Title: Psychology Director

State Role Title: 49214

Hiring Range: Starting Pay $124,323 (Salary Commensurate with Experience)

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Comm Ctr for Child & Adoles

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/ccca/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Position: Psychology Director

Location: Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA)

The Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA) is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Psychology Manager.

Position Overview:
Provide direction, oversight, and management to a psychology department including clinical and counseling psychologist, forensic assessment, and other administrative staff while meeting all internal and external regulations. Will serve as an active member of an interdisciplinary team by providing acute comprehensive and applicable psychological diagnostic evaluation including psychotherapeutic intervention strategies and consulting concerning diagnostic and treatment issues.

About CCCA:
Our mission is to provide comprehensive, high-quality, and individualized acute psychiatric and psychosocial inpatient services. We work in partnership with other providers to improve the lives of Virginia's children who need intensive care, as well as their families. Additionally, we are committed to building statewide capacity in behavioral healthcare by offering training opportunities to mental health and human service providers, as well as students, through partnerships with colleges, universities, and community agencies across central and western Virginia. We also collaborate with other mental health and child-serving organizations to offer guidance and expertise in the development of Virginia’s mental health system for children and adolescents.

Required Skills and Competencies:
- Extensive knowledge of psychological service delivery, including diagnostic evaluations, treatment, testing, and mental health service administration.
- Proven ability to write quality assurance reports, supervise professional staff, and provide psychotherapy in both group and individual settings.
- Strong skills in delegating responsibilities and supervising staff, with effective communication abilities for both internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits:
This role comes with a comprehensive and competitive state benefit package that includes: 13 paid holidays.
· Annual, sick, and family and personal leave.
· Paid short-term and long-term disability.
· Health, dental and life insurance with a generous contribution from the State keeping premiums very competitive.
· Enrollment in the Virginia Retirement System.
· Malpractice covered by the Commonwealth of VA/Legal Representation.
· Reimbursement for Continuing Education Credits.
· Moving and Relocation reimbursement available.

Minimum Qualifications

- A Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology is required,
- A license to practice as a clinical psychologist in Virginia or license eligible.
- Clinical experience with children and adolescents is also required, as well as prior experience or specialized training in working with this population.

Additional Considerations

- Veteran and veteran spouse.
- Bilingual in Spanish

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources at (540-332-8300) for assistance. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.

Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability.

DBHDS Facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated for COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits of COVID - 19 vaccination to residents, clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources.

Contact Information

Name: Moez Nayani

Phone: 540-332-8304

Email: moez.nayani@dbhds.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.