A positive future for every child

Southwest Human Development is Arizona’s largest nonprofit dedicated to early childhood development. The first five years of life are the most critical in a child’s development. At Southwest Human Development, our services improve lives and help families by supporting young children and their caregivers during this important time.

Your skills, experience, and passion are needed at one of the nation’s largest nonprofits dedicated to early childhood development. Join our team and experience a long-term career which brings joy and satisfaction in knowing you make a difference. We offer over forty programs and services to more than 140,000 children.

Why choose us?

• Make an impact in a child’s life by promoting child health and development.
• Be rewarded with a rich benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, wellness plans, 401K matching, and generous paid time off. View benefit information here!
• Opportunities for continued professional growth and development.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.

Job title: Mental Health Counselor, Postpartum, NICU Support

The Adult Therapist for the Smooth Way Home Program works under regular direction of supervisor to provide eligibility determination and direct counseling therapeutic intervention services to adults to improve or maintain the client's behavioral health, emotional, and/or adaptive functioning within various social environments, according to the agency mission and philosophy and department goals. Must hold licensed eligible degree according Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as a Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Independent Social Worker, or hold a bachelor’s degree in behavioral health related field and have two (2) years behavioral health work.

In this role you will:

• Provides counseling services to parents whose babies have recently transitioned home from the NICU.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of an individual treatment plan for each enrolled client in collaboration with the client.
• Provides therapeutic intervention appropriate to the client based on the biopsychosocial assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
• Conducts periodic reviews of individual treatment plans.
• Transitions discharged/transferred clients and develops discharge or aftercare plans.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of services, including individual/family sessions, staff meetings and required clinical chart elements.
• Develops and maintains positive professional relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies, and reaches out to the community to develop new resources to meet participant and clinic/program needs.
• Reports suspected or actual child abuse/neglect to the Department of Child Safety Protective Services or local law enforcement agency in accordance with procedures outlined in Clinical Policies
• Demonstrates sensitivity to linguistic, cultural, social, economic, individual and role differences among persons and families served.

What it takes:

• Must hold licensed eligible degree according Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as a Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Independent Social Worker.
• Experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of adults.
• Experience with economically disadvantaged and/or culturally diverse populations.
• Fluent in oral and written English is required. Bilingual (English/Spanish) oral and written fluency preferred.
• Certification in infant/toddler first aid and CPR is required.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
• Divers License and auto Insurance
• Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card – OR - must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.

Learn more!

Our core values embody Southwest Human Development’s commitment to services that uplift the lives of children, families and other care providers, and the communities in which they live. These values are intended to guide the professional development, ethical conduct, and skilled practice of all our staff, whatever their specific role within the agency. All staff are valued as making essential contributions to strengthening the foundation that Arizona’s children need for a great start in life. Learn more about our values and benefits here.

Experience

• • Experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of adults. • Experience with economically disadvantaged and/or culturally diverse populations.

Education

• Masters or better in Counseling or related field

Licenses & Certifications

• Marriage & Fam Therapist
• Fingerprint Card Level 1
• Driver's License
• DCS-1083A Form
• Auto Ins Certificate
• CPR and First Aid Cert

• Master Social Worker

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)