Direct Care Professional (Full Time, Weekend)
Direct Care Professional (Full Time, Weekend)
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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.
As a FULL TIME Direct Care Professional (DCP) you will work directly with the children/youth to be seen as a positive role model - dedicated and truly caring about their well-being. DCPs mentor and have fun with kids doing various year-round activities such as art projects field trips and various athletics (basketball soccer Frisbee etc)! You will assist and support the planning implementation and documentation of those programs designed to meet the social emotional physical and personal needs of individuals in the Respite Program.
Pay Range: $17.00 - $18.70 / hr.
Full Time Weekend Schedule: Friday 9:30am-10:30pm Saturday 7:30am-10:30pm Sunday 7:00am-7:00pm
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 $15000 for undergraduate classes (annually) and $25000 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 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 plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!
Qualifications
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- High School diploma or GED required
- Valid Arizona Drivers License & pass DMV 36-month history check
- Previous experience working with children/adolescents with behavioral/emotional needs required
OTHER:
- Attend mandatory full time paid New Hire Orientation Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm
- Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions (or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions)
- Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
- Drug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative results
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: Experience:
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