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Arizona Autism United (AZA United)

Arizona Autism United is a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 that serves hundreds of children every day throughout Maricopa County. Our mission is to help as many families as possible with individualized supports. We provide a wide variety of services and supports as part of an interdisciplinary holistic care model. Our clinical specialties include Speech Language Pathology, Behavior Analysis, Clinical Psychology, and Mental Health Counseling. We are one of the largest nonprofits in the state dedicated to helping individuals with autism and their families.... Read more

Purpose

AZA United is known around the valley by families and professionals alike as an organization that is fully dedicated to providing an outstanding work experience for our staff. We believe that fostering professional growth is a key component to achieving our mission of helping individuals with autism and families, because a community filled with competent and caring professionals has a direct impact on quality of life for anyone affected by autism. Visit our blog page to read recent examples of how our collaborative culture fostered a miracle for this family.

AZA employees are here because of their passion for helping children and families with autism, a personal commitment to ongoing education and professional development, and a desire to be part of a special community that cares about you as a person and recognizes the value of the hard work you do every day.

Whenever a new employee joins Team AZA, we make a commitment to investing in their future. No matter where you are in your career, when you start as an employee of AZA you will have a chance to demonstrate your skills and commitment and pursue opportunities for advancement as your career develops.

We offer highly competitive pay for all positions with frequent raises, and an excellent benefits package including health/dental/life insurance, 401(k) matching, generous paid time off and a wide variety of other benefits and opportunities for eligible full-time staff.
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Vision

Our goal is to help anyone affected by autism access individualized supports without barriers, to achieve a high quality of life. In the long-term we hope to become a statewide organization serving the lifespan of people with autism, able to respond quickly and effectively to anyone in need. In fact, we have a dedicated Family Support Team who are available to any parent, family member or individual affected by autism at no cost to the family.... Read more

Mission

Our mission is to help as many families as possible with individualized supports.... Read more

Additional Culture Details

Our commitment to our staff has proven successful as evidenced by this recent quote from an AZA team member:

“In other agencies I’ve worked for, turnover is so high that you’re always working with new people. There’s something to say about an organization that retains its employees for that long. People don’t stay somewhere if they’re not happy.”
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Values

Grow with purpose.
Thoughtful Decisions | Partnership with Families | Work-Life Balance

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What employees are saying

I get to pursue my life's passion for helping others. I am constantly learning new techniques to help families the providers who work with them. Some days I wake up not believing this is what I get to do for a living.

It helps me grow in the ABA career and cares about it’s employees; especially during the pandemic.

this career is what I want to do with the bonus of having such a supportive company. I love that AZA United influences education to better help everyone do their job better. They generous pay is also a bonus!

Everyone comes to work with a positive attitude and a willingness to work hard to accomplish AZA's mission every day.

The people are extraordinary and the work is meaningful.

The staff across all departments and levels are so encouraging and accepting. AZA has a positive work environment that promotes the development of all employees to become the best employee they can be.

I am genuinely happy coming to work everyday and know that I am helping my clients learn new skills everyday while making it fun and engaging for them to learn! I feel supported by my co-workers and supervisors and love the team environment at AZA.

I have enough autonomy to be creative and implement ideas and quality improvements w/o pushback. We are held accountable but it is never punitive or oppressive.

I love getting to make a difference in the lives of clients and their families!

Where to start? I don't think I have ever been a part of any organization that values team members as much as AZA United. Everyone, starting from the top (CEO), is my favorite co-worker. They are all so very kind. Every conversation is such a positive experience. I feel very appreciated and feel like my voice counts and is included in the decision making. Working for a company that TRULY wants to help families impacted by Autism brings me great joy. I have many friends who have expressed their frustrations of working from home because they miss the interaction they have with their coworkers. A neighbor stated she feels "depressed and lonely." I told her how amazing AZA United has been through this pandemic. Although I miss seeing everyone, I know that AZA United has made it easier by implementing "Eat and Greets" and encouraging Teams meetings which helps us see each other. It feels like we're still together. My neighbor was excited about this and made this suggestion to her HR department.

Company Snapshots

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