Job Overview
This position is located at Probation and Parole District Office #34 in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Provides mental health services to probationer/parolees including crisis intervention, screening,
mental health assessment, psychoeducational services, individual and group therapy, treatment planning, and re-entry planning under the supervision and direction of the Regional Mental Health Clinician.
Screens, tracks and monitors probationer/parolees with mental health services needs in coordination with assigned Probation or Parole Officers. Provides consultation and training to Probation and Parole Staff.
Provides in-service and other training.
Minimum Qualifications
Training and experience in providing clinical treatment of mental health disorders.
Relevant professional experience under supervision to include demonstrated skills in psychological assessment including diagnostic interviewing, and report writing.
Graduate degree in Psychology (Clinical or Counseling), Social Work, or related human services field from an accredited university or college or an equivalent combination of training and experience, with advanced coursework in psychology.
Preferred Qualifications
Licensed as a mental health professional and/or certified as a service provider.
Experience providing mental health treatment in a correctional, forensic, mental health or other institutional setting preferred.
Special Requirements
All applicants are subject to a background investigation and those applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen.
The investigation may include: fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks requested by the hiring authority.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Your application and/or resume for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System ( RMS ). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or resume. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position. This is a tobacco free facility. Use of all tobacco products is prohibited on site at all times. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management ( DHRM ) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or resume. The Virginia Department of Corrections is an EEO employer. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request. AMERICORPS , PEACE CORPS , AND OTHER NATIONAL SERVICE ALUMNI ARE ALL ENCOURAGED TO APPLY .
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