Director Of Psychology

Title: Director of Psychology

State Role Title: 49212

Hiring Range: starting at $124,323 (commensurate based on experience)

Pay Band: 6

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 Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA) is looking for a full time Director of Psychology to direct the Psychology Department to ensure that CCCA provides quality psychology services and treatment while meeting all internal and external regulations; provide high quality acute psychiatric evaluation, crisis stabilization, and intensive short-term treatment that empowers children and their families to make developmentally appropriate choices and that strengthens children's hope, resilience, and self-esteem; and provide comprehensive assessment of behavioral and emotional functioning with focus upon referral problems and identified needs, using psychometric measures as indicated.

The Director of Psychology will actively supervise members of nonmedical clinical services, ensuring the provision of high-quality assessment and treatment; provide active clinical leadership across units and disciplines; conducts Forensic Evaluations as assigned; provide individual, family, and group therapies which are consonant with identified treatment needs and cognitive/developmental levels as specified in the Individualized Treatment Plan; support the hospital's trauma-informed model of care; ensure that all Knowledge Center mandatory trainings are completed during evaluation period.

This position is eligible for:

• retirement with cash match
• life insurance
• health, vision, and dental insurance
• paid time off

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology, with specialized child and adolescent training
• clinical experience with children and adolescents
• licensed as a clinical psychologist in Virginia
• considerable knowledge of psychosocial service delivery, diagnostic evaluations, treatment, testing, and evaluation
• considerable knowledge of clinical psychology
• considerable knowledge of administration of mental health services
• considerable knowledge of supervision
• considerable knowledge of psychological research and crisis counseling
• demonstrated ability to organize, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive program of psychological service delivery
• ability to write quality assurance reports
• ability to supervise the work of professional staff and to provide psychotherapy in group and individualized settings

Additional Considerations

• bilingual
• veteran

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.

Commonwealth's Alternate Hiring Process: 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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & 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. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources at (540-332-8300) for assistance. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.

Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents 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.

DBHDS Facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated for COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits of COVID - 19 vaccination programs to staff and clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention management of outbreaks or required facility reporting. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources.

Contact Information

Name: Samantha Leep

Phone: 540-332-8306

Email: samantha.leep@dbhds.virginia.gov

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.