School Based Therapist Paradise Valley

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is looking for a Therapist to work in our School and Community Counseling Services Program in the Paradise Valley Unified School District and surrounding community! If youre a driven and motivated individual then we invite you to learn more!

Job Preview at a Glance:

The School and Community-based therapist is an exciting position where no one day is the same! This staff member delivers solution-focused and strength-based services to a caseload of youth kindergarten to 12 th grade. Therapists have office space within the school setting and provide in-home and/or community-based services to the member and/or family unit. After hired the school and community-based therapist spends their first two weeks in a supportive training environment then transition to shadowing peers in the field. Therapists provide supportive services to include intakes assessments treatment planning individual counseling case management and psychosocial group interventions.

Location and Schedule:

Positions are available throughout Maricopa County. School and Community-based therapists provide services Monday through Friday primarily during school and/or business hours. Staff provide school and community-based programming.

Salary:

Masters level therapists begins at $50000 annually Associate Licensed therapist at $58000 annually and Independent Licensed therapists at $68000 annually.

Support:

Therapists report to a Licensed Clinical Program Director and Coordinator and also have expert Leads for additional mentorship. Therapists receive free 1:1 clinical supervision and are a part of a supportive interdisciplinary team which meets bi-weekly. Therapists are invited to an array of on-going in-house education opportunities regarding cultural competency and modality building skills.

Responsibilities:

• Provides therapy and clinical case management for full caseload of students and/or families.
• Develops and maintains intakes assessments and treatment plans.
• Maintains accurate thorough and current documentation in accordance to SB&H clinical standards.
• Collaborate with school administrators social worker and teaching personnel to meet the needs of individual clients and school programs.
• Coordinate community resources alongside clinical staff and other human service professionals.
• Leads psychosocial education groups and implements other effective prevention programs that reduce risk factors for students.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 21 years of age

• Masters degree in the Behavioral Health field (Psychology Counseling or Social Work)
• 1 year of full-time behavioral health experience preferred
• 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 :

• 3.3 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.