ACT Team Specialist EMPACT

La Frontera EMPACT - Suicide Prevention Center; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

10 paid holidays per year

Medical plans (3 choices)

Dental plans (2 choices)

Vision plans (2 choices)

403(b) retirement plan

Retirement Allowance

Company paid Life/AD&D and Long-term

Voluntary additional Life and Short%Dt

Tuition Reimbursement

Licensure Reimbursement

Elder Care assistance

Pet Insurance and much more!

Job summary

EMPACT-SPC, part of La Frontera Arizona, seeks an ACT Team Specialist to join our community-based clinical team serving the Phoenix Metro area. You will participate in assessments, develop ISP, and coordinate care across families and providers, ensuring services align with recovery goals.

Shift: Wednesday-Saturday. We offer stability, a collaborative environment, and comprehensive benefits for full-time staff, including PTO, holidays, medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a behavioral health-related field preferred.
• Experience in community behavioral health with adults with serious mental illness required.
• ACT Team experience preferred.
• One year experience working with SMI preferred.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) is a plus.
• Available to work; Days, Weekends, and On-call.
• You must have a Fingerprint Clearance card or be eligible to obtain one.
• Valid AZ driver's license with no major infractions in the past three years.
• Must be 21 years of age or older at the time of employment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in assessment and service plan development and implement services to consumers per ISP.
• Communicate and document consumer progress toward recovery and coordinate care with providers.
• Engage, educate, and coordinate with consumer, family, behavioral health, medical and dental providers.

Skills

Behavioral health experience

Bilingual Spanish

Team-based care

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in behavioral health-related field

Job description

Who We Are

EMPACT- Suicide Prevention Center, part of the La Frontera Arizona family, is an industry leading non-profit organization dedicated to providing valued community services and resources for behavioral health counseling, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention since 1987. We are an EEO/AA Employer.

Who We Are

EMPACT- Suicide Prevention Center, part of the La Frontera Arizona family, is an industry leading non-profit organization dedicated to providing valued community services and resources for behavioral health counseling, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention since 1987. We are an EEO/AA Employer.

You can view all our job openings at: https://lafronteraaz-empact.org/join-us/

What You’ll Do

Our community-based team offers services to a specialized population in the Phoenix Metro area. We are committed to treating the whole person and weaving individualized services to support our members independence and recovery goals. Our jobs offer stability, flexibility, and community!

We are recruiting for an ACT Team Specialist. As a member of the clinical team, the ACT Team Specialist participates in the assessment and service plan development and implements services to consumers in accordance with their individualized service plan (ISP). This position communicates and documents consumer’s progress toward their recovery. This position will work collaboratively with the clinical team to engage, educate, communicate, and coordinate care with consumer, their family, behavioral health, medical and dental providers, community resources and others in ensuring that all services prescribed in the individualized service plan are implemented.

Shift: Wednesday- Saturday

What You’ll Provide

• Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral health-related field is preferred and meets the qualification for a BHT.
• Experience working in community behavioral health with adults with serious mental illness is required.
• Experience working on an ACT Team is preferred.
• One year experience working with SMI preferred.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) is a plus.
• Available to work; Days, Weekends, and On-call.
• You must have a Fingerprint Clearance card or be eligible to obtain one.
• Valid AZ driver's license with no major infractions in the past three years.
• Must be 21 years of age or older at the time of employment.

What We’ll Offer

(Full-time employees)

• Generous PTO
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Medical plans (3 choices)
• Dental plans (2 choices)
• Vision plans (2 choices)
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Retirement Allowance
• Company paid Life/AD&D and Long-term Disability
• Voluntary additional Life and Short-term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Licensure Reimbursement
• Elder Care assistance
• Pet Insurance and much more!

EMPACT-SPC is licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services, and accredited by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) AND The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

EMPACT-SPC/La Frontera Arizona 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.

All employees of EMPACT-SPC and La Frontera Arizona are employees "at will" as that term is understood in the State of Arizona. This means that employment may be terminated at any time without prior notice and for no stated reason.

EMPACT-SPC/La Frontera Arizona reserves the right to modify position descriptions as needed and without notice. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.