2850 N. 24th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
(602) 266-5976
Southwest Human Development offers many rewarding career opportunities. Please see below for all current jobs, or use the links to view jobs by department. The job listings are updated weekly, so check back frequently for new opportunities.
For more information contact Janet Otte, Director of Human Resources, at:
Email jotte@swhd.org
Telephone (602) 266-5976
Fax (602) 274-8952
Hours 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. Monday thru Friday
Head Start
Family Support Services
Disabilities/Easter Seals
Mental Health Services
Development
Administration
Training
Proud to be voted "Best Places to Work" in the Valley for the third year in a row by the Phoenix Business Journal and BestCompaniesAZ.
BILINGUAL DATA ASSISTNAT – HEAD START
Job # 01-5205B
Description:
We are seeking a Data Assistant for our Head Start Department to perform diverse data management and clerical duties. The Data Assistant is responsible for collection and input of data, record-keeping, generating reports and taking recruitment calls for the Head Start department.
The Data Assistant will be responsible for coordinating and providing statistical data for program reporting, conducting client phone screening/interest list interviews, and supporting the planning and development of the data systems.
Position is offered full-time with an excellent benefits package. Southwest Human Development is an equal opportunity employer.
Requirements:
High School diploma or GED with some computer experience required.
Bilingual English/Spanish required.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
BILINGUAL FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST, EARLY HEAD START
Job # 01-2048B
Description:
Our Head Start department is seeking bilingual Family Support Specialists to help the Valley’s children get off to a great start.
Working under direct supervision of the Early Head Start Manager, the Family Support Specialist plans, implements, coordinates and advocates for the delivery of services that will enhance parent-child relationships, improve child development outcomes, ensure preventative health care, coordinate quality child care, and facilitate parental self-sufficiency through education, employment, and personal support systems.
Through the use of home visits, socializations, center-based group activities, and collaboration with community resources, the Family Support Specialist assists families in identifying their strengths, needs, and goals.
Positions are offered full time with an excellent benefits package.
Requirements:
AA or BA/BS (preferred) degree in early childhood education, social work, family studies or related field and one year experience working with children and families.
Bilingual English/Spanish required
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card without restrictions preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card without restrictions.
BILINGUAL FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST, PRESCHOOL - HEAD START
Job # 01-2224B
Description:
Our Head Start department is seeking bilingual Family Support Specialists to help the Valley’s children get off to a great start.
Working under direct supervision of the Family Services Manager, the Family Support Specialist works to provide family development activities that enhance the education, social, health, mental health, and/or economic well-being of the family unit, with the ultimate goal of self-sufficiency.
Family Support Specialists work in classrooms located within the Valley’s public school system. Duties include home visits, parent training, and case management.
Positions are offered full time with an excellent benefits package.
Requirements:
AA or BA/BS degree in early childhood education, social work, family studies or related field and one year experience in a human services setting.
Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency required.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card without restrictions preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card without restrictions.
BILINGUAL TEACHER ASSISTANT - HEAD START
Job # 01-3204
Description:
The Head Start program has open positions for Bilingual Child Development Assistants. Get paid to play! Do you enjoy working with a team, nurturing active preschoolers? Join our Head Start program!
The Bilingual Child Development Assistant plans and implements designated activities for the delivery of center-based child development services, encouraging parent involvement and supporting other Head Start services areas and community partnerships.
Positions are offered full time with an excellent benefits package.
Requirements:
HS/GED, some experience with young children.
Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency required.
Valid Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a Class 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card.
FAMILY SERVICE MANAGER - HEAD START
Job # 01-1548
Description:
Our Head Start department is seeking a high-energy person with good management, communication, and people skills to fill our Family Service Manager position.
The Family Service Manager works under general direction planning, developing, and overseeing the implementation of family development division services, and parent training and involvement to enhance the well-being, self-sufficiency and empowerment of families.
Responsibilities include supervision of case workers; plan, organize, and manage social services; parent involvement, and; participant recruitment.
Positions are offered full time with an excellent benefits package.
Requirements:
BA/BS in Social Work, Family Studies or related field required and two years of family/community social service program management experience with a strong emphasis in a family-centered case management approach with low income, diverse families or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card without restrictions preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card without restrictions.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required.
SOCIAL WORKER/COUNSELOR - HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START
Job # 01-2701
Description:
We are seeking an energetic individual with a passion for working with children ages birth to five years providing mental health consultation in an innovative Head Start and Early Head Start Program. The Social Worker/Counselor provides consultation and/or direct service in a classroom and/or home-based setting with a primary focus on providing intervention and preventive services to improve the emotional well-being, coping skills, general adaptive functioning and social competence of children and families.
