Are you ready to transform the lives of court-involved youth and their families? Join our dynamic team dedicated to helping these youths find community beyond the legal system. If you're passionate about reducing recidivism, believe in a trauma-informed approach and enjoying helping others grow as a supervisor, we want you! Let’s empower youth to build meaningful connections and navigate life with purpose. This is an opportunity to inspire real change and shape brighter futures.

Our New Horizons Probation program is committed to providing therapeutic services that empower court-involved youth and their families to successfully manage complex mental health, substance use and co-occurring disorder issues. If you are a clinician that focuses on provision of evidence-based practices, pride yourself on your creative solutions to challenges and enjoy helping others reach their potential, then this may be the position for you.

Prince William County Community Services (CS) is a dynamic agency that fosters innovation, embraces inclusivity, offers opportunities to professionally learn and grow, and uses a team approach to achieve the highest level of service driven results for our clients and their families. We respect and promote the dignity, human rights and full participation of youth and their families in their care. We are located within easy commuting distance from Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Stafford County. We are so proud to be the most diverse county in the Commonwealth of Virginia!

We are seeking qualified applicants to fill a full-time Therapist III position in the New Horizons Probation Program. This position will be based at the Molinari Juvenile Shelter Home and is a supervisory position. The position requires a 4 or 5-day work week.

About This Role:
New Horizons Probation Program offers a team environment. New Horizons Probation Therapist III’s provide supervision to one to two direct reports and provide direct clinical services to youth who are court-involved and their families.
Job Responsibilities Include:

• Providing supervision to one to two supervisees
• Collaboration with youth, families, probation officers, legal professionals and various additional stakeholders
• Maintaining a caseload of youth
• Conducting comprehensive assessments to include making treatment recommendations
• Developing and implementing treatment plans and documenting progress on clients
• Providing individual, group, and family therapy utilizing evidence-based practices to youth on probation and their families
• Providing crisis intervention services
• Providing effective treatment to clients with mental health, substance use and co-occurring disorders that result in improved personal outcomes and stabilization of mental health, substance use and co-occurring disorders
• Completing clinical record-keeping, court reports and administrative functions
• Implementing program, systems, state and federal directives
• Delivering treatment services to clients in the early stages of change

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related behavioral science field
• Possesses an unrestricted LPC or LCSW in the Commonwealth of Virginia
• 2-3 years of experience providing therapeutic services and crisis intervention to children, adolescents and families with issues related to mental health, substance use and co-occurring disorders in an outpatient program setting.
• 1-2 years professional level supervisory experience

Preferences:

• Clinical supervisors with 2 or more years of supervisory experience and an identified supervisory style
• Ability to provide LCSW or LPC licensure supervision to candidates seeking licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Experience providing mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring assessments to at-risk youth
• Experience providing individual, group, and family therapy to at-risk youth experiencing mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders
• Experience collaborating with other community agencies and stakeholders
• Experience providing face-to-face crisis intervention for clients to include evaluating risk and need for psychiatric hospitalization
• Experience documenting clinical and collateral information into an Electronic Health Record
• Experience with diverse backgrounds – awareness surrounding cultural competence
• Experience delivering therapeutic care utilizing evidence-based practices
• Bilingual and multilingual candidates encouraged to apply

Special Requirements:

• Must possess a valid driver's license and pass a DMV record check
• Must pass TB test
• Offer of employment is contingent upon the candidate passing a fingerprint based National Criminal History Record Check. Not eligible for employment with barrier crime history https://dbhds.virginia.gov/assets/document-library/BIU/attachment-2rev072017.pdf (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader)
• Child Protective Services Requirements: Effective 1999, mandated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services 12VA35-105-400 rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services related to Criminal Registry Checks, a search of the registry of founded complaints of child abuse and neglected maintained by the Department of Social Services.

Work Schedule:
This full-time position will be based at the Molinari Juvenile Shelter Home and requires a 4 or 5-day work week.

Starting Salary Range: $82,777.50 - $111,033.00

This position qualifies for a hiring bonus of $5,000. This bonus will be paid in two equal installments as funds permit. The first installment of $2500 is payable after (90) days of employment have been completed. The final $2,500 installment will be payable following the completion of the probationary period.

Prince William County Community Services maintains a drug free workplace.

NOTE:
The above position description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.

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Our Benefits:

• Excellent pay
• Paid accrued annual and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays
• 4 paid personal days
• Optional, comprehensive health care plans
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to online courses
• Virginia State Retirement
• 401a and 457 Retirement Savings Plans
• Credit Union eligibility
• Job security
• Opportunities for career growth, advancement specialization
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Prince William County Government full-time positions qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Click here PSLF for additional information.

Prince William County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employee.