**Description**

Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and adolescents?

Are you looking to join a diverse and inclusive organization of behavioral health professionals?

**At Devereux, we value diversity and invite people from all backgrounds and experiences to join our team. You belong here.**

**_Hiring Bonus: $500_**

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 48 children. The RTC is a safe, supportive environment that provides various services to youth, from the ages of 5 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.

Reporting to the Clinical Program Manager, the **Recreation Technician (Activities Assistant) p** lans and implements structured activities for the RTC. This position will perform a variety of programming, technical, and clerical functions related to recreation. Job duties include working with clients, staff and volunteers, monitoring day-to-day operation of groups and facilities, and performing clerical duties such documentation, filing, and inventory.

**Pay Range: $18 - $19.80 / hr**

**Schedule: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm**

**Benefits and Rewards**

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

+ **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. Full-time employees in career-aligned tracks receive 100% of tuition, fees and textbook costs, up to $15,000 for undergraduate classes (annually), and $25,000 for graduate-level classes(annually)

+ **Paid time off** (24 days per year, increase with years of service); **Sick time** (64 hours per year)

+ **Retirement** , **eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs, Service Anniversary Awards**

+ **Free access to Payactiv** , a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

+ **Employee Assistance Program and Employee Discounts** – Available the first day of employment through Carebridge

+ **Quality Low-Cost Benefits** (medical, dental, vision, pet insurance) - 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!http://benefits.devereux.org#sponsored

**Qualifications**

+ Must be 21 years of age or older

+ HS Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred

+ Minimum of six (6) months experience in recreational activities

+ Previous experience in a behavioral healthcare setting with children/adolescents required

**OTHER:**

+ **Must be available to attend 2 weeks of required orientation training (paid, Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm) plus additional 2-3 weeks 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.

**Posted Date** _2 days ago_ _(3/4/2024 10:32 PM)_

**_Requisition ID_** _2024-35912_

**_Category_** _Direct Care_

**_Position Type_** _Full-Time_

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.