Therapeutic Specialist; Foster Care

Overview

Devereux-Arizona’s Therapeutic Foster Care Program (TFC) serves children and adults with significant behavioral and emotional needs. 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. The 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
• Performing crisis intervention and stabilization through consultation, support, and coordinating services

Pay Range
: $20/hr – $22/hr

Schedule
:
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Work in office, home, community settings, and throughout Devereux Arizona premises.

Ability to commute throughout Pima County utilizing your own vehicle (with mileage reimbursement).

• ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers the career guidance, one‑on‑one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. Full‑time employees in career‑aligned tracks receive 100 % of tuition, fees and textbooks for undergraduate classes (annually) and 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! (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

• 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

• Must attend two (2) weeks of New Hire Orientation (paid) Monday‑Friday 8:30 am‑5:00 pm
• Drug test within 24 hrs of offer with negative results
• Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
• Valid Arizona Driver’s License and pass a 36‑month DMV history check; reliable vehicle
• Pre‑employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
• Current Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement – including upgrading, promotion and transfer – consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.

EOE.