ACT Behavioral Health Independent Living Skills Specialist

17 days ago
ArizonaFull TimeHealthcare Admin
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Southwest Network as a ACT Behavioral Health Specialist – Independent Living Skills in United States. Join the AMAZING Southwest Network Team! As an ACT Independent Living Specialist, you will help our most vulnerable members learn the skills they need to live independently.

Key Responsibilities

  • develop roles for themselves outside of their mental illness while focusing on expected outcomes of increase.
  • provide excellent customer service * Requires effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication skil.
  • manage their symptoms so they can achieve those goals.
  • provide treatment programs for seriously mentally ill adults and children and adolescents with complex emoti.

Requirements

  • Must possess one of the following:
  • Master's or bachelor's degree with a behavioral health or related field
  • Bachelor's degree in a non
  • related field PLUS one year related experience

Benefits & Compensation

  • 401(k) with employer match.

Work Schedule

  • Fixed schedule.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Southwest Network as a ACT Behavioral Health Specialist – Independent Living Skills.

Key Skills

Independent living skills trainingBehavioral healthCase managementCrisis interventionCritical thinkingTime managementProblem solvingInterpersonal communicationCustomer serviceMicrosoft officeDocumentationCommunity outreachSubstance abuse supportMental health support
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates ACT Behavioral Health Independent Living Skills Specialist at Southwest Network a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Healthcare Administration healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Healthcare Administration — healthcare professional Career Context

This Healthcare Administration position at Southwest Network is open to healthcare professional candidates.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Arizona.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Independent living skills training, Behavioral health, Case management, Crisis intervention, Critical thinking, Time management, Problem solving, Interpersonal communication. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Healthcare Administration role.

Core responsibilities: The Independent Living Skills Specialist provides face-to-face support to members with serious mental illness to help them develop independent living skills and community integration. They collaborate with the ACT team to promote employment, meaningful community activity, and reduced substance use.

Benefits package: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flex Spending Accounts, Paid Sick Time, Paid Vacation, 10 Paid Holidays. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Southwest Network

Mental Health Care
Phoenix, Arizona
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Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Savings Accounts
Flex Spending Accounts
Paid Sick Time
Paid Vacation
10 Paid Holidays
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

17d ago