Job Description

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 Child & Family Services Division (CFSD) of the Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking a Multisystem Youth and Family Case Manager to be responsible for supporting children and families who are at-risk of out of home placement and multi system involved, or in need of multi system collaboration. The primary goal is to maintain youth safely in the community at home or with kin. This employee will be part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team responsible for acting as court liaison to include consultation with judges, Guardian Ad Litem (GALs) and court services staff; facilitating cross divisional and multi-agency staffing's on youth who are multi-system (court, behavioral health, child welfare) involved or at risk of becoming multi-system involved; responding to court notices and requests to the Department, and providing short-term case management. Short-term case management services may include visits to the home, detention center, residential placements, or other community settings.

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 and literacy levels, sexual orientation, and linguistic needs.

Specific duties include:

• Maintaining presence in family court to support case decision making, providing resource and referral information, ensuring service linkages, and providing case updates as indicated;
• Providing intensive case management, risk assessments and solution focused approach to court notices to child welfare so that the child at risk of being removed can remain in the home.;
• Engaging family in next step planning, explaining court notices, court processes and expectations clearly to the parents and caregivers, ensuring they understand their roles and responsibilities;
• Scheduling and facilitating Divisional Staffing to discuss Department response to court notices, entering data in the applicable spreadsheets and electronic health records;
• Preparing memo outlining agency response to the court notice and participating in scheduled court hearing(s) representing DHS;
• Cultivating collaborative, mutually supportive relationships with system partners to include judges, County attorneys, probation staff, school personnel and treatment providers;
• Working closely with community stakeholders to provide updates on progress, identify barriers to success, and strategize solutions to barriers;
• Creating case management and service plans, client progress reports and correspondence with system partners and service providers; and
• Implementing time limited care coordination to include linkage to appropriate treatment services, psychological and psychiatric evaluations and other resources; collaboration with the juvenile detention center, courts, schools, and other child-serving agencies for youth with mental health and substance use disorders.

The successful candidate must support and promote an environment that appreciates opportunities for all, regardless of race, religion, nation of origin, culture, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, weight, health status, age or other diversity factors.

Minimum:

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or other directly related clinical discipline, all of which required a clinical practicum involving diagnostic, treatment, and case management services.

• Two years of post-Master's Degree experience providing professional clinical social work services, which included the application of diagnostic, treatment, and case management services.

Substitution Directly related higher level clinical degrees may substitute for the Master's Degree education requirement and 1 year of experience.

Licenses/Certifications: Licensure by the appropriate board of the Virginia Department of Health Professions, appropriate to the employee's discipline, may be preferred.

Substitution: A directly related higher level degree as described above and experience providing social services to children in the welfare system may substitute for the education requirement. Additional directly related experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Desirables: Preference may be given to candidates with experience in one or more of the following:

• Providing direct services to children and families involved with child welfare and behavioral health services;

• Supporting and promoting an inclusive and diverse environment;

• Bilingual English/Spanish;

• Experience in group facilitation; and/or

• Experience working with the court system

Special Requirements

• 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.

• 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 - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Telework option to be determined for this position when person is not in the community or the court. The work may extend beyond normal business hours at times.

The office is located at 2100 Washington Blvd (Sequoia Plaza). 50% of work is performed at locations within Arlington County and the surrounding jurisdictions.

The official title for this position is Human Services Clinician II

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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