Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and adolescents? If you answered "yes", then being a Therapeutic Home Specialist at Devereux is for YOU! You belong here.

Devereux Arizona’s Therapeutic Foster Care Program 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.

Located in Phoenix, AZ, the Therapeutic Home Specialist (THS) will help support the therapeutic home providers in maintaining and delivering high quality behavioral health services to clients who have a wide range of social, emotional, and behavioral complications. This position participates as an active member of the treatment team by conducting assessments, facilitating service/treatment plan development, review and implementation, as well as developing, supporting, and monitoring behavioral interventions. The THS also performs crisis intervention/stabilization through consultation and support; and coordinating services as needed.

Position Details:

Pay Range: $20.00-$22.00/hr. (based on experience/education)

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

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(annual)
• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year)
• Retirement – 403(b) through TIAA

• eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs

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

• Employee Assistance Program and Employee Discounts – Available the first day of employment through Carebridge

• Service Awards – All employees celebrating a five-year increment (5, 10, 15, etc.) anniversary receive taxable compensation in recognition of their long-term commitment to Devereux

• 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

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred
• Four  (4) years’ related experience OR one (1) year experience with a Bachelor’s degree

OTHER:

• Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check AND reliable vehicle
• 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
• Must attend two (2) weeks of New Hire Orientation (paid) Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

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.

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.