Family Advocate

Description

Ready to make a real impact in your community?

Join us as a Family Advocate and be the change for children and families, all while enjoying great benefits and career growth

DEVEREUX INVESTS IN YOU We will help pay for your continued education and even help pay off your student loans

Devereux Florida provides intervention services for families in crisis who are referred by the Department of Children and Families, to provide them with resources and assistance to prevent children from entering the foster care system. Our goal is to create communities without abuse, neglect or abandonment, while helping parents or caregivers who may otherwise have no support or guidance.

The Family Advocate is a field-based position that assists the Case Manager to implement Safety Services and Support Plans. It provides direct support and assistance to parents and their children in their homes or in community-based settings.

Services include, but are not limited to:

• Immediate Family Engagement

• 24/7 Crisis Response

• Professional team approach to family preservation

• Skills Training

• Intensive Case Management

• Hands-on assistance to help manage the danger threats in the home.

• Provide ongoing resource support (food, housing, clothing, medical, daycare, counseling, etc.)

• Transportation to appointments as appropriate

This position plays a critical role in ensuring that families have the resources they need to quickly stabilize and build into strong, healthy and safe households, where children can excel and grow into confident and productive individuals.

Position Details:

Salary: Starts at $18.67- 21.83 / hr (rate is based on education and relevant experience). This is a position is eligible for $1000 sign-on bonus.

Schedule: Full time; Flexible schedule; this is NOT a 9-5 position

Location: This position is based out of St. Augustine, FL: providing field-based services throughout Putnam and St. John's counties.

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:

• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year)

• Tuition Paid Program - Includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed annually for graduate) Learn more here.

• Student Loan Repayment - Let Devereux help pay back your student loans with student loan repayment Learn more here.

• Retirement - 403(b) through TIAA

• Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision), pet insurance, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hireshttp://mydevereuxbenefits.org

• Free 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

• Service Awards - All employees celebrating a five-year increment (5, 10, 15, etc.) anniversary receive taxable compensation in recognition of their long-term commitment to Devereux.

See what it's like to work for our Family Builders Program

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Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required

Experience:

• 1+ year(s) working with at-risk children and families, child welfare, case management, social work, direct support, child care, schools or related required

Other Requirements:

• Valid, unrestricted driver's license required

• Flexibility to train and/or provide coverage if needed at other Family Builders work locations in Deland, Daytona Beach, Palatka and St. Augustine, FL.

• Successfully pass pre-employment medical screenings which include: Drug Test and TB Test.

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.

For more information, please reach out us atflrecruitment@devereux.org.

Company Overview

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.

Visitwww.mydevereuxbenefits.orgto see why Devereux is a great place to work

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

Posted Date 4 days ago (12/5/2025 3:49 PM)

Requisition ID 2025-48022

Category Family Support

Position Type Full-Time

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.