Lead Therapist Licensed Social Worker

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is seeking a Lead Therapist to join our Community Resilience Center! Our Lead Therapist goal is to assists persons 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 consumers greater opportunities to lead satisfying and productive lives.

Schedule/Location: this position works Monday-Friday 8am to 4pm. SB&H Community Resilience Center is located off of 27th Ave and Campbell.

Pay: starting salary is $60000 per year with benefits.

About the Position

As a Lead Therapist with SB&H you will be responsible for providing timely evidence-based clinical and non-clinical support services to adults including screening assessment treatment planning care coordination running groups developing programming case management and crisis intervention. The position will assist in developing and implementing therapeutic programming for members including group counseling activities and outings.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Individual counseling
• Group counseling
• Completing intakes for new member enrollment
• Complete intakes for new CRC members & annual updates for existing CRC members
• Monitor CRC Master List for clinical document compliance
• Monitor CRC LAG List for members who are not programming w/regularity outreach protocols
• Review & Sign clinical documentation
• Train CRC staff on proper completion of clinical documentation
• Complete assessment attestations w/CRC staff so they can complete intakes/annual updates on their own
• Providing supervisory support and clinical training to front line staff

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum requirement consists of a 21-year age
• Masters Degree in Behavioral Health field (Counseling or Social Work).
• Licensed at the Associate or Independent level by the Arizona Board of Behavioral health Examiners
• Required to maintain a valid Arizona drivers license and pass motor vehicle screening for insurance purposes in order to transport clients based upon need/requirements of the clinic and/or program.
• Must have fingerprint clearance issued by Arizona Department of Public Safety of eligible to receive within eight (8) weeks of hire per program requirements.

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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