Pay:

• $20.25-$23.58
• Experience credit applied in addition to base pay
• $1,000 sign on bonus (1/2 paid in your first paycheck and the other 1/2 after 90 days of hire)
• $1,500 annual increase for Master degree

Benefits & Rewards:

• 24 vacation days (increases with years of service)
• 8 sick days
• Quality low cost benefits (you can view our plans by visiting https://benefits.devereux.org)
• 403(b) plan with employer match/contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Interested in advancing your career?  Devereux is proud to 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.  This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed annually for graduate) and student loan repayment!  Learn more here

Are you interested in making a life-saving difference for children and adolescents? Would you enjoy being part of a team working to change the world for the better?  If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

This is an evening position with the hours of 3:00pm to 11:00pm.

In response to the humanitarian crisis at America’s ports of entry, Devereux provides short-term shelter care services for unaccompanied children who have come to the United States without a parent or legal guardian. Devereux will provide extremely high-quality, trauma-informed residential and educational services for unaccompanied children, with intense supports for their social and emotional health. We will also ensure they receive excellent and immediate physical healthcare including pediatric, dental and nutritional supports for every child. Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health MA provides programs and services for children, and adolescents. 

Devereux’s ultimate goal is to ensure every unaccompanied child who receives our services is successfully and quickly discharged into the loving care of their family sponsor and, during the short time they are with us, have received best-in-class medical, therapeutic, recreational and educational services designed specifically to address the traumas they have sustained during, and often before, their migration journey. This is a very high benchmark to set, but we have already begun partnering with leading legal defense nonprofits to ensure children in our care have access to the finest immigration advocates and supports our country offers.

Being a Bilingual Care Professional working 2nd Shift has many advantages
As a Bilingual Youth Care Professional  – 2nd Shift at Devereux, you will be a critical part of a multi-disciplinary team of dedicated experts who share your passion for helping children in need. Bilingual Youth Care Workers staff the Short-term Shelter program 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The primary responsibility for this position is to maintain a nurturing environment within the program that is conducive to healthy and therapeutic emotional healing and growth of children who have experienced trauma. This full-time position reports to the Shift Supervisor. Twenty percent of the children will need long-distance transport (36 hours average), and twenty percent of the children will need transport for legal needs (average 4 hours) and dental/specialty medical (average 4 hours). 

Every day you will have the opportunity to:

• Actively assist children with their individualized plans for daily living
• Ensure our individuals are safe, healthy, and living in a clean, compassionate and therapeutic environment
• Assist with the planning, implementation, and documentation of programs designed to meet children’s social, emotional, physical and personal needs
• Plan and participate in community outings
• Shop for necessities such as food, clothing and household items
• Schedule and transport children to doctor’s appointments and other important activities

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.

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• High School Diploma or GED
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• One year of child welfare experience working with children and/or adolescents required.

Additionally:

• Valid driver's license
• Screen, a screening that assesses a candidate’s understanding of appropriate boundaries between adults and children.
• Fully immunized/vaccinated (or have a medical/religious exemption) for Varicella, MMR, TdAp, Influenza prior to starting.
• Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
• Devereux conducts a very thorough background check process to ensure the safety of the children in our care.
• 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.