Art Therapist – Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) Licensed or Unlicensed Art Therapy Provider

Our Space, Inc. | Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Location: 1527 W. National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53204

Program: Comprehensive Community Services (CCS)

Schedule: One-hour sessions, once per week

Position Type: Part-Time / Contract Opportunity

Compensation: Based on qualifications and experience

Inspire Healing. Encourage Expression. Empower Recovery.

Are you passionate about using creativity and the therapeutic power of art to help individuals heal, grow, and thrive?

Our Space, Inc. is seeking a compassionate, creative, and qualified Art Therapist to provide recovery-oriented art therapy services to individuals participating in our Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) Program.

We are looking for a professional who understands that art can provide a meaningful pathway for individuals to explore emotions, process difficult experiences, develop healthy coping strategies, and discover new strengths.

The ideal candidate is engaging, dependable, trauma-informed, and committed to creating a safe, supportive therapeutic environment where participants feel comfortable expressing themselves without judgment.

About Our Space, Inc.

Our Space, Inc. is a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges through recovery-oriented, person-centered, and strengths-based services.

Our CCS Program provides individualized, community-based services designed to help individuals achieve their personal recovery goals, strengthen independence, and improve overall well-being.

Art Therapy is one of the specialized therapeutic services offered to support emotional expression, personal insight, skill development, and recovery.

Position Overview

The Art Therapist will develop and facilitate structured, evidence-informed art therapy interventions tailored to the individualized needs, strengths, and recovery goals of CCS participants.

Services may be provided individually or in a group setting, as authorized and appropriate.

Through creative therapeutic approaches, the Art Therapist will support participants in exploring emotions, understanding personal challenges, strengthening coping strategies, and building confidence in a safe, respectful, and encouraging environment.

Key Responsibilities

Art Therapy Services & Facilitation

• Plan, develop, and facilitate structured, recovery-focused art therapy sessions for CCS participants.

• Utilize appropriate art therapy techniques to support emotional expression, self-awareness, coping skills, and personal growth.

• Provide individualized therapeutic interventions consistent with each participant’s assessed needs and CCS recovery goals.

• Create a safe, inclusive, trauma-informed environment that encourages creative expression and meaningful participation.

• Adapt therapeutic activities to accommodate participants’ abilities, preferences, and individual needs.

• Support individuals in exploring emotions, processing difficult experiences, and developing healthy strategies for managing distress.

• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and provide services within the provider’s authorized scope of practice.

Therapeutic Goals & Outcomes

Develop and implement art therapy interventions designed to:

• Improve healthy self-expression and communication.

• Strengthen emotional regulation and coping skills.

• Increase self-awareness, personal insight, and emotional understanding.

• Enhance cognitive functioning, creativity, and problem-solving skills.

• Reduce stress and anxiety through therapeutic expression.

• Support healing and recovery related to trauma, grief, and loss.

Documentation & CCS Compliance

• Complete accurate, timely, and clinically appropriate documentation for all services provided.

• Document therapeutic interventions, participant responses, progress, and outcomes in accordance with CCS requirements.

• Ensure services are consistent with the participant’s authorized CCS service plan and established recovery goals.

• Maintain accurate attendance and service records to support applicable CCS billing and reporting requirements.

• Comply with agency policies, confidentiality standards, professional ethics, and applicable Wisconsin CCS regulations.

• Participate in care coordination and quality improvement activities as appropriate.

Collaboration & Professional Practice

• Collaborate with CCS care coordinators and other authorized team members to support coordinated, person-centered services.

• Communicate relevant participant progress, concerns, and recommendations in accordance with confidentiality requirements.

• Recognize when participant needs fall outside the scope of art therapy and assist with appropriate referrals or connections to the participant’s CCS care coordinator.

• Maintain professional competence and adhere to all applicable ethical, registration, and licensure standards.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must meet the applicable Wisconsin requirements for providing Art Therapy services under CCS.

Licensed Art Therapy Provider

• Current professional mental health license recognized under applicable Wisconsin requirements.

• Current registration with the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) authorizing the provision of Art Therapy.

• Registered Art Therapist (ATR) credential.

• Ability to provide services within the scope of professional licensure, registration, and CCS requirements.

Unlicensed Art Therapy Provider

• Current registration with Wisconsin DSPS authorizing the provision of Art Therapy.

• Registered Art Therapist (ATR) credential.

• Eligibility to provide Art Therapy services under applicable Wisconsin CCS provider requirements.

• Ability to practice within the scope of registration, training, and professional standards.

All Applicants Must Demonstrate

• Knowledge of therapeutic art interventions and their application in mental health and recovery settings.

• Ability to independently plan and facilitate individual and/or group art therapy sessions.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and clinical documentation skills.

• Understanding of trauma-informed, strengths-based, person-centered, and recovery-oriented care.

• Ability to establish therapeutic relationships while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

• Commitment to ethical practice, confidentiality, and collaboration with the CCS treatment team.

• Dependability, creativity, flexibility, and the ability to meet established documentation deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with adults experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges.

• Previous experience providing Art Therapy in a community mental health, psychosocial rehabilitation, or CCS setting.

• Experience facilitating therapeutic groups with diverse participant needs.

• Familiarity with Wisconsin CCS requirements, individualized service planning, and documentation standards.

• Experience measuring therapeutic outcomes and supporting recovery-focused treatment goals.

Service Schedule

One-hour Art Therapy sessions, once per week.

Services may include individual or group sessions depending on program needs, participant eligibility, and authorization.

Scheduling and additional service opportunities may be discussed during the interview process.

Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for an Art Therapist who sees beyond the artwork and recognizes the person, their experiences, and their potential for recovery.

Someone who understands that artistic ability is not a requirement for meaningful therapeutic expression.

Someone who can create an environment where individuals feel safe exploring their emotions, discovering their strengths, and expressing experiences that may be difficult to put into words.

Someone who combines professional knowledge with compassion, creativity, patience, and a genuine commitment to helping others.

At Our Space, Inc., we believe that healing can take many forms, and creative expression can be a powerful part of the recovery journey.