Avery's House is a mental health treatment provider for adolescents. We are expanding services with a specialized residential program supporting neurodivergent adolescents through an individualized, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach. The Clinical Assistant (CA) provides recovery-oriented care to adolescents in residential behavioral health treatment setting specializing in neurodivergent youth, including clients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Therapeutic Milieu Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the Avery’s House mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with clients. 

• Supervising and engaging clients throughout the shift. 

• Providing continuous support within the therapeutic milieu. 

• Assisting with daily routines, schedules, transitions, and activities. 

• Participating in groups, community meetings, and therapeutic programming as appropriate.

• Assists in the self-administration of medications accurately and safely according to physician orders and facility policies and within scope and training.

• Monitors for medication effectiveness, adverse reactions, and side effects within scope of practice and training.  As well as documenting and reporting findings appropriately.

• Supporting clients with activities of daily living (ADLs) while promoting independence.

• Supporting clients during meals, hygiene routines, school activities, recreation, and community outings. 

• Utilizing de-escalation, co-regulation, redirection, and crisis intervention techniques. 

• Implementing individualized behavioral support plans under the direction of the clinical team. 

• Maintaining awareness of client whereabouts and supervision requirements and completing required documentation in EMR.

• Conducting routine safety and environmental checks. 

• Observe, document, and communicate changes in client behavior, mood, functioning, or safety concerns.

• Provide meaningful engagement with clients rather than passive supervision whenever clinically appropriate.

• Transporting clients to medical appointments, community outings, or other approved activities as assigned. 

• Prepare meals, ensure proper food preparation and storage practices in accordance with company policies. 

• Conducting room searches, contraband checks, belongings inventory, and safety procedures according to facility policy. 

• Supporting clients during difficult emotional or behavioral situations while maintaining a calm, therapeutic presence.

• Collaborating closely with nurses, therapists, case managers, providers, and leadership to ensure continuity of care.

• Performs additional duties assigned by the supervisor or leadership team.

Neurodivergent Client Support:

• Demonstrate understanding of autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing differences, developmental disabilities, and executive functioning challenges.

• Utilize neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed approaches when interacting with clients.

• Recognize sensory sensitivities and modify communication and environmental factors when appropriate. 

• Support individualized coping strategies, visual supports, structured routines, and sensory regulation interventions. 

• Promotes client dignity, autonomy, and strength-based care.

Team Responsibilities:

• Attend multidisciplinary meetings, trainings, and staff meetings.

• Maintain professional communication with families, guardians, providers, and team members. 

• Demonstrates flexibility in assisting care staff to meet client needs.

• Assists with orientation and mentoring of new staff as requested.

• Maintains required certifications and completes all mandatory education. 

• Adheres to HIPAA, Joint Commission standards, licensing regulations, infection prevention protocols, and company policies. 

• Performs additional duties assigned by the supervisor or leadership team.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to walk, bend, stand, climb stairs, speak English, hear, use a telephone, drive an automobile, and operate standard office equipment, such as a computer, copier, and fax machine.  Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.

Knowledge, Skills and Minimum Qualifications 

• Compassion, Patience and emotional resilience.

• Professional judgement, initiative, and critical thinking skills.

• Ability to adapt and be flexible within a structured team environment.

• Minimum age requirement: 21 years of age or older 

• High School Diploma preferred (not required)

• Current and valid Arizona Fingerprint Card 

• If it is a new application, can be submitted and in-process

• Preferred experience: 1 year in behavioral healthcare, experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), or other neurodevelopmental disorders. 

• Valid Arizona Driver’s License in good standing

• Driving record must permit insurability with the agency’s carrier

• Current CPR/First Aid Certification

• Participation in supervision with a BHP at least once every two weeks

• Capable of gaining knowledge in:

• Substance abuse recovery and dual diagnosis

• Trauma-informed care and verbal de-escalation

• Medication Assisted Self-Administration

• Use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) 

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), and neurodevelopmental disorders

• Therapeutic milieu management

WE OFFER

Competitive pay

Rewarding experiences helping people

Career development

Growth opportunities

Dynamic environment

Benefits

SCHEDULES

We are hiring full-time team members for both day and overnight shifts.

• 12-hour shifts

• Weekday and weekend schedules available

Please Note: Overnight positions are awake shifts. Staff are required to remain awake and alert throughout the entire shift to provide continuous supervision.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Work Location: In person Fountain Hills, AZ