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Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Lead Behavioral Health Technician (Full Time, Weekends) in Tucson, Arizona
Description
Looking to make extra income this summer whilespending time mentoring and having fun with kids?
Then being a Respite Behavioral Health Technician at Devereux is for YOU! You belong here.
Located in Tucson, AZ, our Respite Program successfully provides an interval of rest for individuals and their primary caregivers without disruption to their home environments. We provide Respite services to individuals from birth to the age of 17, who are experiencing moderate emotional or behavioral difficulties. Through the Respite program, kids get to enjoy group activities and go on field trips to museums, roller skating, movies, arcades, park visits, and more! And, we operate out of residential houses, creating a fun and safe home-like environment for those in our care.
The Lead Behavioral Health Tech (Lead BHT) protects the health and safety of individuals while assisting the Program Coordinators with the supervising, planning, and implementation of program activities while managing children’s behaviors. Lead BHTs serve as a mentor and have fun with kids doing various year-round activities! The Lead BHT will assist with planning, implementating, and documentating activities designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and personal needs of individuals in the Respite Program. This position also serves as a role model, mentor, leader, and/or trainer to the Direct Care Professional staff.
Pay Range: $18 - $19.80 / hr
Full Time Weekend Schedule: Friday 9:30am-10:30pm, Saturday 7:30am-10:30pm, Sunday 7:00am-7:00pm
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 Awards
Free access to Payactiv , a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods
Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision), pet insurance, plus student loan debt assistance and 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 older
High School diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred
Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check
Two (2) years experience in behavioral health service delivery; or one (1) year Devereux experience
Supervisory experience preferred
OTHER:
Attend mandatory full time New Hire Orientation Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm for 8 days (paid)
Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions (or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions)
Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
Drug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative results
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.
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.
Posted Date 1 week ago (11/4/2024 1:05 PM)
Requisition ID 2024-40671
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.