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 Counties. We 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 individual's unique perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences are welcomed and valued.

We're 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, we're committed to:

• Voice & Visibility - ensuring every team member's 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

SB&H 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.

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