Title: Juvenile Restoration Counselor

State Role Title: Trainer and Instructor II

Hiring Range: Up to $85,000

Pay Band: 4

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) is seeking a skilled professional to serve as Juvenile Restoration Counselor. A major function of this position is to represent DBHDS by ensuring that the Commissioner’s responsibilities in Sections 16.1-356 through 16.1-361 of the Code of Virginia are appropriately fulfilled either via direct service or contracts. In order to fulfill the Commissioner’s statutory responsibilities, this position provides direct competency restoration services to juveniles referred via court order, provides case management and care coordination services to assist juveniles to attain adjudicative competence; and trains, supervises, coaches and monitors the performance of Juvenile Competency Restoration Counselors employed by CSBs and BHAs across the Commonwealth. In addition, the incumbent will work as a cooperative, collaborative, and productive member of the DBHDS Juvenile Competency Restoration Team and may provide expert testimony in Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court. This position requires frequent daytime travel and flexible working hours. May require working until 6:00 p.m. two (2) nights per week and until 8:00 p.m. two (2) additional nights each week. This position is located in Northern VA and requires an individual with Spanish language translation and interpreting skills. In order to meet the duties and demands of the position, provide face to face services, and attend court hearings throughout the area, and to navigate traveling within the region, it’s recommended that the candidate reside in or live close to the assigned region.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience providing educational and/or direct services to juveniles in homes and/or the least restrictive environment.
• Highly specialized training in providing Juvenile Restoration Services and demonstrated expertise in the understanding of Court terminology.
• Experience in presentation of educational materials to children and adolescents, ages 8 through age 21, with emotional disturbances, intellectual disabilities, and learning disabilities in the least restrictive environment (i.e., children’s homes, juvenile detention centers, schools, etc.).
• Proficiency in the utilization of Microsoft Word and other software.

Additional Considerations

• Proficiency in Spanish translation and interpretation, including translating documents.
• Experience providing testimony in court.
• Experience conducting telehealth/tele-medicine sessions during the current COVID Pandemic.
• Experience providing Case Management Services.
• Completion of the Virginia Juvenile Basic Competency to Stand Trial Training.

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.

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.

For any technical assistance with the jobs.virginia.gov website, please contact applicantinquiry@dhrm.virginia.gov.

Contact Information

Name: ShaKiera Miles

Phone: N/A

Email: shakiera.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No submissions, to include resumes.

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.