Lead Direct Care Professional

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Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and adolescents? How about spending time mentoring and having fun with kids?
Then being a Lead Direct Care Professional at Devereux is for YOU! You belong here.

Located on a beautiful 10‑acre campus in the heart of Scottsdale, the Devereux Arizona’s 24‑hour Residential Treatment Center (RTC) has the capacity to serve 52 children. The RTC is a safe, supportive environment that provides various services to youth, from the ages of 7 to 17, who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse challenges. The campus features dormitories, a therapeutic K‑12 day school, food services, medical/nursing, and therapy services.

Lead Direct Care Professional (Lead DCP) coordinates and maintains a therapeutic environment for our Residential Treatment Center. This position protects the health and safety of individuals, and assists Program Coordinators with supervising, planning, and implementing program activities while managing children’s behaviors. Lead DCPs serve as mentors and have fun with kids doing various year‑round activities such as art projects, music groups, animal therapy, various athletics (basketball, soccer, Frisbee, etc.),

and adulthood transition prep! The Lead DCP will support planning, implementation, and documentation of those activities designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and personal needs of individuals on campus. This position also serves as a role model, mentor, leader, and/or trainer to Direct Care Professional staff.

Pay Range: $20 – $22 / hr Shift Differentials: $1/hr 3pm‑11pm and $2/hr 11pm‑7am, 7 days/wk.
Various Full Time Schedule Options; ability to work afternoons/nights and weekends.

Location: 6436 E Sweetwater Ave., Scottsdale, Arizona 85254

• ASCEND – the first career accelerator program designed exclusively for behavioral healthcare workers. 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 (annually)
• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service);
  Sick time (64 hours per year)
• Retirement, eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs, Service Anniversary Awards
• Free access to Payactiv, a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods
• Quality Low‑Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision, pet insurance) – 30‑day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! Benefits information

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• High School Diploma or GED required;
  Bachelor’s degree in human services preferred
• One (1) year of work experience in behavioral health service delivery or Six (6) months Devereux experience
• Supervisory experience preferred

• Valid Arizona Driver's License is required
• Must be able to pass a 36‑month DMV check
• Pre‑employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
• Drug test within 24hrs of offer with negative results
• Must be able to attend two (2) weeks of new hire orientation Mon‑Fri 8:30am‑5pm (paid)
• 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). 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 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.