CS Therapist II - Mental Health Supported Living

Are you interested in providing mental health and substance abuse services with a committed team of mental health professionals who value quality client care, integrity, and teamwork? Prince William County’s Supported Living Services Program is seeking qualified applicants to fill a full time Therapist II (Clinical Services Caseworker) position for a recovery oriented, community based clinical case management and mental health support services program. The program serves adults with serious mental illness or co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorders. Services are primarily provided outside the office in residential settings, client's homes, and elsewhere in the community. We offer clinical supervision for licensure as well as Prince William County’s generous benefits package for full time employees.

About This Role: If selected, you will work with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals and will have opportunities to broaden clinical skills by providing services to diverse individuals in a variety of settings.

Some of your job responsibilities will include providing direct service Monday through Friday in our Supported Living Services program and independently managing a caseload of up to 20 clients.  As a staff member of SLS you will be providing Community Case Management (CCM) services to assigned case management clients and Mental Health Skill Building (MHSS) services to assigned skill building clients.  You will be effectively engaging adults with SMI using various treatment interventions and evidenced based tools and techniques.  As an SLS Therapist II, you will also clinical interventions in community settings as well as provide crisis intervention, planning and support, including but not limited to risk assessments.

You will utilize an Electronic Health Record system (Credible) to complete and maintain all required documentation within specified timelines, including but not limited to assessments, treatment plans, insurance authorizations, progress notes, treatment plan reviews, etc.  You will need to ensure documentation meets agency, licensing and insurance standards and will be expected to meet productivity requirement of direct service hours annually.  You will need strong organizational skills, the ability to effectively prioritize and meet deadlines and be able to adapt to a swiftly changing work environment.  Strong communication is essential in this role as you collaborate with others (e.g. case manager, supervisors, psychiatrist, skill builder, physicians, etc.) to meet the needs of clients.  You will need to communicate as needed with supervisors and participate in weekly supervision meetings as well as team and staff meetings.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Master's Degree in social work, counseling, or a related behavioral science field. 
• 1-2 years of experience providing services to seriously mentally ill adults. (9 months of supervised experience can be counted as 1 year of experience)
• Able to obtain a license in the Commonwealth of Virginia as an LPC or LCSW within 2 years of employment. 

Preferences:

• Experience providing community-based services to seriously mentally ill adults.
• Experience, training and knowledge of medication management.  
• Strong clinical skills, organizational skills, and a desire to help others. 

Special Requirements (if applicable): 

• Must possess a valid driver's license without any restrictions
• Must pass DMV record check
• Must pass TB test
• Must pass and maintain first aid and CPR certification
• Offer of employment is contingent upon the candidate passing a fingerprint based National Criminal History Record Check
• Child Protective Services Requirements:  Effective 1999, mandated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services 12VA35-105-400 rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services related to Criminal Registry Checks, a search of the registry of founded complaints of child abuse and neglected maintained by the Department of Social Services.

Work Schedule: Hours are generally Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with some flexibility.

Starting Salary Range:  $76,069.50 - $90,372.75  

This position qualifies for a hiring bonus of $5,000. This bonus will be paid in two equal installments as funds permit. The first installment of $2,500 is payable upon the County’s first regular pay date following your position start and the final $2,500 installment will be payable on the pay date following the completion of probation.

Salary : $76,070 - $133,283