Behavioral Health Specialist

Job Details Level : Entry Job Location : Yavapai - Tucson, AZ Position Type : Full Time Education Level : HSD + 4 years or AA + 2 years or BA / BS Salary Range : $16.

00 - $17.00 Hourly Job Category : Health Care Description

HIRING BONUS : $500 to be paid as soon as administratively feasible after approximately 30 calendar days of successful employment (which must include completion of New Employee Orientation)

The Behavioral Health Specialistwill provide client supervision and care as part of the treatment team. The BHS will supervise and facilitate daily milieu of programs / services as assigned, such as assisting with activities of daily living skills, mealtime, personal hygiene, educational and community / recovery groups, and activity therapy.

Read and implement a client’s treatment plan. Provide clients with positive cues, redirection and reinforcement. The day programs will consists of social, recreational and therapeutic activities for adults who have been diagnosed with a SMI and a substance abuse recovery focused program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS ($16.00 / hour) :

High School Diploma or GED, no experience needed.

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS ($17.00 / hour) :

• Bachelors or master’s degree, no experience necessary OR
• Associate degree plus one(1) years behavioral health work experience OR
• High School Diploma or GED plus Peer Support Specialist certificationplus two(2) years of behavioral health work experience OR
• High School Diploma or GED plus Medical Assistant certification program plus two(2) years of behavioral health work experience OR
• High School Diploma or GED plus four (3) years of behavioral health work experience.

REQUIREMENTS :

• Must have a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Must be 21 years of age (automobile insurance requirement) and possess a valid AZ driver’s license with a clean or acceptable driving record.
• Applicants must be able to pass a pre-employment background and drug screen.

EXCELLENT BENEFITS INCLUDE :

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• 403b Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Supplemental Insurance
• Employee Wellness Program
• 11 paid holidays
• Generous PTO accrual rate
• Earned Paid Sick Time

IMPORTANT NOTES :

This is a Safety Sensitive Position. Pursuant to the AZ Drug Testing of Employees Act ARS 23-493, COPE Community Services, Inc.

has determined this is a safety sensitive position. Because this is a safety sensitive position and in accordance with its Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace policy,COPEreservesthe right to exclude or remove a person from this position ifCOPE believes in good faith that the employee's current use of any drug, legal, prescribed by a physician or otherwise (for example, medical marijuana), if the drug could cause an impairment or otherwise decrease or lessen the employee's job performance or ability to perform the job duties.

Employees are obligated to informCOPE of any current drug use that could impair or otherwise decrease or lessen the employee's job performance or ability to perform the job duties.

COPE Community Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer . We do not discriminate in hiring or in any other term, condition, or privilege of employment with regards to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, or any status protected by law or regulation.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants and employees be given equal opportunity and that hiring and other employment-related decisions are based on job-related factors.

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