Seasonal Lead Direct Care Professional

Devereux • Tucson, AZ

1d • $18 - $20

About The Position

Looking to make extra income this summer while spending time mentoring and having fun with kids?
Then being a Seasonal Respite Lead Direct Care Professional at Devereux is for YOU! You belong here.
Located in Tucson, AZ, our Respite Program provides temporary relief to primary caregivers while ensuring youth receive care in a safe, structured and nurturing environment. We provide services to individuals from birth to the age of 17, who are experiencing moderate emotional or behavioral difficulties. Youth get to enjoy a wide variety of recreational and enrichment opportunities, including: arts and crafts, roller skating, gardening, movies, arcade, park visits, and community outings (museums, parades, festivals, sporting events)! And, we operate out of residential houses, creating a fun and safe home-like environment for those in our care.
The Summer Lead Direct Care Professional (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 provide direct supervision and assist with the day-to-day activity schedule that is setup for individuals in the program. Duties include: helping individuals with their mental health, managing behaviors and emotional needs, de-escalating situations, treatment plan implementation, personal care (bathing, dressing), household cleaning (mopping, sweeping, dusting, laundry, trash, dishes), 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. Lead staff assist with the planning and implementation of year-round enrichment activities and community outings, as well asserving as a role model, mentor, leader, and trainer to the Direct Care Professional staff.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• High School diploma or GED required
• 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
• Ability to attend New Hire Orientation Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm for 8 days or revised New Hire Orientation May 2 - May 3 8:30am-5pm (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 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.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Supervisory experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Protect the health and safety of individuals
• Assist Program Coordinators with supervising, planning, and implementation of program activities
• Manage children’s behaviors
• Provide direct supervision
• Assist with the day-to-day activity schedule
• Help individuals with their mental health
• Manage behaviors and emotional needs
• De-escalate situations
• Treatment plan implementation
• Personal care (bathing, dressing)
• Household cleaning (mopping, sweeping, dusting, laundry, trash, dishes)
• Medication management
• Transport
• Foster social skills
• Document progress for daily, weekly, and monthly logs
• Adhere to the activity schedule
• Attend clinical supervision meetings
• Assist with the planning and implementation of year-round enrichment activities and community outings
• Serve as a role model, mentor, leader, and trainer to the Direct Care Professional staff

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

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