Lead Direct Care Professional (Weekends)

Devereux•Tucson, AZ

36d•$18 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Looking to make extra income on the weekends spending time mentoring and having fun with kids? Then being a Respite Lead Direct Care Professional at Devereux is for YOU! You belong here. Located in Tucson, AZ, our Respite Program successfully provides an interval of rest for individuals and their primary caregivers without disruption to their home environments. We provide Respite services to individuals from birth to the age of 17, who are experiencing moderate emotional or behavioral difficulties. _Through the Respite program, kids get to enjoy group activities and go on field trips to museums, roller skating, movies, arcades, park visits, and more!_ And, we operate out of residential houses, creating a fun and safe home-like environment for those in our care. The Lead Direct Care Professioanl (Lead DCP) protects the health and safety of individuals while assisting the Program Coordinators with the supervising, planning, and implementation of program activities while managing children's behaviors. Lead DCP's serve as a mentor and have fun with kids doing various year-round activities! The Lead DCP will assist with planning, implementating, and documentating activities designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and personal needs of individuals in the Respite Program. This position also serves as a role model, mentor, leader, and/or trainer to the Direct Care Professional staff.

Requirements

Must be 21 years of age or older
High School diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred
Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check
Two (2) years experience in behavioral health service delivery; or one (1) year Devereux experience (internal staff)
Attend mandatory full time New Hire Orientation Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm for 8 days (paid)
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 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. For more information, visit HERE.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience preferred

Responsibilities

Protect the health and safety of individuals
Assist the Program Coordinators with the supervising, planning, and implementation of program activities while managing children's behaviors
Serve as a mentor and have fun with kids doing various year-round activities!
Assist with planning, implementating, and documentating activities designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and personal needs of individuals in the Respite Program
Serve as a role model, mentor, leader, and/or trainer to the Direct Care Professional staff.

Benefits

Employee Referral Program with fast payout milestones
eM Life for Mental Health, Work/Life Programs, and Employee Assistance Programs
Free access to Payactiv , a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods
Service Awards - All employees celebrating a five-year increment (5, 10, 15, etc.) anniversary receive taxable compensation in recognition of their long-term commitment to Devereux
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.

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