The Social Worker/Counselor position offers the opportunity to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team including Family Support Specialists, teaching staff, parents, and others. This position offers the opportunity to grow personally and professionally and to gain invaluable knowledge and skill in working with children and families with children ages birth to five years.
Position is offered full time with an excellent benefits package.
Requirements:
Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field; licensable by AZBBH, and; bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required.
Knowledge of social emotional development in children ages birth to five and experience working with culturally diverse families. Experience working in a preschool setting a plus.
Excellent organizational skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, e-mail, Excel, etc.), and; valid Arizona drivers license.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
TEACHER - EARLY HEAD START
Job # 01-2047
Description:
Put your DAP knowledge to work building and implementing an infant and toddler curriculum that is attentive to the individual children’s language, social/emotional, physical, and cognitive developmental needs.
Early Head Start Child Development Specialists work under regular direction to plan and deliver center-based child development services (for ages birth to three), facilitate parent involvement and transition services, and support other Early Head Start/Head Start service areas and community partnerships impacting direct service participants.
Positions are offered full time with an excellent benefits package.
Requirements:
Tier 1: AA degree in early childhood education, child development, or family studies or closely related field with a minimum of 18 college credits in early childhood education, child development, or family studies; one year of infant/toddler classroom experience required. Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Tier 2: BA/BS degree in early childhood education, child development, family studies or closely related field with a minimum of 18 college credits in early childhood education, child development, or family studies; one year of infant/toddler classroom experience required Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
TEACHER - HEAD START
Job # 01-2016
Description:
Inspire our Head Start children to fall in love with learning, exploring and problem-solving. Put your DAP knowledge to work nurturing and engaging our preschoolers. Get parents involved in their child’s education.
Child Development Specialists work under regular direction planning and delivering center-based child development services, facilitating parent involvement and transition services, and supporting other Head Start service areas and community partnerships impacting direct service participants.
Child Development Specialists are also responsible for supervising and directing staff.
Positions are offered full-time with an excellent benefits package.
Requirements:
AA or BA/BS degree in early childhood education, child development, or family studies; AA or BA/BS in related field with a minimum of 12 college credits in early childhood education, child development, or family studies; One year of preschool experience required with AA (six months with BA/BS), preferably with staff supervision responsibilities.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
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FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
BILINGUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALSIT – HEALTHY FAMILIES – PART-TIME
Job # 02-2020B
Description:
We are seeking a bilingal Community Development Specialist that is friendly, compassionate and is able to work closely with the Community Development Manager to build and maintain Alliance of family support/home visitation providers. Responsibilities include performing diverse clerical support, telephone duties, triage of referrals for family support providers, and community development/public relations duties for the designated Family Support Services department.
The specialist will also assist the manager in coordinating referrals of families to most appropriate program to meet their needs, initial phone screening or in-person screening at community events, database entry and follow-up with agencies. In addition, the specialist will provide reports to Alliance partners & funders, maintain database, assist in coordinating involvement in community outreach efforts, and assist manager with marketing efforts including website and social media development.
Position is initially offered part-time (20 hours/wk) with a flexible work schedule and the potential to increase to full time hours in July of 2012.This position includes partial benefits, pro-rated holiday pay, and sick/vacation hour accruals based on hours worked.
Southwest Human Development is an equal opportunity employer.
Requirements:
High school diploma or GED with a minimum of two years administrative experience. Bachelor’s degree in social work, child development, family relations, or related field preferred.
Bilingual English/Spanish required.
The ideal candidate would be highly organized, able to work independently, have knowledge of child development, parenting education and community resources, positive communication skills, work well within a team, and have prior experience as a receptionist.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
BILINGUAL FAMILY COUNSELOR - IN-HOME SERVICES
Job # 02-2824B
Description:
Our In-Home Services program provides intensive, supportive in-home services for families referred by Child Protective Services. Each family is assigned a team of a counselor and family support specialist.
Services include crisis intervention, parenting skills training, child development education, assessment of the safety of the children, and counseling for such issues as domestic violence, drug abuse, mental illness, underdeveloped coping skills, relationship problems, and poor communication skills.
Position are offered full-time with an excellent benefits package and mileage reimbursement.
Requirements:
Master’s degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology, Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field and licensure in social work/counseling field required.
Must have knowledge of counseling methods, child welfare, early childhood development, parenting education and community resources.
Must work well within a team.
Bilingual English/Spanish required.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - HEALTHY FAMILIES
Job # 02-2036B
Description:
We are seeking Family Support Specialist to provide home-visiting and home-based intervention services to pregnant women and families with newborns who have been identified as having risk factors for child abuse and neglect.
