Diversion Case Manager (Behavioral Health Specialist)

This position includes a $2,500.00 gross signing bonus at hire and a $2,500.00 gross bonus at 12 months or upon completion of the probationary period.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Arlington County requires all applicants to thoroughly complete each section of the application, including prior job responsibilities, duties, and supplemental questions. While you may attach a resume, it will not replace a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The Department of Human Services is seeking a Diversion Case Manager to join our team! The Diversion Case Manager is a part of the Jail Diversion/Forensic Case Management program that will provide mental health assessments and case management services for adults with mental health and/or co-occuring mental health and substance use conditions within the Jail Diversion Program, with additional as-needed services being given to other individuals served on the Forensic Jail Diversion Team. The Manager will work as an integral part of the team to assess the needs of participants and provide case management services to assist individuals with achieving goals and enhance skills to successfully navigate the criminal justice system.

Arlington County DHS is committed to delivering client services in an effective, equitable, respectful, and trauma-informed manner. Our staff is dedicated to ensuring our clients are approached, engaged and cared for in ways that demonstrate competency, sensitivity and awareness of factors which impact the client experience including but not limited to: cultural identity, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, religious/spiritual ascription, physical capability, cognitive, literacy levels, sexual orientation, and linguistic needs.

Specific duties include: 

• Conducting clinical assessments of mental health status and using evidence-based tools to determine housing needs, mental health and/or substance use services;

• Utilizing the outcome data of the RNR (Risk-Needs-Responsivity) Simulator Tool to identify appropriate level/dosage of treatment and implementing the identified plan;

• Attending court dates as required;

• Participating and consulting with criminal justice and community partners for service delivery and care coordination; 

• Attending team meetings and providing information to the team and stakeholders regarding participant’s progress and areas of non-compliance;

• Identifying financial entitlements and other services available to meet participant’s' needs;

• Consulting with federal and local agencies regarding clients' treatment needs and facilitating linkage of clients with the full scope of available services and support options;

• Developing and facilitating psychosocial groups; 

• Coordinating services provided by others and maintaining case records and related paperwork including progress notes and treatment plans in an electronic database; and 

• Assisting within the transportation of clients to various appointments. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Special Education, Mental Health, or Counseling; plus

• Two years of full-time work experience providing behavioral health services program delivery to include providing case management services and assessments for adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders and linking these clients to available services.

Substitution(s): A Master's degree may substitute for the experience requirement.

 

Desirable Qualifications: Preference may be given to applicants with experience in one or more of the following:

• Delivering client services in a jail or community-based mental health setting;

• Use of the Sequential Intercept Model and other Best Practices related to forensic mental health;

• Bilingual language skills (Spanish);

• Conducting assessments of seriously mentally ill to determine needs for outpatient clinical services, housing needs, financial entitlements, and other services; and/or

• Collecting and converting data into statistics to measure program outcomes.

Special Requirements

• Virginia Licensure as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP-A) is required within 60 days of hire. For more