the United States. It combines evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, and EMDR with experiential activities like equine therapy, art, and yoga, delivered along a continuum that includes residential treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and therapeutic day schools. Care is provided on a fee-for-service basis and coordinated with major insurers to support families. The goal is to address root causes of high-risk behaviors and co-occurring disorders, empower teens, restore families, and promote lasting mental wellness.

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Headquarters

Nashville, Tennessee

Founded

2008

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What believers are saying

  • August 19, 2026 podcast Shift Happens broadens brand reach and family engagement.
  • July 1, 2026 Frontiers in Psychology study strengthens Newport's clinical credibility.
  • December 16, 2025 Virginia appellate victory protects group homes and supports expansion.

What critics are saying

  • October 1, 2025 closures shuttered nine residential facilities and Irvine headquarters.
  • February 24, 2026 WARN notices cut 46 jobs in Sunol and Pleasanton.
  • Payer scrutiny and zoning fights can force more exits and threaten the residential model.

What makes Newport Healthcare unique

  • NewportHealthcare spans residential, outpatient, and therapeutic day-school care nationwide.
  • Brian Setzer promoted Brent Nelson on January 29, 2026, to optimize clinical delivery.
  • May 19, 2026 outcomes data and September 9 dashboard quantify treatment results.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement