General Statement of Duties

Closing Date: This position closes on Monday, July 15, 2024.

Provides a full range of treatment and/or prevention services to clients with any combination of psychiatric, emotional, relational, substance abuse or social problems for Emergency Services. May perform limited clinical supervision of staff and provide both consultation and education activities; may coordinate the administrative and/or clinical activities of a specialized project within one of the major agency programs; does related work as required.

Essential Duties

This position supervises the agency's Emergency Services Program which provides 24 hours a day, 7days per week crisis services to residents of Henrico, Charles City and New Kent counties. This is an important component of the counties' continuum of public safety services. This position is responsible for ensuring that there is adequate staff coverage to meet the safety needs of the community. Routinely fills in for shifts when staff members call out or during staff vacancies.

Extensive knowledge of community mental health; considerable knowledge and understanding of normal and abnormal human behavior and personality development, substance abuse treatment and etiology, family and group dynamics; extensive knowledge of a variety of psychotherapeutic treatment techniques/modalities and ability to perform same with most seriously disturbed clients; extensive interviewing and interpersonal skills; adherence to ethics appropriate for a professional helping relationship; extensive knowledge of mental health diagnoses, assessment, and/or psychological and educational testing; considerable knowledge of principles and methods of clinical supervision; demonstrated ability to work effectively with other community agencies; knowledge of consultation and education techniques; demonstrated ability to act with good judgment. Some positions may also require basic skills in the field of administration and personnel management, considerable knowledge of the field with which the specialty project deals, and/or ability to establish goals and direct activities toward such goals.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a two (2) year master's degree in clinical social work, psychology or a directly related field plus three (3) years of experience in a mental health setting (for a one-year master's degree, one (1) additional year of experience or an internship is required to replace the second year of formal training); OR, a doctoral degree in a directly related field with a one (1) year internship in a related setting; OR, any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Additional Information

Candidates must be licensed or qualified to work toward licensure or accreditation for appropriate discipline.

TB Screening and Child Abuse Registry Checks required, upon hire.

A criminal history record check and fingerprinting is conducted on all persons conditionally offered employment, including a conditional offer of initial employment, or a conditional offer to promote, demote, or laterally transfer an employee.

Salary commensurate with experience.

How To Apply

Closing Date: This position closes on Monday, July 15, 2024.

You apply for positions with Henrico County general government through our on-line applicant system, which is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week with an Internet connection. Please access our job site portal through https://henrico.us/services/jobs or click on the Jobs link in the upper right hand corner of our main County page at https://henrico.us .

Minimum Salary 92128

Maximum Salary 169474

Currency USD

Main Organization General Government

General Government

Employment Status Permanent Fulltime

Permanent Full-time

Amount of Travel

Work At Home