Psychosocial Rehab Tech

Title: Psychosocial Rehab Tech

State Role Title:Direct Service Associate III

Hiring Range: Starting Pay $42493 (Commensurate with Experience)

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location:Comm Ctr for Child & Adoles

Agency Website: Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

PSR Techs provide individual and group activities during the day evening and weekend shifts to ensure that patients are provided with a rich and diverse offering of engagement experiences and under the direction of the PSR Director ensures that these activities are coordinated with other elements of treatment. PSR Techs support the general milieu by providing supplies and materials for on-unit engagement and prepare and deliver sensory and activity boxes to support coping.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of human growth child development and the family system.
Knowledge of positive behavior management and behavior motivation techniques.
Specialized knowledge in principles and techniques of group facilitation fostering positive intrapersonal relationships and conflict resolution.
Ability to assess plan conduct and document active treatment interventions for children and adolescents using multi-modal techniques and ability to adapt activities and interventions to varying patient needs.
Ability to evaluate and report childrens progress to other clinical team members including psychiatrists psychologists nurses social workers therapists and direct care staff.

Additional Considerations

Related certification and/or license in respective specialty or QMHP-C preferred.
Training or experience working with children and adolescents and/or psychiatric patients 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.

Contact Information

Name: John Lee

Phone:

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths 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 .

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.