Job Information
Base pay now starting at $19.50 / hr for candidates with a Bachelor degree and $19.00 / hr for candidates without a Bachelor degree.
Experience credit applied in addition to base pay.
$1,000 sign on bonus (1/2 paid in your first paycheck and the other 1/2 after 90 days of hire).
$1,500 annual increase for Master degree.
Overtime payment at 1.5x your hourly rate.
Benefits & Rewards:
24 vacation days (increases with years of service).
Quality low cost benefits (you can view our plans by visiting https://benefits.devereux.org).
403(b) plan with employer match/contribution.
Employee Assistance Program.
Interested in advancing your career? 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) and student loan repayment!
Are you interested in making a life-saving difference for children and adolescents? Interested in joining a shelter program for unaccompanied children in Connecticut?
If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!
In response to the humanitarian crisis at America’s ports of entry, Devereux provides short-term shelter care services for unaccompanied children who have come to the United States without a parent or legal guardian. Devereux provides extremely high-quality, trauma-informed residential and educational services for unaccompanied children, with support for their social and emotional health. We also ensure they receive excellent and immediate physical healthcare including pediatric, dental and nutritional supports for every child.
Devereux’s ultimate goal is to ensure every unaccompanied child who receives our services is successfully and quickly discharged into the loving care of their family sponsor. During the short time they are with us, we ensure they have received best-in-class medical, therapeutic, recreational and educational services designed specifically to address the traumas they have sustained during, and often before, their migration journey.
Position:
We are seeking a Bilingual Youth Care Professional who has experience with children and is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children. If this describes you, then look no further!
Primary Responsibilities Include:
- Complete walk-throughs (every 15 minutes) to ensure all students are present and accounted for.
- Responsible for basic housekeeping including laundry, dishes, cleaning common areas, etc.
- Assist with arrivals of new children by providing a meal, clean clothes, making phone calls, and ensuring minors feel safe.
- Serve as a role model and reference person to children and adolescents in dealing with academic, personal, social, and vocational problems.
- Display effective problem-solving skills.
- Establish a safe, clean, nurturing, and productive living environment.
Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED.
One year of child welfare experience working with children and/or adolescents required.
Additionally:
Fully immunized/vaccinated (or have a medical/religious exemption) for Varicella, MMR, TdAp, Influenza prior to starting.
Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards).
Valid driver's license.
Devereux conducts a very thorough background check process to ensure the safety of the children in our care.
Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse occurring in our organization.
Posted Date: 2 days ago (9/27/2024 4:22 PM)
Requisition ID: 2024-39950
Category: Direct Care
Position Type: Full-Time
Remote: No
The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion, and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.
Devereux is a drug-free workplace; drug screening is required.
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