Therapeutic Specialist; Adult

Position: Therapeutic Home Specialist (Adult)
** Description*
* ** Devereux-Arizona's Therapeutic Foster Care Program (TFC)
** 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.

Reporting to the Foster Care Coordinator,
** Therapeutic Home Specialists (Adult care)
** supervise and support therapeutic home providers in maintaining and delivering high quality behavioral health services to TFC individuals who have a wide range of social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Therapeutic Home Specialists typically have a caseload of 10 individuals placed across 5-7 licensed therapeutic foster homes. Each foster home receives a home visit at least once every two weeks with homes spread out across the county.

This position participates as an active member of the treatment team by: conducting assessments, facilitating service/treatment plan development, review and implementation, developing, supporting, and monitoring behavioral interventions, and performing crisis intervention/stabilization through consultation, support, and coordinating services.

** Pay Range: $20/hr -$22hr*
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* Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm*
* ** Work in-office, home, community settings, and throughout Devereux Arizona premises*
* ** Ability to commute throughout Maricopa County utilizing your own vehicle (with mileage reimbursement)*
* ** 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:*
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** Paid time off** (24 days per year, increase with years of service);
** Sick time** (64 hours per year)

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** ASCEND,
** career accelerator program and tuition assistance **. Learn moreHERE*
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** Retirement** ,
** eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs, Service Anniversary Awards*
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** Free access to Payactiv** , a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

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** Quality Low-Cost Benefits** (medical, dental, vision, pet insurance): 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

** Qualifications*
* + High School Diploma or GED required;
Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred

+ Four (4) years related experience with a high school diploma/GED
** OR
* * one (1) year experience with a Bachelor's degree

** OTHER:*
* + Must attend New Hire Orientation Mon - Fri 8:30am-5:00pm (paid)

+ Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)

+ Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check

+ 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 Statutes 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, visitHERE.

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.

** Company Overview*
* ** Company Overview*
* 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.

** Our Mission:
** Devereux changes lives - by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care.

** Our Culture, Our Expectations*
* 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 programming we provide - every day - for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and…