Lead Direct Care Professional; Weekends

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Looking to make extra income on the weekends spending time mentoring and having fun with kids?
Then being a Respite Lead 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.

The Lead Direct Care Professional (Lead DCP) protects the health and safety of individuals while assisting the Program Coordinators with the supervising, planning, and implementation of program activities while managing children’s behaviors. Lead DCPs serve as a mentor and have fun with kids doing various year-round activities! The Lead DCP will assist with planning, implementing, and documenting activities designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and personal needs of individuals in the Respite Program.

This position also serves as a role model, mentor, leader, and/or trainer to the Direct Care Professional staff.

Pay Range: $18 - $19.80 / hr

Part Time Weekend

Schedule:

12‑hour shifts; must be available every Saturday and a minimum of two (2) Sunday per month.

• 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

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• High School diploma or GED required;
  Bachelor's degree preferred
• Valid Arizona Driver’s License & pass DMV 36‑month history check
• Two (2) years experience in behavioral health service delivery; or one (1) year Devereux experience (internal staff)
• Supervisory experience preferred

• Attend mandatory full time New Hire Orientation Monday‑Friday 8:30am‑5pm for 8 days (paid)
• 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.
  
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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.

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…