Title: Psychosocial Rehab Tech

State Role Title: Direct Service Associate III

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: COV Center for Child & Adoles

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

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

To provide a full array of high-quality, individualized acute psychiatric and psychosocial inpatient services that, in partnership with the services of other providers, help improve the lives of Virginia’s children most in need of intensive services and their families. To participate in building statewide capacity in behavioral healthcare services by providing training opportunities for mental health and human service providers and students in partnership with colleges, universities, and community agencies throughout central and western Virginia. To provide, in partnership with other mental health and child-serving agencies and providers, guidance and expertise that informs the continuing development of Virginia’s system of mental health care for children and adolescents.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of human growth, child development, and the family system.
• Knowledge of positive behavior management and behavior motivation techniques.
• Specialized knowledge in principles and techniques of group facilitation, fostering positive intrapersonal relationships, and conflict resolution.
• Ability to assess, plan, conduct, and document active treatment interventions for children and adolescents using multi-modal techniques, and ability to adapt activities and interventions to varying patient needs.
• Ability to evaluate and report children’s progress to other clinical team members including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, therapists, and direct care staff.

Additional Considerations

Bachelor Degree
Related Certification and / or License QMHP-C
Advanced Training or Experience working with Children and Adolescents and / or Psychiatric Patients

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.

Contact Information

Name: John Lee

Phone: 540-290-7795

Email: john.lee@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.