Foster Care Specialist

Description

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 individuals' intense needs and work with them toward their treatment goals.

Located in Phoenix, AZ, the Foster Care Specialist trains, licenses (initial and renewal), and monitors foster care homes in accordance with State licensure and Devereux requirements. The Foster Care Specialist conducts licensing inquiries related to reports of non-compliance with licensure regulations and assists in recruitment and retention activities. A typical caseload includes approximately 25 licensed foster families. Each foster home receives a home visit at least once a quarter with homes spread out across the county. A typical day includes licensure activities (assessment and evaluation of foster parents and their home environment) conducted via emails, and phone calls, home visit inspections, and documenting those activities.

Pay Range: $19 - $20.90 /hr.

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

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

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

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

• 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

• Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
• HS Diploma or GED with one (1) year work experience in human services (foster care preferred) OR Bachelor’s Degree in related field with no minimum experience requirement

OTHER:

• Must attend New Hire Orientation (paid) Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check
• 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 Statues 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. 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 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.