BH / DS Behavior Specialist II

Job Duties :

The City of Virginia Beach Department of Human Services is seeking to hire a Behavior Specialist II who has experience working with Adults with Serious Mental Illness and Co-occurring disorders in a Behavioral Health Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) program for our Beach House day program.

Responsibilities :

• Assist with organizing, and ensuring quality service delivery of Beach House.
• Assist Beach House Supervisor and clinicians in the development, evaluation and direction of program.
• Provide intra and inter agency communication and collaboration.
• Promote city, unit, and program mission.
• Assist in developing and maintaining policies to promote program effectiveness and efficiency.
• Provide clinical assessment, clinical intervention, case management, vocational, crisis intervention and prevention, program coordination, and counseling services in a psychosocial setting with an emphasis on skill-building via psychoeducational groups and skill acquisition activities / duties.
• Assist in community integration of Beach House consumers.
• Ensure a safe and healthy work environment.
• Maintain accurate and competent records.
• Adhere to Medicaid regulations and licensure requirements.
• Performs initial and on-going clinical assessments and develops individualized person-centered treatment plans, updating regularly
• Completes progress notes, Care Plans, ISP's and quarterly reviews.

And here's the exciting part - the selected candidate will qualify for a $3,000 hiring bonus!

The City offers a generous benefits package such as health, dental and life insurance, retirement and savings plans. Other key benefits include :

Official City Job Description :

Working Conditions :

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Minimum Requirements :

MINIMUMS : Requires any combination of education (above the high school level) and / or experience, equivalent to five (5) years in fields such as psychology or special education, which utilize the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. May be required to have, or obtain, a current and valid Virginia or North Carolina drivers license in accordance with Virginia or North Carolina DMV drivers license eligibility requirements

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS : Must be registered with the Virginia Board of Counseling as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) or QMHP-Trainee (QMHP-T). All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and / or City-wide emergencies.

Additional Requirements :

DMV Transcript : Required

CDL : Not Required

DOT History : Not Required

CPS Check : Required

Physical : Not Required

Respirator : Not Required

Polygraph Review : Not Required

Psychological Screening : Not Required

Attachments Required : Resume

Preferences :

Registered as a QMHP-T or QMHP in Virginia

Bachelor's degree in a related Human Service / Behavioral Health field

Two (2) or more years of Behavioral Health experience working with individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) & co-occurring disorders

Crisis Intervention / prevention experience

Experience with clinical documentation required by Medicaid / Licensure regulations

Experience facilitating psychoeducation groups for adults