CLINICIAN II/III, CHILD AND FAMILY COMMUNITY CRISIS- CHARLOTTESVILLE (FULL-TIME)

Build your career while making a meaningful difference. Join our team and enjoy a diverse caseload, flexible scheduling, and licensure supervision to support your professional growth every step of the way.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis assessment, intervention, and stabilization to mental health, intellectual disability, and substance‑use clients.
• Run therapeutic groups and conduct community outreach.
• Offer referral assistance both over the phone and face‑to‑face in the office and in the community.
• Report to the Director II, work independently under standard practices, and refer questionable situations to the supervisor.
• Act professionally and knowledgeably to ensure availability, response, and continuity of mental‑health services throughout the Region Ten catchment area.
• Perform duties in accordance with professional ethics and established Region Ten policies.
• Maintain services while funding is available, as the position is supported by billing‑source funding.

Qualifications

• Clinician II: Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, substance‑abuse, or marriage and family therapy from an accredited college or university; official transcript verification; at least 500 hours of internship or practicum with persons who have a mental illness; eligible for licensure under Virginia Department of Health Professions (DHP) and able to register within six months of hire.
• Clinician III: Licensed professional (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LMSW, or Clinical Psychologist) with a Master’s degree and active licensure through the Virginia DHP.

Experience

• Working with individuals in crisis.
• Familiarity with populations and resources for serious mental illness (SMI), severe emotional disturbance (SED), substance‑use disorder (SUD), and intellectual/developmental disabilities (ID/DD).

Certification / License

• Valid Virginia driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Proof of personal automobile insurance if a personal vehicle is used for business.
• Licensure as LCSW, LPC, or LSATP preferred.

Knowledge

• Crisis‑intervention theory and skills (phone and face‑to‑face techniques).
• Treatment modalities for serious mental illness, dual diagnosis, substance use, intellectual disabilities, and various age groups (children, adults, geriatrics).
• Managing suicidal consumers and aggressive/violent/psychotic behaviors.
• Confidentiality considerations in crisis situations.
• Conducting mental‑status examinations and using DSM criteria.
• Application of ASAM criteria.
• Virginia public mental‑health system, client‑management guidelines, and community resources.
• Region Ten record‑keeping policies and brief, solution‑oriented therapy principles.
• Professional ethical standards, licensure regulations, and CSB, DBHDS, DMAS policies.
• Providing emergency consultation to consumers, families, admission staff, and community agencies.
• Effective written communication and meeting documentation deadlines.

Skills

• De‑escalation and crisis‑intervention techniques.
• Forming and maintaining therapeutic relationships, monitoring therapeutic progress, and terminating relationships appropriately.
• Collaborative teamwork to meet consumer needs.
• Providing short‑term crisis counseling.

Abilities

• Make quick, sound decisions under pressure regarding safety and treatment.
• Implement appropriate interventions to resolve crisis situations.
• Function independently while working flexibly with other persons, agencies, and systems.
• Contribute effectively to a collaborative team environment.

Pay

Clinician II (Grade 10): $25.00 – $34.68 per hour.
Clinician III (Grade 11): $27.40 – $38.15 per hour.

Schedule

Full‑time (Non‑Exempt).

Location

500 Old Lynchburg Rd., Charlottesville, VA 22903.