BH / DS Behavior Specialist II

The City of Virginia Beach Department of Human Services is seeking to hire two Behavior Specialist II candidates who have experience working with Adults with Serious Mental Illness and Co-occurring disorders in a Behavioral Health Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) program for our Beach House day program. Responsibilities :

• Assist with organizing, and ensuring quality service delivery of Beach House.
• Assist Beach House Supervisor and clinicians in the development, evaluation and direction of program.
• Provide intra and inter agency communication and collaboration.
• Promote city, unit, and program mission.
• Assist in developing and maintaining policies to promote program effectiveness and efficiency.
• Provide clinical assessment, clinical intervention, case management, vocational, crisis intervention and prevention, program coordination, and counseling services in a psychosocial setting with an emphasis on skill-building via psychoeducational groups and skill acquisition activities / duties.
• Assist in community integration of Beach House consumers.
• Ensure a safe and healthy work environment.
• Maintain accurate and competent records.
• Adhere to Medicaid regulations and licensure requirements.
• Performs initial and on-going clinical assessments and develops individualized person-centered treatment plans, updating regularly
• Completes progress notes, Care Plans, ISP's and quarterly reviews. And here's the exciting part - the selected candidate will qualify for a $3,000 hiring bonus! The City offers a generous benefits package such as health, dental and life insurance, retirement and savings plans. Other key benefits include :
• Maternity / paternity and parental leave
• Leave donation program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistant Program
• Professional Development Hiring bonuses shall only be for new hires of original employment or reemployment as defined in Human Resources Policy No. 5.0.
• 500 will be awarded in the first paycheck.
• 1,000 will be awarded upon completing the six (6) month interim performance evaluation with an overall rating of "Meets Expectations".
• 1,500 will be awarded upon completing the employee's one (1) year probationary period and a performance evaluation with an overall rating of "Meets Expectations".