Direct Care Professional (Residential)

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health • Tucson, AZ

6d • $18 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Located in Tucson AZ, our Brief Intervention Program (BIP) is a short-term residential facility that provides enhanced residential services to male and female adolescents ages 12-17. Individuals stay up to 30 days in our structured treatment setting which includes 24-hour supervision and therapeutic services. This program is designed for adolescents who are in crisis, requiring active treatment in an environment with a high degree of oversight, intensive programming, and treatment. The BIP features living facilities, education/schooling, food services, medical/nursing, and therapy services. Direct Care Professionals (DCP) provide direct supervision and assist with the day-to-day activity schedule setup for the individuals in the program. Direct support duties include: helping individuals with their mental health, managing behaviors and emotional needs, de-escalating crisis situations, treatment plan implementation, personal care (bathing, dressing), medication management, transport, and fostering social skills. Other duties include documenting progress for daily, weekly, and monthly logs, adhering to the activity schedule, and attending clinical supervision meetings. Direct care staff also assist with the planning and implementation of enrichment activities such as art projects, music groups, culinary arts, various athletics (basketball, soccer, swimming), community outings, and adult-transition prep!

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• High School diploma or GED required
• Six (6) weeks of behavioral health work experience OR Bachelor’s degree in the areas of psychology, sociology, social work, education or other related field OR 12 years of related experience
• Attend mandatory New Hire Orientation Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm (paid)
• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check
• Drug test within 24 hours of offer with negative results
• Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred
• Previous experience preferred (not required) working with individuals under 21 with psychological, emotional and behavioral disorders, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, and/or autism spectrum disorders

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision
• Assist with the day-to-day activity schedule setup
• Helping individuals with their mental health
• Managing behaviors and emotional needs
• De-escalating crisis situations
• Treatment plan implementation
• Personal care (bathing, dressing)
• Medication management
• Transport
• Fostering social skills
• Documenting progress for daily, weekly, and monthly logs
• Adhering to the activity schedule
• Attending clinical supervision meetings
• Assist with the planning and implementation of enrichment activities such as art projects, music groups, culinary arts, various athletics (basketball, soccer, swimming), community outings, and adult-transition prep!

Benefits

• 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
• 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!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED