Student Assistance Prevention Liaison

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Position Title: Student Assistant Prevention (SAP) Liaison

Position Type: Full-Time, Monday through Friday, daylight (10-month calendar position) 

Pay Range: $38,361 - $44,064 annually

 

Join the Devereux/TCV Community Services Team!

 

Do you enjoy being part of a dynamic team that serves others? Are you interested in a mission-driven and friendly work environment with opportunities for career advancement and quality training and development? If you answered YES, then consider joining our TCV/Devereux Community Services team! We have been a leading community-provider in supporting individuals with mental health, intellectual disabilities, and behavioral health/substance abuse needs for over 48 years, and are looking for mission-driven, compassionate, reliable and creative people to join our community of care.

 

 

What to Expect:  Devereux/TCV is currently seeking a dedicated and responsible person to fill our SAP Liaison role in Homestead, PA. In our Student Assistance and Drug and Alcohol Prevention programs, we provide valuable and dynamic resources to decrease the risk of mental health and substance abuse issues within schools and community. As an SAP Liaison, you will work remotely in the schools and the communities within Allegheny County to provide education, screening, and referrals to decrease the risk of mental health and substance abuse issues.

 

What sets Devereux/TCV apart from the competition?  Devereux/TCV is the behavioral healthcare employer of choice. We differentiate ourselves from the competition because we:

• Are one of the largest and most advanced behavioral healthcare organizations in the country
• Are known as behavioral healthcare innovators; we have an outstanding reputation in our communities
• Have a strong and enduring mission: to unlock and nurture human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences
• Are a 100+-year old, financially stable organization with a deep-rooted culture of service
• Provide competitive and comprehensive benefits package and offer meaningful and challenging work
• Support our employees by providing ongoing professional/personal development opportunities, while adhering to Servant Leadership principles and behaviors
• Offer the opportunity to work with like-minded professionals who are mission-driven and share a mutual passion for serving others

The Devereux/TCV Promise -  An Employee Value Proposition is typically broken down into five key areas: Opportunity, People, Organization, Work and Rewards. Using these five components, look below to see what Devereux/TCV can offer you:

• Competitive wages and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, prescription, dental and vision.
• 403 (b) retirement plan.
• Employee Assistance, wellness and work/life balance programs.
• Extensive opportunities for training, development and professional growth.
• Dynamic and supportive working environment.
• Our Devereux ASCEND program is a unique and comprehensive career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral health team members the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance they need to reach their full potential.

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 tuition and student loan repayment! 

Responsibilities

Company Overview  

Devereux is one of the nation’s 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 10,000+ 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 6,500 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 employment. In 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. 

Visit to see why Devereux is a great place to work!

 

Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE

Qualifications

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE :

 

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, drug and alcohol addiction or education AND 2 years or more experience in the behavioral health field.
• Excellent communication and computer skills.
• Current valid PA Class I driver’s license and use of a personal vehicle required.
• Act 33 and 34 clearances, Department of Education Fingerprints and Department of Public Welfare Fingerprints both required.

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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