Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and adolescents? How about spending time mentoring and having fun with kids?
Then being a Behavioral Health Technician at Devereux is for YOU! See the Devereux difference, apply TODAY!
Located on a beautiful 10-acre campus in the heart of Scottsdale, Devereux Arizona’s 24-hour Residential Treatment Center (RTC) has the capacity to serve 48 children. The RTC is a safe, supportive environment that provides various services to youth, from the ages of 5 to 17, who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse challenges. The Campus features dormitories, a therapeutic K-12 day school, food services, medical/nursing, and therapy services.
As a 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. DCP’s mentor and have fun with kids doing various year-round activities such as art projects, music groups, animal therapy, various athletics (basketball, soccer, Frisbee, etc), and adulthood transition prep! 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 on Campus.
Pay Range: $18 - $19.80 / hr
Earn an additional $1/hr. for hours worked between 3pm-11pm and an additional $2/hr. for hours worked between 11pm-7am, 7 days/week
Various Scheduling Options! Ability to work afternoons/nights and weekends
Location: 6436 E. Sweetwater Ave., Scottsdale AZ 85254
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:
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 $15,000 for undergraduate classes (annually), and $25,000 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 Anniversary AwardsFree 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
Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision, pet insurance) - 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! http://benefits.devereux.org
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Qualifications Must be 21 years of age or olderBachelor’s degree in the areas of psychology, sociology, social work, education or other related field is required OR 12 years of related experiencePrevious experience preferred (not required) working with individuals under 21 with psychological, emotional and behavioral disorders, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, and/or autism spectrum disordersOTHER:
Must be available to attend two (2) weeks of required orientation training (paid, Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm) plus additional 2-3 weeks on the job trainingCurrent AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions (or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions)Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history checkDrug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative resultsPre-employment Physical and Job Demand AssessmentDevereux 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: https://jobs.devereux.org/#covid.
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