Therapeutic Home Specialist (Adult

Devereux Arizona’s Therapeutic Foster Care Program 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.

Position Details:

Pay Range: $20.00 - $22.00/hr. based on related work experience and education

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

Work from Home and requires local travel to individuals homes

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

Located in Tucson, AZ, the Therapeutic Home Specialist
- Adult will help support the therapeutic home providers in maintaining and delivering high quality behavioral health services to clients who have a wide range of social, emotional, and behavioral complications. This position participates as an active member of the treatment team by conducting assessments, facilitating service/treatment plan development, review and implementation, as well as developing, supporting, and monitoring behavioral interventions.

The THS also performs crisis intervention/stabilization through consultation and support; and coordinating services as needed.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, and retain the talented employees who make our organization a great place to work. We offer:

• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year)

• ASCEND, career accelerator program and tuition assistance. Learn more

• 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!

• High School Diploma or GED required;
  Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred
• Four (4) years’ related experience OR one (1) year experience with a Bachelor’s degree

OTHER:

• Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check
• Drug test within 24hrs of offer with negative results
• Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)  
• Must attend one (1) week of New Hire Orientation (paid) Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
• 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.

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…