Family Advocate

Description

Ready to make a real impact in your community?

Join us as a Family Advocate and be the change for children and families, all while enjoying great benefits and career growth!

DEVEREUX INVESTS IN YOU! We will help pay for your continued education and even help pay off your student loans!

Devereux Florida provides intervention services for families in crisis who are referred by the Department of Children and Families, to provide them with resources and assistance to prevent children from entering the foster care system. Our goal is to create communities without abuse, neglect or abandonment, while helping parents or caregivers who may otherwise have no support or guidance.

The Family Advocate is a field-based position that assists the Case Manager to implement Safety Services and Support Plans. It provides direct support and assistance to parents and their children in their homes or in community-based settings.

• Immediate Family Engagement
• 24/7 Crisis Response
• Professional team approach to family preservation
• Skills Training
• Intensive Case Management
• Hands‑on assistance to help manage the danger threats in the home.
• Provide ongoing resource support (food, housing, clothing, medical, daycare, counseling, etc.)
• Transportation to appointments as appropriate

This position plays a critical role in ensuring that families have the resources they need to quickly stabilize and build into strong, healthy and safe households, where children can excel and grow into confident and productive individuals.

Salary: Starts at $18.67- 21.83 / hr (rate is based on education and relevant experience). This position is eligible for $1000 sign‑on bonus.

Schedule: Full time;
Flexible schedule; this is NOT a 9-5 position

Location: This position is based out of St. Augustine, FL: providing field-based services throughout Putnam and St. John’s counties.

• Up to 24 PTO days/year (increases with service)
• Up to 64 hours of sick time
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision Devereux Benefits 403(b) retirement plan
• ASCEND Tuition Program: 100% tuition covered (up to $15k undergrad / $25k grad per year)
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Payactiv:
  Access your earned wages early
• Employee Assistance Program & Discounts

See what it's like to work for our Family Builders Program!

Devereux is a drug‑free workplace, drug screening required. EOE

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent (required)

Experience: 1+ year(s) working with at-risk children and families, child welfare, case management, social work, direct support, child care, schools or related (required)

• Valid, unrestricted driver's license (required)
• Flexibility to train and/or provide coverage if needed at other Family Builders work locations in Deland, Daytona Beach, Palatka and St. Augustine, FL.
• Successfully pass pre‑employment medical screenings which include:
  Drug Test and TB Test.
• Successfully pass a Level 2 background screening with the State of Florida. To learn more visit:
• 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.
• For more information, please reach out us at fl recruitment.

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults – and their families – every year.

Devereux changes lives – by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission‑driven, people‑first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high‑quality…