As a Family Support Specialist in this Healthy Families program, you will work with families to: provide prenatal information; promote child health and development; assist in linkage to appropriate community resources; guidance with parenting skills and goal-setting, and; assist families with problems that make parenting stressful to ultimately enhance family well being.
The Family Support Specialists provide these services through an integrated team model, utilizing program consultants, and supportive relationship-based supervision.
Positions are offered full-time with an excellent benefits package and mileage reimbursement.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Education, Child Development, or related human services field required. An Associate’s degree may be accepted if the candidate is also bilingual (English/Spanish).
Experience working with families is desired. Microsoft Word, Windows experience and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required.
Must have valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and vehicle insurance.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST – KINSHIP CARE & ADOPTIONS
Job # 02-2032B
Description:
Our Kinship Care & Adoptions program is seeking Family Support Specialists to plan and provide home studies and monitor placements for children who are wards of the court and placed in Maricopa County.
Family Support Specialists will also provide parenting and home management education, and facilitate access to health and social services for assigned children and families.
Positions are offered full time with an excellent benefits package and mileage reimbursement.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Social Services, Child Development, Health/Nursing or related field required.
Microsoft Word, Windows experience and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card without restrictions preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card without restrictions.
Bilingual and Non-bilingual positions are available.
FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - PARENT AIDE
Job # 02-2064
Description:
Our Parent Aide program is seeking Family Support Specialists to plan and provide in-home and community services, parenting and home management education, and facilitate access to health and social services for families in Maricopa County referred by Child Protective Services (CPS).
Positions are offered full-time with an excellent benefits package and mileage reimbursement.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in social services, child development, health/nursing, or related field required.
Must have knowledge of child development, parenting education and community resources. Must work well within a team.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Reliable vehicle and proof of current auto insurance are required for transportation of children.
DISABILITIES/EASTER SEALS
NURSE PROGRAM MANAGER - NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, NORTH PHOENIX
Job # 04-1560
Description:
Want to make a difference? Want to have flexible daytime work hours (no late evenings or weekends required)? Come join our team as a Nurse Program Manager to oversee the Nurse Family Partnership Program. The Nurse Program Manager will oversee a team of Registered Nurses (RN) who provide comprehensive community health nursing services to women in North Phoenix who are having their first baby. The program provides nurse home visits throughout pregnancy and continues with the family until the enrolled child is two years of age.
The Nurse Program Manager will supervise and direct nursing staff in the provision of collaborative services with clients to assess the client’s educational, social, health and economic needs, develop an intervention plan, and assist the client in attaining their established goals. Nurses support each child’s development within the family, recognizing that all learning takes place in the context of relationships and is critically affected by those relationships, as well as support positive parent-child relationships while encouraging parents/care-givers to provide the child with experiences that will help the child to develop a sense of worth, competence and independence.
The Nurse Program Manager will also supervise and direct nursing staff in promoting family self-sufficiency and increased understanding of growth and development norms, health promotion practices (including prevention), importance of parent-child interaction that is age and developmentally appropriate, and identifying children with physical and/or developmental concerns to provide appropriate referrals for evaluation and intervention as needed.
Position is offered full-time with an excellent benefits package. Southwest Human Development is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Requirements:
BSN with one to five years of nursing practice and a minimum of one to two years management/supervisory experience required; Master’s preferred.
Experience in maternal/child health, community health, and/or home visiting desired.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
BILINGUAL CHILD THERAPIST – GOOD FIT
Job # 06-2825B
Description:
Southwest Human Development and the Good Fit Counseling Center are pleased to offer employment opportunities for infant/toddler mental health clinicians. We are actively seeking well-trained and skilled Bilingual Child Therapists to become a part of our team.
The Good Fit Counseling Center is recognized as a leader in Arizona and the nation for its work with infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Our psychologists and therapists work exclusively with this young population and their families to provide services in the family’s home or at our Center, covering challenges in a wide range of areas to include: sleeping, eating, tantrums, aggression, fussiness or excessive crying, withdrawn or sad behavior, and bonding/attachment. The Center works in partnership with families to determine the best options for helping each child as a unique individual.
Services such as play therapy, child and family counseling, parent-child groups, in-depth developmental and/or psychological assessments, and psychiatric evaluation and consultation are provided by professionals at the Center who have advanced training in the highly specialized field of infant and early childhood behavioral health. Professionals at our Center include: infant-toddler psychologists and therapists, psychiatrists, registered nurses, nutritionists, and speech, occupational and physical therapists.
Our Child Therapists have opportunities to support, assist and improve the services of a variety of professionals and programs in an effort to promote the mental health of young children birth to five years old and their families.
