Therapist-Therapeutic Foster Care

Are you interested in providing support to families and youth in need of mental health services If so Devereux might have the right opportunity for you! We are looking to hire a passionate individual to join our team as a Therapist.

Devereuxs Foster Care Programs provide therapeutic familybased care for children and adolescents who have experienced trauma emotional or behavioral challenges or instability in their home environments. These programs partner with the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) and local lead agencies to recruit train and support therapeutic foster parents who can meet the complex needs of youth requiring more than traditional foster care. Foster families receive ongoing specialized training clinical consultation and behavioral support tools so they can implement strategies that promote safety stability and positive behavioral change. Clinicians work closely with children caregivers and support systems to create individualized treatment plans provide counseling and build life and coping skills.

Therapists are responsible for providing therapy to children and adolescents in foster homes/schools/ community settings assessing clients developing individualized treatment plans consulting with and training foster parents on therapeutic interventions and behavioral programs and providing on-call telephone support for the programs foster homes on a rotating basis.

Position Details:

Pay Range: starts at $ 51000 / year (based with relevant education Licensure and experience)

Schedule: Full-Time; community based position-works around families schedules.

Coverage Responsiblity: Orange County

Benefits and Rewards

• 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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Education:

• Masters degree in counseling social work or psychology field required
• 2 years experience working with children or families in need of mental health behavioral health crisis intervention or relatedrequired

Other Requirements:

• Valid FL State Issued Drivers license
• Successfully pass pre-employment medical screenings which include: Drug Screen and TB Test.
• Successfully pass a Level 2 background screening with the State of Florida. To learn more visit: .

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

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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