Activity Specialist

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 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.

Job 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
• 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:

IC