Title: Conditional Release & Operations Specialist

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II

Hiring Range: Up to $69,498

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) Office of Sexually Violent Predator (OSVP) Services is seeking an SVP Conditional Release and Operations Specialist. This position will be responsible for tasks related to operational and data management as well as the oversight of the SVP conditional release population. These tasks include, but are not limited to, completing Conditional Release Plans and addendums, assisting with home plans and community notifications, monitoring SVP individuals on conditional release in the community, reviewing offender progress reports, data gathering, tracking and generating data-based reports. The position may also be required to complete other operational duties as assigned related to procurement and budget monitoring.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to use database tools in the management of, and planning for, the delivery of sex offender services.
• Knowledge or experience related to the legal system and the treatment and/or management of sex offenders.
• Knowledge of sex offender behavior, psychology, and arousal patterns.
• Experience with using database systems to track data and generate reports
• Ability to work with and manage professional service providers.
• Experience working with individuals diagnosed with antisocial personality disorders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to plan, manage, and coordinate multiple and diverse projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Demonstrated history of working with diverse partners in accomplishing the mission.
• Experience with planning and carrying out complex projects within specified timeframes and with set deadlines (project management).

Additional Considerations

• Considerable knowledge of treating sex offenders in both secure and community settings.
• Experience interacting with and providing testimony to the courts.

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.

This position is eligible, however not guaranteed, for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application. A resume may also be included with your submission. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. This position is open until filled; however, applications/resumes will begin to be reviewed within seven (7) business days of the date of this posting. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.

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Contact Information

Name: ShaKiera Miles

Phone: N/A

Email: shakiera.miles@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.