This position is offered full-time with an excellent benefits package.
Requirements:
Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field, and; licensed or license eligible by AZ Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.
Preferred experience and knowledge in: working with children ages birth to five and their families; working a classroom setting and/or consulting with teachers; working in a home-visiting program; working with economically disadvantaged and culturally diverse populations, and; special education procedures and the special needs of young children with disabilities and their families.
Excellent organizational skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, e-mail, Excel, etc.), and; valid Arizona drivers license.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Bilingual in English/Spanish required.
SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER – SMART SUPPORT
Job # 06-1230
Description:
We are seeking a Senior Program Manager to oversee the implementation of the Mental Health Consultation to Childcare Program.
The program provides mental health consultation services for a variety of early care and education providers including preschool teachers, home-based and center-based child care providers, and home visiting program staff. The overall objective of the consultation services is to collaborate with early care and education providers to enhance their understanding of and capacity to meet the behavioral/emotional/mental health needs of the children (ages birth to five years) and families they serve.
The Senior Program Manager provides direct services including individual and group supervision to the Smart Support Supervisors and is responsible for being able to perform all duties of the Mental Health Consultants which include: conducting mental health consultation services to assist in identifying children in need of special assistance for behavioral, emotional, and/or developmental problems; providing written recommendations regarding individual children referred for mental health services, and; offering suggestions regarding general childcare management procedures and strategies to increase overall behavioral compliance and the promotion of optimal mental health in all children.
Additional Senior Program Manager responsibilities include but are not limited to: responsible for consistency and improvement of mental health consultation services across the state; monitor performance of all consultants under supervisors, assist supervisors in addressing disciplinary actions, as well as aid partner and subcontractor agencies in hiring and termination decisions; attend critical meetings with First Things First when serious issues arise around service delivery and/or collaboration on Quality Improvement System, and; in addition to providing behavioral health services within assigned contracts/programs, will also provide training, consultation and technical assistance regarding behavioral health issues to a diverse group of personnel.
Position is offered full-time with an excellent benefits package.
Requirements:
Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy and licensed or eligible for licensure by the AZBBHE. Experience with services to children ages birth to five and their families. Six years of combined post-graduate experience in child and family counseling, management, supervision and/or consultation preferred.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with families and co-workers, and to demonstrate initiative and sound judgment in selecting course of action in unusual or emergency situations.
Knowledge of community resources in the areas of mental health and developmental disabilities.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card. Must also have an Arizona driver’s license and an insured, reliable vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Job # 09-5204
Description:
We are seeking an Administrative Assistant for our Marketing and Development Department.
Responsibilities include annual campaign support; fundraising database management; maintenance of confidential donor records; marketing, communications and special event support; grant and prospect research; mass mailings; meeting coordination, and general administrative duties as needed.
Position is offered full-time with an excellent benefits package.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate must be a flexible, independent self-starter; able to prioritize multiple tasks; capable of high-level performance while working to meet daily deadlines; an accomplished communicator with exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills; familiar with marketing and fundraising; able to handle a wide range of duties; and possess excellent computer skills to include Windows applications, website management and database management.
Bachelors degree required with minimum two years administrative experience preferred.
Reliable transportation and proof of current auto insurance required.
DESKTOP SUPPORT – INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Job # 09-2070
Description:
We are seeking an outgoing customer service-oriented person to assist our growing organization with ever-increasing desktop support needs.
The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills, must be extremely detail-oriented, work well in a team-based setting, and can readily adapt to a regularly changing and growing environment. Candidate will be expected to thoroughly monitor, troubleshoot, and document problems ensuring resolution in a timely manner. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
• First level of support for all end-user needs of organization including computers, phones, printers, copiers, and other applicable equipment and software as necessary (may require occasional travel to and from Phoenix-based sites where necessary)
• Assist with deployment, management, and upgrades of computers, phones, printers, copiers, and other applicable equipment and software as necessary (may require occasional travel to and from Phoenix-based sites where necessary)
• Maintain appropriate, accurate documentation as directed by management
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance to ensure maximum uptime and provide proactive support for maintaining business critical technology
• Other duties as assigned
Position is offered full-time with an excellent benefits package.
Requirements:
Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related field with a minimum of 1-3 years experience required.
Basic to intermediate experience with the following technology preferred but not required: Active Directory, Blackberry Enterprise Server, DHCP, Office 2007/10, Windows Deployment Services, Windows File/Folder Security, and Windows XP/7.
Basic understanding of network concepts and protocols is preferred but not required.
Valid Microsoft certifications are preferred but not required.
Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Ability to lift 15-30 pounds, and stoop, bend, squat, and sit for periods of time.
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