Behavioral Health Technician (Part Time) - Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and adolescents? How about spending time mentoring and having fun with kids?

Then being a Behavioral Health Technician at Devereux is for YOU! You belong here.

Located on a beautiful 10-acre campus in the heart of Scottsdale, Devereux Arizona’s 24-hour Residential Treatment Center (RTC) has the capacity to serve 52 children. The RTC is a safe, supportive environment that provides various services to youth, from the ages of 7 to 17, who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse challenges. The Campus features dormitories, a therapeutic K-12 day school, food services, medical/nursing, and therapy services.

As a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT), you will work directly with the children/youth to be seen as a positive role model - dedicated and truly caring about their well-being. BHT’s mentor and have fun with kids doing various year-round activities such as art projects, music groups, animal therapy, various athletics (basketball, soccer, Frisbee, etc), and adulthood transition prep! You will assist and support the planning, implementation, and documentation of those programs designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and personal needs of individuals on Campus.

Pay Range: $18 - $19.80 / hr

Earn an additional $1/hr. for hours worked between 3pm-11pm and an additional $2/hr. for hours worked between 11pm-7am, 7 days/week

Various Part-Time Scheduling Options! Ability to work afternoons/nights and weekends

Location: 6436 E Sweetwater Ave., Scottsdale, Arizona 85254

Benefits and Rewards

We strive to create an inclusive environment, and retain the talented employees who make our organization a great place to work.

• ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. Part-time employees in career-aligned tracks receive 100% of tuition, fees and textbook costs, up to $7,500 for undergraduate classes (annually), and $12,500 for graduate-level classes(annually)
• Employee Referral Program with fast payout milestones
• eM Life for Mental Health, Work/Life Programs, and Employee Assistance Programs
• Free access to Payactiv, a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods
• Service Awards – All employees celebrating a five-year increment (5, 10, 15, etc.) anniversary receive taxable compensation in recognition of their long-term commitment to Devereux

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• Must be 21 years of age or older
• HS Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work or relevant field preferred
• Six (6) weeks of behavioral health work experience required

OTHER:

• Must be available to attend two (2) weeks of new hire orientation (paid, Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm) plus 2-3 weeks of on the job training
• Drug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative results
• Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment
• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check
• Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions (or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions)

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Devereux is committed to the health and safety of our staff. All Devereux centers have formal infectious-disease and emergency-management plans tailored to specifically address the unique aspects of communicable disease prevention including COVID-19. Learn More: https://jobs.devereux.org/#covid.