Treatment Associate

Title: Treatment Associate
State Role

Title:

Direct Service Associate III
Hiring Range: $41,.00
Pay Band: 3
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location: Va Center for Behavioral Rehab
Agency Website: www.jobs.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation (VC ) is a behavioral treatment center recognized for its excellence by securely housing and treating civilly committed sex offenders. Through timely, consistent, and fair and equitable program application, VC  promotes self-recovery and self-determination of committed population. All contact between staff and residents is deemed therapeutic.
This position will provide a range of psycho educational, therapeutic, casework management services, and programming for residents in a therapeutic setting to enhance resident treatment and promote the residents’ pro-social behaviors. The selected candidate should have a working knowledge of the principles and techniques of counseling, education about psychological constructs and various intervention techniques; ability to evaluate and document treatment progress; exercise independent judgment in coordination and delivery of services and collaborate with the treatment team to develop individualized plans for residents;

communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge and ability to provide case management and coordinate resources for residents
• Experience with sex offenders is preferred but not essential.
• Ability and skills in providing individual and group educational/supportive/insight/cognitive/behavioral counseling as well as family therapy
• Ability to, in conjunction with interdisciplinary teams, develop goals and implement treatment plans
• Working knowledge of the principles and techniques of counseling, education about psychological constructs, and various intervention techniques; ability to evaluate and document treatment progress; exercise independent judgment in coordination and delivery of services and collaborate with treatment team, conflict management, and mediation
• Demonstrated ability and skills in providing task orientation and facilitate psycho educational groups
• Knowledge, skills, and ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing (basic word processing and computer skills)
• Ability to use good judgment
• Ability to interact with other professionals from various disciplines
• Ability to administer CPR and First Aid
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and overtime

Additional Considerations

• Experience in rehabilitative, counseling or casework management setting preferred.
• Experience working with sex offenders is preferred.

Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
All applicants are subject to an extensive background investigation and pre-employment drug screen. The investigation may include: fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks;
Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services check; employment verification; and verification of education (relevant to employment).
Under Virginia Code

• 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers, persons who have been convicted of specific (“barrier”) crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending (“barrier”) charges (Go to the code section to see barrier crimes and related information).

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