Foster Care Licensing Specialist
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Job Location:
DeLand, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 24 - 28
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
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 Deland 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: Full-Time; community based position-works around families schedules.
Coverage Responsiblity:
- Up to 24 PTO days/year (increases with service)
- Up to 64 hours of sick time
- Low-cost medical dental vision Devereux Benefits
- 403(b) retirement plan
- ASCEND Tuition Program: 100% tuition covered (up to $15k undergrad / $25k grad per year)
- Student loan repayment assistance
- Payactiv: Access your earned wages early
- Employee Assistance Program & Discounts
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Qualifications
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
- Successfully pass pre-employment medical screenings which include: Drug Test and TB Test.
- Successfully pass a Level 2 background screening with the State of Florida. To learn more visit: .
- 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.
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Company Overview
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
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About Company
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is one of the largest and most advanced behavioral healthcare organizations in the country. We are a national nonprofit partner for individuals, families, schools and communities, serving many of the most vulnerable members of our society in areas o ... View more
