Foster Care Coordinator

Devereux•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Devereux-Arizona’s Therapeutic Foster Care Program (TFC) 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. Reporting to the 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 the Therapeutic Home Specialists and foster families and individuals through effective communication skills, training, evaluation, and participating in CFT/ART meetings and home visits as needed. The Foster Care Coordinator serves as a backup to supervisees, carries a reduced caseload as needed, and participates in a weekly rotation of after-hours on-call support. Foster Care Coordinators also assist with program development through facilitation of placement referrals and engagement in recruitment and retention activities.

Requirements

Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
High School Diploma/GED and four years related experience; OR Associate (AA) degree and two (2) years related experience; OR Bachelor's degree and one-year related experience
One (1) year supervisory or leadership experience required
Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check AND reliable vehicle
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).

Nice To Haves

one (1) year Devereux supervisory or leadership experience preferred (internal staff)

Responsibilities

Maintains and delivers high quality therapeutic services to TFC Individuals who have a wide range of social, emotional, and behavioral complications.
Provides supervision and clinical oversight to the Therapeutic Home Specialists and foster families and individuals through effective communication skills, training, evaluation, and participating in CFT/ART meetings and home visits as needed.
Serves as a backup to supervisees.
Carries a reduced caseload as needed.
Participates in a weekly rotation of after-hours on-call support.
Assists with program development through facilitation of placement referrals and engagement in recruitment and retention activities.

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!
Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
Employee assistance / work-life balance program.