Activity Specialist

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services • Phoenix, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As an Activity Specialist, you will assist members to be participants in their chosen communities in the fullest manner possible. The principles and practice of recovery are emphasized, so individuals are able to bring new meaning and an enhanced quality of life into their daily experience. Together, integration and recovery offer persons served greater opportunities to lead satisfying and productive lives.

Requirements

• Direct service to residential clients including individual, group, life skills training, behavior management, and crisis intervention.
• Develop treatment plans for clients in conjunction with psychiatrist and/or other professional staff and/or case managers according to center-wide clinical standards.
• Plan and implement specific program components as necessary.
• Attend and participate in in-service training sessions and related training opportunities.
• Provide assessments & crisis intervention
• Facilitate Therapeutic Community meetings.
• Facilitate and/or co-facilitate daily process and/or psychoeducational groups as assigned.
• Transport consumers as appropriate in SBH vehicle.
• Responsible for weekly one to one with client caseload

Responsibilities

• Performs direct service to residential clients including individual, group, life skills training, behavior management, and crisis intervention.
• Develops treatment plans for clients in conjunction with psychiatrist and/or other professional staff and/or case managers according to center-wide clinical standards.
• Participate in planning for department and job specific objectives and will be responsible to plan and implement specific program components as necessary.
• Attend and participate in in-service training sessions and related training opportunities as made available.
• Provide assessments & crisis intervention
• Attend Facilitates Therapeutic Community meetings.
• Facilitates and/or co-facilitates daily process and/or psychoeducational groups as assigned.
• Transports consumers as appropriate in SBH vehicle.
• Responsible for weekly one to one with client caseload

Benefits

• 3.3 weeks of PTO your 1st year of employment, with increased accruals after continued service!
• 10 paid holidays
• Low-cost medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability and life insurance for employees
• 40% company match up to a 10% deferral into your SB&H retirement account!
• Career Development – Benefit from our culture of internal promotion!
• Reduce your tuition costs with our tuition reimbursement program & discount degree programs!
• Employee Assistance Program, Health & Wellness and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed