AJ's Safe Place Residential Group Home

Hiring organization · Based in Phoenix, AZ

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Phoenix drops you into the Sonoran Desert — hike Camelback Mountain before a sunrise shift, eat your way down Roosevelt Row, and settle among Arcadia's grapefruit trees. Cost of living sits about 3% above the national average. Trade snow shovels for trail runners year-round and plug into a valley-wide hospital network hungry for bedside RNs.

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Metro price level · Phoenix area: 3% above the national average; BEA index 103.3 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $1,582/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $81,332/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

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Who they are

AJ's Safe Place Residential Facility Incorporated is a Phoenix, Arizona-based organization serving individuals with developmental disabilities across all stages of life.

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More about AJ's Safe Place Residential Group Home

The facility provides 24/7 supervised care in group home settings, along with Day Treatment for Adults (DTA), Group Supported Employment (GSE), and respite care services. As a DDD-certified environment, the organization focuses on safety, skill-building, and community integration to help residents live as independently as possible while receiving needed support. For nurses, AJ's Safe Place offers a non-traditional role outside of conventional clinical settings. The Day Program Nurse (LPN/RN) position involves providing health oversight, medication support, and wellness monitoring for adults participating in day programs and community outings. This role is suited for nurses who enjoy person-centered, community-based care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs. The work environment emphasizes consistency, empathy, and tailored support rather than high-acuity clinical interventions, and partners with local businesses to create inclusive work settings for program participants.

The organization's mission is to provide safe, supportive, and caring homes for every individual with developmental disabilities. Values center on safety, skill-building, community integration, consistency, empathy, and tailored support to help each resident achieve personal goals, build essential life skills, and participate meaningfully in their communities.

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Culture and working life

person-centeredcommunity-basedsupportivesafestructuredempoweringempatheticconsistent

What to consider

Review data is extremely limited, with only 10 reviews on Indeed yielding an overall rating of 1.0 out of 5 stars. However, sub-category ratings paint a more nuanced picture, with work-life balance rated 4.2 out of 5 and compensation and benefits rated 4.1 out of 5. This contradiction may reflect the small sample size or specific negative experiences disproportionately influencing the overall score. The organization appears to be small, which limits the volume of available employee feedback and makes comprehensive assessment challenging.

The good

Non-traditional, community-based nursing environment outside of hospital settings
Person-centered care model focused on individuals with developmental disabilities
Work-life balance rated favorably by employees (4.2/5 on Indeed)
Compensation and benefits rated favorably by employees (4.1/5 on Indeed)
Emphasis on consistency, empathy, and tailored support for residents
Opportunity to support skill-building and community integration for individuals with disabilities

The hard parts

Very low overall employee rating on Indeed (1.0/5 based on 10 reviews)
Small organization with potentially limited career advancement opportunities
Limited publicly available review data makes it difficult to fully assess workplace culture
Niche focus on developmental disabilities may not suit nurses seeking broader clinical experience

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Quick facts

Roles last seen active: Jun 24, 2026
Website: ajssafeplace.org ↗

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