Independent Living Specialist

Independent Living Specialist

Posted Friday, December 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of programs throughout Arizona, including residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services for individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness.

The F/ACT Independent Living Specialist works with serious mental illness (SMI) clients in their homes or in the field to develop independent living skills. Skills include food shopping, learning bus routes, cleaning the home, proper hygiene, maintaining relationships with supportive family, and developing community-based supports. The position spends at least 80% of its time in the field assisting clients in sustaining ongoing recovery and provides after-hour and on-call support.

• High school diploma or GED required. Associate's degree or higher in a field related to behavioral health preferred.
• 1 or more years of clerical and/or administrative experience preferred.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Generous PTO accrual (5 weeks!), Hospital indemnity/Critical Illness, Pet Insurance, Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings, 401(k) with employer match – 100% vested upon enrollment, Wellness programs, Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs, incentives, and more.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans.
• Very competitive pay rates.

• 26 state-of-the-art locations offering top-notch integrated care.
• No wrong door treatment approach.
• We value employee career growth, ongoing training, supportive leadership, work-life balance, and competitive compensation.
• CBI has been recognized as one of the top ten healthiest mid-size employers in the Valley for four consecutive years by The Phoenix Business Journal.
• CBI treats patients from all walks of life and believes in maintaining the dignity of human life; recovery is possible.