Direct Care Professional (Overnight Weekends)

Description

Looking to make some extra income on the weekends while spending time mentoring and having fun with kids?

Then being a Respite Direct Care Professional at Devereux is for YOU! You belong here.

 

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 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 - $18.70 / hr.

Part Time or On-call; Friday and/or Saturday 10:15pm - 8:15am (schedules are subject to change)

Must be able to do a minimum of one (1) shift per weekend; three (3) shifts per month

 

Benefits and Rewards

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

  • Employee Referral Program with fast payout milestones
  • eM Life for Mental Health, Work/Life Programs, and Employee Assistance Programs
  • Free access to Payactiv, a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods
  • 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

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
  • OR Bachelor’s degree in the areas of psychology, sociology, social work, education or other related field OR 12 years of related experience
  • Preferred: Previous experience working with individuals under 21 with psychological, emotional and behavioral disorders, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, and/or autism spectrum disorders
  • Must be able to do a minimum of one (1) shift per weekend; three (3) shifts per month

OTHER:

  • Attend mandatory full time, paid, New Hire Orientation Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm
  • Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
  • Drug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative results
  • Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions (or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions). Arizona Revised Statues Notice (ARS 36-411 Residential care institutions; nursing care institutions; home health agencies; fingerprinting requirements; exemptions; definitions). 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 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.

 

 

 

 

Place of work

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
1202-1204 N Dodge Blvd
85716 Tucson
United States of America

Employer profile

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is one of the largest and most advanced behavioral healthcare organizations in the country. We have a unique model that connects the latest scientific and medical advancements to practical, effective interventions in the treatment of behavioral health.

We were founded in 1912 by one of the first pioneers in the field, Helena Devereux. Today, we are a national nonprofit partner for individuals, families, schools and communities, serving many of the most vulnerable members of our society in areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, and child welfare.

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Job ID: 9623325 / Ref: 5c2b9800d11e847cd915099e6d63a363

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