Foster Care Licensing Specialist

Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and Families

Then being a Foster Care Licensing Specialist at Devereux is for YOU! You belong here.

Devereux Florida provides programs and services for children and adolescents in the child welfare and foster care system. Based out of Pembroke Pines (FL) this position is responsible for recruitment and initial licensure and re-licensure of foster homes visiting foster homes and providing training and support to foster parents.

Position Details:

Salary:Starts at $24.04 - 28.23 / hr (rate is based on education and relevant experience)

Schedule: works around families schedules; community based position.

Benefits and Rewards

We strive to create an inclusive environment and retain the talented employees who make our organization a great place to work. We offer:

• Paid time off (24 days per year increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year)

• Retirement 403(b) through TIAA
• Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical dental vision) pet insurance plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!
• ASCEND - Tuition Program You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to 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. This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed annually for graduate)! Learn more here.
• ASCEND - Student Loan Repayment - Let Devereux help pay back your student loans with student loan repayment! Learn more here.

• Free access to Payactiv a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

• Employee Assistance Program and Employee Discounts Available the first day of employment through Carebridge

• 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.

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Education:

• Bachelors degree in Social Services or related field required

Experience:

• Two years experience working with foster families preferred.
• Prior foster home licensing experience a plus

Other Requirements:

• Certification as a Child Welfare Licensing Counselor by the Florida Certification Board OR must be provisionally certified with completion of PRIDE trainingrequired
• Valid FL drivers licenserequired
• Must be able to attend a 3-day new hire orientation class from 9:00am - 5:00pm ET
• Successfully pass a Level 2 background screening with the State of Florida. To learn more visit:
• Successfully pass pre-employment medical screenings which include: Drug Screen and TB Test.
• Significant amounts of walking sitting and standing. Some lifting and/or managing resistance required related to applying physical intervention techniques upwards of 75-100 lbs. or more. Some repetitive wrist/hand movements normal hearing and vision.

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.

Company Overview

Devereux is one of the nations largest nonprofit organizations providing services insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912 Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical therapeutic educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10000 children adults and their families every year.

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6500 employees working in programs across the country Devereux is a trusted partner for families schools and communities serving individuals in the areas of autism intellectual and developmental disabilities specialty mental health education and foster care.

Our Culture Our Expectations

At Devereux Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide every day for the individuals and families we serve and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work and our team environment creates an empowering positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux you will: put the needs of others first feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services and within all policies and employee practices.

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world one person one family one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of addition we offer;

• 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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Devereux is a drug-free workplace drug screening required. EOE