900+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

Observed metro wage data is solid for a few subtracks: healthcare social workers at $69,620, child, family, and school social workers at $50,150, and public policy social work at $65,870. Current posting signals are directional rather than official wage surveys, and they center on about $53k to $70k annually or about $23 to $27 an hour locally, while Arizona's mean offered salary on new openings was about $67,817 (n=505).

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Advertised pay

Across the 464 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $55,000 at the 25th percentile, $80,000 at the median and $100,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a competitive but still workable market right now. Arizona's social services, counseling, and community workforce is up 0.6% year over year, but active postings are down 2.6%, and Phoenix metro unemployment was 4.9% in June 2026. In practice, that means real openings are still spread across healthcare, hospitals, government, and nonprofit settings, with more than 175 observed postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days. The market especially favors candidates who can do hands-on case management, crisis intervention, documentation, and care coordination in on-site settings.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as an on-site mid-career candidate who can show case management, crisis intervention, documentation, and care coordination, and who can clear Arizona-specific compliance hurdles such as a fingerprint clearance card or CPR.

Main caution: Do not assume the whole category pays like hospital social work; local median pay ranges from $50,150 for child, family, and school social workers to $69,620 for healthcare social workers.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 900 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Banner Pt: 36 open roles
2. Soar Autism Center: 34 open roles
3. HonorHealth: 25 open roles
4. Banner Health: 24 open roles
5. Phoenix Children's: 23 open roles
6. Flagship Therapy: 20 open roles
7. Grand Canyon Education, Inc.: 20 open roles
8. az.gov: 19 open roles
9. MIMH Professional Training: 16 open roles
10. Foothills PT: 13 open roles

Where the openings are

• Phoenix: 353
• Scottsdale: 99
• Mesa: 85
• Glendale: 65
• Surprise: 62
• Chandler: 47
• Gilbert: 40
• Peoria: 37

Work arrangement

on-site 749 (86%), remote 75 (9%), hybrid 50 (6%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is concentrated far more in health-linked settings than many job seekers expect. In the local posting mix, healthcare accounts for about 60% of roles and hospitals and health care another about 20%, while education, social services, and government administration each sit at about 5%. That makes Phoenix less of a broad nonprofit market and more of a healthcare-adjacent case-management and coordination market with smaller school, government, and community-service lanes around it. The named employer set reinforces that pattern. The most consistently active employers in the sample included Terros Inc., Headway, Arizona Department of Administration, Phoenix Children's, Community Bridges, Inc., Jfcsaz, La Frontera EMPACT - Suicide Prevention Center, and Connections Health Solutions, and hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one system. State policy is also nudging demand toward behavioral health and residential support capacity: Arizona approved a three-year enhanced residential treatment pilot and backed secure behavioral health residential facilities with a $25,000,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2025-2026.

• Healthcare-linked case management and hospital social work (high): This is the biggest lane because about 80% of the local posting mix sits in healthcare or hospitals, and Phoenix Children's appears among the most active names.
• Community behavioral health and crisis services (high): Terros Inc., Community Bridges, Inc., La Frontera EMPACT - Suicide Prevention Center, and Connections Health Solutions point to ongoing need in crisis intervention, behavioral health, and community support work.
• Youth, family, and school-adjacent support (moderate): Phoenix-area hiring signals also mention crisis care, youth homes, and peer support, but the pay floor can be lower; child, family, and school social workers have a local median of $50,150.
• Government and policy programs (moderate): Arizona Department of Administration appears in the active employer mix, and recent state mental-health policy changes may create program and compliance work around residential treatment and first-responder wellness initiatives.

Where to focus: If you want the best odds over the next 30-90 days, start with healthcare-linked and behavioral-health case-management openings, then widen into nonprofit and government program roles.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient navigator or healthcare care coordinator: Local demand heavily rewards care coordination, discharge planning, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration, which transfer well into healthcare-support pathways.
• Intake coordinator or admissions coordinator: The documentation-heavy, triage-aware side of this market translates well into intake work, especially for behavioral health and hospital settings.
• Program operations coordinator for nonprofits or public agencies: Phoenix signals show community-facing nonprofit demand alongside government administration and program-based hiring.
• Benefits eligibility or housing program specialist: The same documentation, case-management, and compliance muscles used in community roles transfer into public-benefits and housing administration work.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 55% of local postings, making it the clearest baseline skill across hospitals, nonprofits, and public programs. Who: Everyone in this category, especially entry-level and career-switching applicants.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): It shows up in about 30% of local postings and aligns with local demand signals around crisis care, youth homes, and peer support. Who: Job seekers targeting behavioral health, community response, or youth-serving roles.
• Documentation and clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation appears in about 20% of local postings and clinical documentation in about 15%, so employers are screening for accuracy, timeliness, and compliance habits. Who: All applicants, but especially career switchers who need to prove readiness for regulated environments.
• Care coordination and discharge planning (differentiator | immediate): Care coordination appears in about 20% of local postings and discharge planning in about 10%, which maps directly to the healthcare-heavy employer mix in Phoenix. Who: Mid-career candidates and anyone targeting hospital-linked roles.
• Arizona fingerprint clearance card (differentiator | immediate): It is one of the most commonly named local requirements and can be a simple way to reduce friction in child-, school-, and vulnerable-population settings. Who: Entry-level applicants and anyone targeting youth, family, school-adjacent, or community placements.
• CPR certification (table_stakes | immediate): It is among the most commonly cited certifications in local postings and signals readiness for direct-service environments. Who: Candidates targeting frontline community, residential, crisis, or health-linked work.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Observed metro wage data is solid for a few subtracks: healthcare social workers at $69,620, child, family, and school social workers at $50,150, and public policy social work at $65,870. Current posting signals are directional rather than official wage surveys, and they center on about $53k to $70k annually or about $23 to $27 an hour locally, while Arizona's mean offered salary on new openings was about $67,817 (n=505). Phoenix pay is middle-of-the-road for this field: hospital-linked social work can reach the metro's overall wage neighborhood, while many community and school-adjacent roles sit below the metrowide average hourly wage of $33.48.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ concentrated?

Opportunity is concentrated far more in health-linked settings than many job seekers expect. In the local posting mix, healthcare accounts for about 60% of roles and hospitals and health care another about 20%, while education, social services, and government administration each sit at about 5%. That makes Phoenix less of a broad nonprofit market and more of a healthcare-adjacent case-management and coordination market with smaller school, government, and community-service lanes around it. The named employer set reinforces that pattern. The most consistently active employers in the sample included Terros Inc., Headway, Arizona Department of Administration, Phoenix Children's, Community Bridges, Inc., Jfcsaz, La Frontera EMPACT - Suicide Prevention Center, and Connections Health Solutions, and hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one system. State policy is also nudging demand toward behavioral health and residential support capacity: Arizona approved a three-year enhanced residential treatment pilot and backed secure behavioral health residential facilities with a $25,000,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2025-2026.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Recent postings show the most activity from Terros Inc. (10 postings), Headway (10 postings), Arizona Department of Administration (10 postings), Phoenix Children's (10 postings), Community Bridges, Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 85% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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