Title: Top Mentor (CCCA) Full Time
State Role Title: Direct Service Associate III
Hiring Range: Starting Pay from $45,057/yr
Pay Band: 3
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location: Comm Ctr for Child & Adoles
Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/ccca/
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The purpose of this position is to deliver a full range of high quality, individualized acute psychiatric and psychosocial inpatient services that, in collaboration with other providers, improve the lives of Virginia’s children who require intensive care and support, as well as their families. The position provides supervision and mentoring to DSAIIs, guidance and mentoring to DSAIIIs, and support to RNs to promote relationship based, collaborative, trauma informed care. It assists Nurses in building and maintaining teamwork across shifts and units and supports all Nursing staff in fostering dignity and respect in interactions with children, families, and colleagues.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to oversee staff in a multi shift environment and provide guidance to both full and part time direct care staff in their daily work, including therapeutic interventions, activities, school support, and responses to crises or challenging situations. Strong critical thinking and sound decision making skills in crisis situations are essential. The position also requires the ability to assist in resolving conflicts and to recognize and value the contributions of others. This role will float throughout the hospital, assisting and teaching staff and patients by building on strengths and enhancing performance.
Minimum Qualifications
Considerable knowledge of Center policies, procedures, standards of conduct, and agency regulations related to supervision of direct care staff, of the characteristics of the assigned population of children, and of all therapeutic programs delivered in the unit.
Demonstrated knowledge of child/adolescent development and needs of individuals with disabilities.
Demonstrated mastery of PNA skills and tasks in all areas including planning activities, collecting behavioral data, writing reports, implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment plans, interacting/communicating successfully with children/adolescents with a variety of physical and mental disabilities, participating in therapeutic activities, and helping with activities of daily living and hygiene.
Willingness to play a lead role and ability to interact and intervene verbally and physically in crisis situations, in order to properly mentor other staff.
Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and act as a role model to other individual direct care staff as well as groups of diverse team members, ability to provide constructive feedback and project optimism in difficult situations, and ability to train/teach and assess competencies of new employees.
Must possess excellent communication and basic computer literacy skills in order to effectively communicate and collaborate with other staff.
Must possess excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
Additional Considerations
Post-secondary certificate or degree in related field preferred.
Extensive background in general areas of child/adolescent development, psychology, or related human services, background in employee management/supervision and knowledge of building helping relationships-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.
Applicants must list all relevant experience that you wish to be considered for this position. Applicants will be provided confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. A fingerprint-based criminal history check and reference checks are required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code §37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health and 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.
DBHDS facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated against COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits, and continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination programs to staff, residents/clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. If you have any questions, contact the Office of Human Resources.
Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS, to get their Certificate of Disability. To obtain a Certificate of Disability go to: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview process per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources at (540) 332-8056 for assistance.
DBHDS is an equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability. Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.
Contact Information
Name: John Lee
Phone: 540-290-7795
Email: [email protected]
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
