Activity Specialist

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services Careers • Phoenix, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Get to know us: Southwest Behavioral and Health Services is a large and growing non-profit community-based provider of behavioral health services with locations throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area, rural Maricopa County, Gila, Pinal, Mohave, Coconino, and Yavapai Counties. We inspire people to feel better and live fuller lives. What we do at Southwest Behavioral and Health Services transforms not only lives, but generations. 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

• Must have a valid Arizona Driver's License and be able to pass a driving record check.
• Must be able to pass a background check and drug screening.

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!
• 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