Direct Care Professional (Full Time, Weekend)

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health seeks a Full-Time Direct Care Professional in Tucson, AZ, to mentor children with emotional and behavioral challenges. This role involves engaging kids in activities, supporting their personal needs, and ensuring a safe, fun environment. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience and educational qualifications, alongside a valid driver's license.

Benefits

ASCEND career accelerator program

Paid time off (24 days per year)

Sick time (64 hours per year)

Retirement and Work/Life Programs

Free access to Payactiv

Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision)

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check required.
• Previous experience working with children/adolescents with behavioral/emotional needs required.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with children/youth, providing mentoring and support.
• Assist in planning, implementing, and documenting programs.
• Engage in group activities and field trips.

Skills

Emotional support

Mentoring

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Located in Tucson, AZ, our Respite Program successfully provides an interval of rest for individuals and their primary caregivers without disruption to their home environments. We provide Respite services to individuals from birth to the age of 17, who are experiencing moderate emotional or behavioral difficulties. Through the Respite program, kids get to enjoy group activities and go on field trips to museums, roller skating, movies, arcades, park visits, and more! And, we operate out of residential houses, creating a fun and safe home-like environment for those in our care.

As a FULL TIME Direct Care Professional (DCP), you will work directly with the children/youth to be seen as a positive role model - dedicated and truly caring about their well-being. DCP’s mentor and have fun with kids doing various year-round activities such as art projects, field trips, and various athletics (basketball, soccer, Frisbee, etc)! You will assist and support the planning, implementation, and documentation of those programs designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and personal needs of individuals in the Respite Program.

Pay Range: $17.00 - $18.70 / hr.

Full Time Weekend Schedule: Friday 9:30am-10:30pm, Saturday 7:30am-10:30pm, Sunday 7:00am-7:00pm

Benefits and Rewards

We strive to create an inclusive environment, and retain the talented employees who make our organization a great place to work. We offer:

• ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. Full-time employees in career-aligned tracks receive 100% of tuition, fees and textbook costs, up to $15,000 for undergraduate classes (annually), and $25,000 for graduate-level classes (annually)

• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year)

• Retirement, eM Life for Mental Health, and Work/Life Programs, Service Awards

• Free access to Payactiv, a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

• Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision), pet insurance, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! http://benefits.devereux.org

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• High School diploma or GED required
• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check
• Previous experience working with children/adolescents with behavioral/emotional needs required

OTHER:

• Attend mandatory full time, paid, New Hire Orientation Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm
• Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions (or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions)
• Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
• Drug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative results

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Devereux is committed to the health and safety of our staff.All Devereux centers have formal infectious-disease and emergency-management plans tailored to specifically address the unique aspects of communicable disease prevention including COVID-19. Learn More:https://jobs.devereux.org/#covid.