Foster Care Coordinator

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 47,000 - 51,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Sick time

ASCEND program

Tuition assistance

Retirement benefits

eM Life for Mental Health

Service Anniversary Awards

Payactiv access

Low-cost benefits

Job summary

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health in Arizona seeks a Foster Care Coordinator for the Therapeutic Foster Care Program (TFC). You will supervise Therapeutic Home Specialists and foster families, deliver high quality therapeutic services, and participate in CFT/ART meetings and home visits.

The role includes after-hours on-call rotation and program development support. Reporting to the Program Manager, you will coordinate referrals, recruitment, and engagement activities while maintaining a

Qualifications

• Must have supervisory or leadership experience and be able to mentor foster homes and staff.
• Strong communication skills for meetings, referrals, and on-call coordination.
• Two-way collaboration with Program Manager and other staff to ensure service quality.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and clinical oversight to Therapeutic Home Specialists and foster families.
• Deliver high quality therapeutic services to TFC individuals with varied behavioral needs.
• Facilitate CFT/ART meetings and home visits as needed.
• Backup supervision when needed and maintain a reduced caseload at times.
• Participate in after-hours on-call rotation and support program development through referrals and recruitment.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Leadership ability

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

Devereux-Arizona’s Therapeutic Foster Care Program (TFC) serves children and adults with significant behavioral and emotional needs. Individuals are referred to Devereux via Arizona behavioral health networks and several tribal entities. Therapeutic foster parents are extensively trained to address each individual's intense needs and work with them toward their treatment goals.

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Foster Care Coordinator maintains and delivers high quality therapeutic services to TFC Individuals who have a wide range of social, emotional, and behavioral complications. This position provides supervision and clinical oversight to the Therapeutic Home Specialists and foster families and individuals through effective communication skills, training, evaluation, and participating in CFT/ART meetings and home visits as needed. The Foster Care Coordinator serves as a backup to supervisees, carries a reduced caseload as needed, and participates in a weekly rotation of after‑hours on‑call support. Foster Care Coordinators also assist with program development through facilitation of placement referrals and engagement in recruitment and retention activities.

Pay Range: $47,000 - $51,700

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, with rotating on‑call responsibilities

Work remotely (home office) and throughout Devereux Arizona premises (Maricopa and occasional travel to Pima County)

Ability to commute throughout the County utilizing your own vehicle (with mileage reimbursement)

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:

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

• ASCEND, career accelerator program and tuition assistance. Learn more HERE.
• Retirement, eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs, Service Anniversary 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): 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! http://benefits.devereux.org

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
• High School Diploma/GED and four years related experience; OR
• Associate (AA) degree and two (2) years related experience; OR
• Bachelor's degree and one-year related experience
• One (1) year supervisory or leadership experience required; one (1) year Devereux supervisory or leadership experience preferred (internal staff)

OTHER:

• Must attend two (2) weeks of New Hire Orientation (paid) Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check AND reliable vehicle
• Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
• Drug test within 24hrs of offer with negative results
• Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions (or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions). Arizona Revised Statutes Notice (ARS 36-411 ...). If a person's employment record contains a six-month or longer time frame during which the person was not employed by any employer, a completed application with a new set of fingerprints shall be submitted to the department of public safety. For more information, visit HERE.

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 a drug‑free workplace, drug screening required. EOE