Engagement Specialist

Southwest Behavioral and Health Services is seeking a dedicated and empathetic Engagement Specialist who can help us fulfill our mission. Delivering compassionate care to enhance lives and improve communities. We are seeking someone who enjoys coordinating with people ability solve problems organized and excellent communication skills. Does this describe you If so you may be the person we are looking for to join our dynamic Flagstaff team!

Job Preview at a Glance:

An Engagement Specialist provides outreach engagement screening assessments treatment planning case management and crisis intervention to children/adolescents and adults. This position reports to a Program Director.

Location & Schedule:

This position is a Monday- Friday schedule flexibility to work during clinic operating hours reporting to our Flagstaff Outpatient Clinic.

Pay: Starting $18.00

Responsibilities:

• Completes outreach to clients who do not attend appointments as planned and coordinates care with treatment team.
• Consult with clinical staff and other community stakeholders regarding consumer care.
• Works with clients with inconsistent attendance in order to identify and resolve barriers to treatment.
• Assist with closure of records for clients who complete treatment and/or are being closed for reasons aside from treatment completion.
• Prepares issues and tracks Notice of Actions (NOAs) for client with inconsistent attendance.
• Maintains accurate thorough and current documentation of consumer contacts service plans treatment status progress and services delivery issues in accordance with SBH standards.
• Monitors caseload for re-authorizations as required.
• Engages in solution focused strength based health/clinical services to consumers in accordance with company standards.
• Performs intakes and psychosocial assessments of families and their individual members as needed.
• Works with other professionals to plan market and implement new programs.
• Maintains required number of client contact hours per week.
• Maintains expected level of productivity.

Education & Qualifications:

• Minimum requirement consist of a bachelors degree with one year full-time behavioral health experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to behavioral health totaling five years is acceptable.
• Required to maintain a valid Arizona drivers license and pass motor vehicle screening for insurance purposes in order to transport clients based upon needs of the clinic.
• Required to maintain personal auto insurance per SBH guidelines.
• Must have fingerprint clearance issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety or be eligible to receive within eight (8) weeks of hire

Benefits:

• 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
• 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 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 are a well-established 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 life-changing 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 drug-free 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.

Required Experience:

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