Behavioral Health Specialist II - Jail & Court Based Services

This position works within our Diversion Engagement Team. This team supports individuals designated as high utilizers of Emergency Services, Wellness Circle, the Adult Detention Center, and Fairfax County Court Services by providing engagement and monitoring services to both encourage and support people connect to ongoing mental health and substance use treatment in order to avoid repetitive hospitalization and/or incarceration. This team supports the efforts of Diversion First and works collaboratively with emergency services, hospital discharge planners, other CSB teams, and client’s natural support systems. Clinical services provided include outreach and engagement, case coordination, and risk assessment and crisis intervention.

Diversion Engagement is a community-based program and work will take place in hospitals, crisis stabilization programs, CSB Emergency Services, Fairfax County Judicial Complex, and other community-based settings.

Service provisions are based on client and program need. Some positions offer services via telehealth for non-acute services. Other positions offer limited opportunities for telework. Teleworking options may vary by position.

More information about CSB Services may be found at Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board | Community Services Board (fairfaxcounty.gov)

Here are some of the benefits CSB employees enjoy:

• Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home — including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others. We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity. A foreign language skills stipend of up to $1560/year (full-time) may be given for qualified bi-lingual employees.
• The CSB provides clinical supervision for employees who are registered as licensed eligible mental health in one of the following areas: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner or Licensed Nurse Practitioner.
• In addition, to recognize and reinforce the importance of professional development and enhance future recruitment of licensed professionals, if approved, the licensure supervisors will receive a stipend of $1,500 paid out biweekly over a 12-month period whether for one or more Department of Health licensure candidates.
• License/Certification Reimbursement - Reimbursement for job related licenses and/or certifications once per year.
• To find out more about the benefits of working with Fairfax County Government, please visit the CSB Careers Page.

Note:  To learn more about Jail & Court-Based Services, please view our video here.