Youth Services Team Coordinator

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Full Time Professional Amherst, VA, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $51,448.00 To $82,316.00 Annually

Hours:

full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Location:

Lynchburg, VA 24501

The Youth Services Team Coordinator ensures the availability of a coordinated integrated system of care with adolescents and transitional aged youth serving agencies and services. The position provides clinical and administrative supervision to the project staff direct care team (i.e., clinicians, case manager). This position is grant-funded and ends with the ending of the grant 6/29/2028.

• 60-hour master’s degree from an accredited college/university in an applicable human services field and eligible for licensure in the State of Virginia as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist.
• Two years of experience working with adolescents and/or transitional age youth with mental health and substance use disorders. Prefer one year or more of supervisory experience.

Knowledge of and adherence to existing professional ethical standards;
Ability to form and maintain effective counseling relationships with clients, to monitor client movement in the therapy process, and terminate the therapeutic relationship in appropriate ways;
Ability to supervise employees, providing direct training when needed;
Ability to effectively communicate orally, both in person, and by telephone;
Ability to effectively communicate in writing and to prepare written documents;
Knowledge of and adherence to agency policies and procedures;
Ability to maintain a consistent and dependable work schedule;
Ability to travel to meetings, other campuses, and counseling sites;
Knowledge of and adherence to licensure regulations related to services provided;
Ability to respond to emergency situations in a timely and appropriate manner;
Ability to use a personal computer and other office equipment;
Knowledge and ability to provide clinical supervision to QMHP-Es, Interns, and/ or LMHP-Es;
Willing and available to work modified schedules (weekends, holiday, etc.) as required;
Ability to drive and must possess a valid driver’s license. May be called upon to travel to any Horizon worksite; transport clients, provide services to client @other locations. Regular attendance at trainings;
Horizon meetings may require travel to a variety of Horizon sites;
Ability to participate in and successfully pass behavioral intervention training; includes both verbal de-escalation skills and physical skills techniques to be utilized with consumers as needed.

Horizon Behavioral Health Community Services Board (CSB) is located in the beautiful heart of Central Virginia. Whether your passions be hiking the Appalachian Trails, kayaking the James River Blueways, or a Sunday drive along the world-famous Blue Ridge Parkway, Lynchburg Virginia offers small-town southern charm with an active culture of music festivals, outdoor activities, and performing arts that placed it at the top of the list by Reviews.org

as the 2019 best place for millennia ls to move. Horizon is also the proud recipient of Living in Lynchburg’s 2021 Giving Back Award, Best of Lynchburg for Counseling Services for multiple consecutive years, and Best Place to Work by Lynchburg Business Magazine in 2023!

• We’re proud to offer some of the best benefits options in Central Virginia.
• Participation in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) is exclusively for public service workers in Virginia, while several options exist for life, health, dental, and vision insurance; a generous annual leave policy ensures time for wellness with separate time allocated for sick leave and additionally for paid holidays.
• Horizon’s clinical sites are NHSC/HRSA approved for clinical student loan repayment, and qualify for both the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and the Behavioral Health State Loan Repayment (BHLRP) programs.
• If you are interested in continuing your education, working at Horizon qualifies you to receive discounts at some local universities.

Horizon Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).