What are the responsibilities and job description for the Foster Care Coordinator position at Devereux?
Description
Devereux Arizonas Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) Program serves adults, age 18 and older, who are living with serious mental health challenges, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Many of the adults we serve experience regular visual and auditory hallucinations, as well as delusional thinking patterns that interfere with their ability to live independently and complete daily living activities, including personal hygiene, meal preparation and housekeeping. Individuals live in a foster care setting that provides them with the support and training they need to develop these skills.
Reporting to the Clinical Program Manager, the Foster Care Coordinator maintains and delivers high quality therapeutic services to TFC Individuals who have a wide range of social, emotional, and behavioral complications. This position provides supervision and clinical oversight to Therapeutic Home Specialists. The Foster Care Coordinator also provides clinical oversight, support, and intervention to the Therapeutic Home Providers and TFC Individuals as needed.
Salary: $45,000 - $49,500
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm with rotating on-call
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:
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 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
Employee Assistance Program and Employee Discounts Available the first day of employment through Carebridge
Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision, pet insurance) - 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!http://benefits.devereux.org
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Qualifications
Required Bachelors Degree; Masters Degree in Social Work or related field preferred
AZ behavioral health licensure a plus
Three (3) years of work experience in foster care or behavioral health related field
Supervisory experience required
OTHER:
Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 39-month history check
Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions ( or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions)
Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
Drug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative results
Must attend New Hire Orientation (paid) Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
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 committed to the health and safety of our staff. All Devereux centers have formal infectious-disease and emergency-management plans tailored to specifically address the unique aspects of communicable disease prevention including COVID-19. Learn More: https://jobs.devereux.org/#covid.
Posted Date4 days ago(9/23/2024 12:08 PM)
Requisition ID2024-39812
CategoryFamily Support
Position TypeFull-Time
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.
Salary : $45,000 - $49,500
