Direct Care Provider - Residential/ Community Living (East Valley)

Schedule: Flexible MondayFriday shift

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is seeking a Direct Care Provider to join our Community Resilience Program! This position will give you the opportunity to make an immediate and meaningful impact in the lives of our members we serve.

In this position you will be supporting members in the Mesa Arizona community with maintaining and improving their physical and mental health. This position will report to the Program Coordinator who will support you and your teams success. The work schedule will be Monday Friday with a focus on flexibility and worklife balance.

Ideal Candidate

Are you new to Direct Care or have a few years of Direct Care experience Maybe you are a new graduate with a Psychology degree and internship experience. If so we want to speak to you!

Our Ideal Candidate will be passionate about behavioral health and would use the below to describe their work style:

• Flexible No two days are the same!
• Caring At SB&H we pride ourselves in offering services that go above and beyond.
• Organized Timely and accurate documentation is the key to success in this position.
• Do you like to have fun If you are a painter we may offer art groups; if you are a hiker we may take our members out on the many trails in our community. The sky is the limit as to what you can bring to the table to improve the lives of our members.

About the Position

The Direct Care Provider delivers 1:1 or group services in a home setting providing support in maintaining a safe living environment assisting with selfadministration of medications coordinating with other providers developing socialization opportunities and increasing connections with the community. You will be part of a phenomenal team working with leadership that will provide you with weekly 1:1 supervision biweekly team meetings and monthly clinical oversight. Each day is a unique experience! You could spend your morning helping members keep their living environment safe and healthy and your afternoon bowling or hiking. Or it is possible that you may take members to the library in the morning and spend your afternoon teaching symptom management skills to improve quality of life. Each site offers unique programming based on the skills and passions of our Direct Care Providers.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides assessments and crisis intervention.

• Develops treatment plans for consumers in conjunction with psychiatrist and/or case managers according to SB&H clinical standards.
• Delivers services per the treatment plan.
• Maintain accurate account of weekly activity and monthly service logs.
• Attends and participates inservice training sessions and related training opportunities as made available.
• Completes/attends required clinical supervisions consistently each month.
• Collaborates with clinical teams and case managers to advocate for the best interest of the consumer.
• Transports members as appropriate in SB&H vehicle.
• May be required to cover evening/weekend hours.
• May be required to drive personal vehicle for business needs (as required per program requirements)

Minimum Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Have a high school diploma/GED and six months of behavioral health/integrated healthcare relevant work experience; OR
• An Associates degree in an unrelated field and at least six months of fulltime behavioral health / integrated healthcare relevant work experience; OR
• A related Associates degree and six monthsof behavioral health / integrated healthcare relevantwork experience
• Have and maintain a valid Arizona drivers license and are able to pass a motor vehicle screen for insurance purposed in order to transport clients
• Level I fingerprint clearance issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety or be eligible to receive within eight (8) weeks of hire (as required per program requirements)

Benefits

• 3 weeks of PTO your 1st year of employment with increased accruals after continued service!
• 10 paid holidays
• Lowcost medical dental and vision insurance shortterm/longterm disability and life insurance for employees
• We will help you save for retirement 40% company match up to a 10% deferral into your SB&H retirement account!
• Career Development Benefit from our culture of internal promotion!
• We help you with your higher education goals Reduce your tuition costs with our tuition reimbursement program & discount degree programs!
• Employee Assistance Program Health & Wellness and much more!

About SB&H

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is a large and growing nonprofit communitybased provider of behavioral health services with locations throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area rural Maricopa County Gila Pinal Mohave Coconino and Yavapai Counties. We are a wellestablished voice in the community with more than 115 sites over one thousand employees and 40 years experience.

At Southwest Behavioral & Health Services we believe in the power of Empowered Belonging a culture where every individuals unique perspectives backgrounds and experiences are welcomed and valued.

Were committed to creating a workplace where unique perspectives are valued personal journeys are respected and every individual is empowered to bring their whole self to a shared mission of delivering compassionate lifechanging services to the communities we serve.

Through our Empowered Belonging program were committed to:

• Voice & Visibility ensuring every team members ideas experiences and contributions are recognized and heard.
• Fair Access fostering openness and fairness in opportunities for growth leadership and advancement while honoring the different journeys people take.
• Culture of Connection building authentic meaningful relationships across backgrounds roles and experiences knowing that fresh perspectives strengthen our work.
• Learning & Growth providing opportunities for ongoing development empathy and leadership that reflect the many experiences within our teams.
• Wellbeing & Safety prioritizing the mental emotional and psychological safety of every person recognizing that belonging means something different to each of us.

Where everyone belongs. Where everyone leads.

Join us in shaping a community where your difference makes a difference and your impact is real.

To learn about Southwest Behavioral & Health Services mission values and services please review our website at is a drugfree workplace drug screening required. Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Southwest Behavioral & Health Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.