Senior Clinician (Child & Adolescent Services) - Juvenile Detention Home

Minimum Qualifications

Who We Are: Mental Health Support Services (MHSS) is the provider of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services for children and adults in Chesterfield County. The Child & Adolescent Services Team (CAST) is seeking a full-time Senior Clinician to join a small and energized team working at our Chesterfield Juvenile Detention Home providing mental health and substance abuse services to incarcerated youth. CAST is a fun-loving and energetic team that highly values continuing professional growth, self-care, and a supportive work environment.

Duties

• Provides crisis intervention, individual, group and some family therapy sessions for residents in pre- and post-dispositional programs;
• Collaborates with detention staff and utilizes the agency crisis department to assist and provide supportive intervention;
• Conducts trauma-informed, evidenced based assessment and treatment services;
• Maintains accurate and timely clinical documentation;
• Collaborates with treatment team regarding client referrals related to medication, hospitalization, or intensive specialized treatment;
• Administers and interprets psychological assessments;
• Refers clients to appropriate community resources when called for in treatment plan;
• May serve as a lead worker to Clinicians, interns, etc. and assists in providing clinical supervision and training;
• Stays up to date with current and new research and best practices in mental health treatment;
• May serve as a back-up in the absence of the supervisor;
• Performs other work as required.

Additional Requirements

• Professional licensure such as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or license-eligible in Virginia.
• Pre-employment drug testing, FBI criminal background check and education/degree verification required.

Shift

Monday - Friday; 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Work Location

Mental Health Support Services Chesterfield County is an Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Workforce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion