Director of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Title: Director of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

State Role Title: Therapy Manager I

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Comm Ctr for Child & Adoles

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

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Provide leadership and direction for the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Department, ensuring that the department provides rich and diverse therapeutic experiences to patients while meeting all internal and external regulations. This position provides supervision for a team of Rehabilitation Therapists, Rehabilitation Specialists and Peer Support Specialists; works with other CCCA leaders to integrate Psychosocial Rehabilitation activities into overall service delivery; and understands CCCA’s role within Virginia’s system of care, as well as the role of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation department, and interfaces with external stakeholders as necessary to support high quality therapy services. The Director of Psychosocial Rehabilitation oversees the design of rehabilitation therapy and peer support interventions at the Center, in both group and individual formats, to promote development of affect regulation, self-esteem, social skills, trust, distress tolerance, interpersonal skills, and other skill development that support goals and objectives identified in individual treatment plans and may participate in individual and group therapy services.

Minimum Qualifications

• In depth knowledge of human growth and development and positive behavior management techniques
• Specialized knowledge in principles and techniques of an occupational therapist, recreation specialist, art therapist, music therapist, or therapeutic counselor.
• Demonstrated leadership acumen with strong organizational skills, computer proficiency, and knowledge of supervisory practices and principles.

Additional Considerations

Bilingual
Veteran

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.

Applicants must list all relevant experience that you wish to be considered for this position. Applicants will be provided confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. A fingerprint-based criminal history check and reference checks are required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code §37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers, persons who have been convicted of specific “barrier” crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending “barrier” charges.

DBHDS facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated against COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits, and continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination programs to staff, residents/clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. If you have any questions, contact the Office of Human Resources.

Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS, to get their Certificate of Disability. To obtain a Certificate of Disability go to: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview process per the Americans wit