Family Advocate

Be the Change for Children and Families.

Ready to make a real, lasting impact in your community? Join Devereux as a Family Advocate and help keep families safe and together, all while enjoying exceptional benefits and career growth!

Devereux Florida provides vital intervention services for families in crisis referred by the Department of Children and Families. Our mission is clear: to prevent children from entering the foster care system, eliminate abuse, neglect, and abandonment, and guide parents who need a trusted support system. As a field-based Family Advocate, you will work hand-in-hand with Case Managers to implement Safety Services and Support Plans, providing direct, in-home and community-based support to parents and children.

• Direct Family Support:
  Deliver immediate family engagement and hands-on assistance to actively manage and reduce danger threats in the home.
• Crisis Response:
  Provide reliable support as part of a 24/7 crisis response approach.
• Skills Training & Guidance:
  Empower parents with practical skills training and a professional, team-oriented approach to family preservation.
• Resource & Community Connection:
  Provide ongoing resource support—including food, housing, clothing, medical care, daycare, and counseling connections.
• Advocacy & Transport:
  Provide transportation to essential appointments when appropriate to ensure families never navigate their challenges alone.

You will play a critical, front-line role in ensuring families quickly stabilize and build strong, healthy, and safe households where children can thrive, excel, and grow into confident individuals.

Salary:
Starts at $17.50 - $19.95 / hr (rate is based on education and relevant experience).
This is a position is eligible for up to a $2,000 sign-on bonus.

Schedule:

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

Location:

This position is based out of Daytona, FL: providing field-based services throughout Volusia County.

• 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
• 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!

• High School Diploma or equivalent required

• 1+ years working with at-risk children and families, child welfare, case management, social work, direct support, or related required

• Valid, unrestricted driver's license required
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older.
• Must be able to complete a 3-day new hire orientation class via MSTeams; hours are approximately 9:00am to 5:00pm each day
• Flexibility to train and/or provide coverage if needed at other Family Builders work locations such as in Deland, Daytona Beach or Palatka, 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.

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+…