Job Description

This position includes a $2,500.00 gross signing bonus at hire and a $2,500.00 gross bonus at 12 months or upon completion of the probationary period.

IMPORTANT NOTICE Arlington County requires all applicants to thoroughly complete each section of the application, including prior job responsibilities, duties, and supplemental questions. While you may attach a resume, it will not replace a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The Department of Human Services is seeking a Diversion Case Manager to join our team! The Diversion Case Manager is a part of the Jail Diversion/Forensic Case Management program that will provide mental health assessments and case management services for adults with mental health and/or co-occuring mental health and substance use conditions within the Jail Diversion Program, with additional as-needed services being given to other individuals served on the Forensic Jail Diversion Team. The Manager will work as an integral part of the team to assess the needs of participants and provide case management services to assist individuals with achieving goals and enhance skills to successfully navigate the criminal justice system.

Arlington County DHS is committed to delivering client services in an effective, equitable, respectful, and trauma-informed manner. Our staff is dedicated to ensuring our clients are approached, engaged and cared for in ways that demonstrate competency, sensitivity and awareness of factors which impact the client experience including but not limited to: cultural identity, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, religious/spiritual ascription, physical capability, cognitive, literacy levels, sexual orientation, and linguistic needs.

Specific duties include:

• Conducting clinical assessments of mental health status and using evidence-based tools to determine housing needs, mental health and/or substance use services;

• Utilizing the outcome data of the RNR (Risk-Needs-Responsivity) Simulator Tool to identify appropriate level/dosage of treatment and implementing the identified plan;

• Attending court dates as required;

• Participating and consulting with criminal justice and community partners for service delivery and care coordination;

• Attending team meetings and providing information to the team and stakeholders regarding participant’s progress and areas of non-compliance;

• Identifying financial entitlements and other services available to meet participant’s' needs;

• Consulting with federal and local agencies regarding clients' treatment needs and facilitating linkage of clients with the full scope of available services and support options;

• Developing and facilitating psychosocial groups;

• Coordinating services provided by others and maintaining case records and related paperwork including progress notes and treatment plans in an electronic database; and

• Assisting within the transportation of clients to various appointments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Special Education, Mental Health, or Counseling; plus

• Two years of full-time work experience providing behavioral health services program delivery to include providing case management services and assessments for adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders and linking these clients to available services.

Substitution(s): A Master's degree may substitute for the experience requirement.

Desirable Qualifications: Preference may be given to applicants with experience in one or more of the following:

• Delivering client services in a jail or community-based mental health setting;

• Use of the Sequential Intercept Model and other Best Practices related to forensic mental health;

• Bilingual language skills (Spanish);

• Conducting assessments of seriously mentally ill to determine needs for outpatient clinical services, housing needs, financial entitlements, and other services; and/or

• Collecting and converting data into statistics to measure program outcomes.

Special Requirements

• Virginia Licensure as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP-A) is required within 60 days of hire. For more information, please visit the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Office of Licensing at http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/library/quality%20risk%20management/qmhp.pdf

• Driver's License: Applicant must possess, or obtain by time of appointment, a valid driver’s license, and must provide or authorize Arlington County to obtain a copy of official driving record. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon favorable review of the applicant’s driving record. Alternatively, the applicant must have the ability and willingness to use alternative methods of transportation to perform assigned duties and responsibilities at locations other than the primary worksite.

• Must complete a pre-hire federal background check and State of Virginia Central Registry check.

• Employment restrictions: To ensure that dual relationships are avoided and that employees who are also clients do not relate to their service provider as co-professionals, employees will not be hired by the County to provide or support services to the team or program in which they are current clients:
  • You cannot concurrently receive behavioral health services from Arlington County Community Service Board (CSB) programs while employed in an Arlington County CSB program (except for Crisis Intervention services).
  • At least 24 months must have passed between receipt of CSB services from Arlington County and employment in an Arlington County CSB program

Additional Information

Work hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with some flexibility to work nights and weekends when needed. Must be comfortable and prepared to work in a remote (telework) environment.

Part time, days of the week, any need to work during evening or weekend? Clearly state: Telework or remote work, or number of onsite days required (e.g., Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with flexibility and telework options pending supervisor approval).

Work Schedule: This position is classified as essential. Selected candidate must be available for call back, working on call, during weekends, holidays, and emergencies. 

The official title of this position is: Behavioral Health Specialist

This recruitment may be used to fill similar future vacancies, of which; some may have Bilingual requirements. An assessment of oral Spanish proficiency will be required before a candidate can be appointed to the bilingual position (English/Spanish). The incumbent in a bilingual position would receive the language pay premium on all hours worked and on paid leave hours.

This position is eligible for County government employee benefits that include health, dental, vacation and sick leave, commuter transportation subsidies, tuition reimbursement, as well as a generous retirement plan.

For more information on Arlington County’s generous benefits and retirement plan, click here

Arlington County is committed to advancing diversity, equity, access, and inclusion across all our services, activities, and programs. Learn more about our commitment.

Please complete each section of the application including the supplemental questions. Your responses to the supplemental questions are required because they provide us with specific information necessary to evaluate your qualifications for this position. These responses are considered part of the selection process. A resume may be attached; however, it will not substitute for a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please do not write "see resume" as a response to the questions. In accordance with § 19.2-392.15, applicants are not required to provide information regarding sealed arrests, charges, or convictions in response to any questions or inquiries during the hiring process.

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