Part-Time Animal-Assisted Therapist Animals with Heart Tempe, AZ Job Details Contract $20 - $22 an hour 1 day ago Qualifications Collaboration Master's degree Mental health facility experience Bachelor's degree Animal handling Psychology Full Job Description Part-Time Animal-Assisted Therapist Bring Your Passion for Animals Into Your Mental Health Career! Animals With Heart is growing, and we are looking for a compassionate, creative, and energetic Part-Time Therapist to join our team! If you're a mental health professional who loves animals and believes in the power of the human-animal connection, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Animals With Heart provides animal-assisted therapy and therapeutic animal interactions in behavioral health, healthcare, corporate, and community settings. We are passionate about creating meaningful experiences that promote connection, emotional wellness, and healing. What You'll Do As an Animal-Assisted Therapist, you will: Facilitate engaging therapeutic groups for inpatient psychiatric patients Incorporate animals into therapeutic activities and interventions Help patients develop coping skills, emotional regulation, communication, and social skills Create positive and meaningful interactions between patients and animals Work with a diverse patient population Collaborate with facility staff and the Animals With Heart team Maintain a safe, professional, and therapeutic environment Work independently while representing Animals With Heart with professionalism and compassion What We're Looking For We are looking for someone who is: Compassionate and patient Creative, energetic, and engaging Comfortable working with a diverse behavioral health population Reliable and professional Able to work independently Passionate about animals and their role in supporting mental health Comfortable working in an inpatient psychiatric environment

Qualifications Required:

Bachelor's degree or higher in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Behavioral Health, or a related field Experience working in a behavioral health or mental health setting Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred:

Master's degree in a mental health field Animal-Assisted Therapy certification Experience facilitating therapeutic groups Experience working with animals in a professional or therapeutic setting Animal-Assisted Therapy certification is preferred, but not required. We are especially interested in candidates who are passionate about learning and growing in the field of animal-assisted therapy. Locations Aurora Behavioral Health -

Tempe & Glendale, AZ Position Details Job Type:

Part-TimePosition:

Therapist /

Animal-Assisted TherapistSetting:

Inpatient Behavioral Health Why Animals With Heart? Because therapy doesn't always have to look like sitting across from someone in an office. Sometimes healing looks like a patient smiling for the first time that day.

Sometimes it looks like reaching out to pet an animal.

Sometimes it's finding a moment of calm, connection, or trust. If you're ready to combine your clinical skills with your love of animals and make a real difference, we want to meet you! Join Animals With Heart and help us put more heart into healing.

Job Type:

Contract Pay:

$20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Work Location:

In person