Title: Behavioral Health Services Coordinator - #ARS00676

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II

Hiring Range: Minimum $80,000 commensurate with experience

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs

Location: Aging & Rehab Svcs

Agency Website: https://www.dars.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Do you enjoy supporting others, working with a passionate and successful team, then this is the job for you!  Come and join our team!

Job Duties

In partnership with people with disabilities, the DRS Employment Services and Special Programs unit assist individuals with disabilities, including students with disabilities, to make informed choices that will maximize their employment through coordinated service delivery. DRS staff partner with local community service boards, school divisions and Workforce Network to deliver quality services to individuals with disabilities who want to work and employers seeking to hire them to the extent that this provides benefit to the DRS program.

DARS is seeking a Behavioral Health Services Coordinator to serve as the agency’s consultant on all matters related services offered by the division to individuals with mental health conditions and substance use disorders. With a primary focus on achieving outcomes, directs and manages all programmatic and administrative functions to ensure efficient and effective service delivery of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals with disabilities.

Provides statewide leadership overseeing agency mental health and substance use disorder programs to include a managed relationship of staff within DRS, serving youth and adults with disabilities. Additionally, it provides consultation and technical assistance to WWRC for VR programming for youth and adults with Behavioral Health conditions. Ensure responsible management of assigned fiscal resources. To meet the expectations of the job, the incumbent must have access to personally identifiable and confidential information about agency consumers and/or agency staff.

Minimum Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• A combination of training and experience that results in the knowledge and abilities detailed.

Considerable Experience in:

• Directly related to assisting youth and adults with mental health and substance use disabilities. 
• Experience with local service delivery systems and community resources.

Demonstrated experience &/or Experience:

• Program development and management.
• Vocational rehabilitation of individuals with significant disabilities.

Comprehensive &/or Considerable knowledge of:

• The principles and practices of human services programs. 
• Vocational rehabilitation, substance use disorders (SUD), Serious Mental Illness (SMI), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), policies and procedures of the Department and Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
• Experience with local service delivery systems and community resources.
• VR policies, procedures, and techniques.
• State contracting and fiscal accountability requirements and negotiating skills.

Demonstrated to &/or Ability to:

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals from varying social and economic environments. 
• Interpret and apply complex policies and procedures in the provision of services. 
• Organize and manage multiple and sometimes unrelated responsibilities in a timely manner. 
• Prioritize duties and exercise responsible judgment with minimal supervision. 
• Motivate and train professional and support staff. 
• Participate in a multi-disciplinary team setting in building collaborative networks. 
• Plan and conduct meetings and training. 
• Analyze data and develop and implement strategies for improved program performance, write reports and presentations, compose web material. 
• Communicate effectively both in writing and orally.
• VR policies, procedures, and techniques.
• State contracting and fiscal accountability requirements and negotiating skills.
  
  

Other duties and/or special projects as assigned.
Completes duties and/or projects as needed or directed by supervisor.

Travel statewide with occasional overnights.

Additional Considerations

• Considerable experience directly related to assisting youth and adults with mental health and substance use disabilities.

Special Instructions:

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with 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: Human Resources

Email: Recruitment@dars.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.