Mobile Outreach Support Team (MOST) Behavioral Health Supervisor at Arlington County VA

Arlington, VA 22201, USA -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

06 Sep, 25

Experience

1 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Law Enforcement

Industry

Hospital/Health Care

Description

This position includes a $2,500.00 gross signing bonus at hire and $2,500.00 gross bonus at the 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 Mobile Outreach Support Team Behavioral Health Supervisor to oversee the MOST Program and coordinate with other crisis services-related efforts at a local, regional, and state levels. MOST is a community-based Behavioral Health team that provides behavioral health outreach and crisis intervention in the community to individuals with imminent behavioral health crises, serious mental illness and/or substance use issues while living, visiting, or working in Arlington County. The team is typically dispatched by 911 and partners with first responders to conduct assessments and welfare checks for people identified as needing them.
This position will implement and provide oversight of MOST expansion, including mobile response expansion and co-response. MOST is part of the Arlington County Crisis continuum of care and will collaborate with multiple community stakeholders such as Emergency Response resources, hospitals, law enforcement, and Behavioral Health providers while leading a team of between four (4) to six (6) staff including Behavioral Health Therapists, Behavioral Health Specialists and a Peer Recovery Specialist who provides comprehensive crisis response in the community.
To learn more about Arlington County’s Behavioral Health Division, please visit DHS.

Responsibilities

Designing, directing, implementing, and evaluating mobile outreach and co-response services including development of operational policies and procedures;
Rotating on-call supervision of Client Services entry Emergency and Crisis Services as well as providing direct clinical services as back-up to MOST team members;
Establishing safety protocols for MOST team members to mitigate risk in community-based response work;
Reviewing program data to evaluate performance measures such as numbers served, response times, diversions from arrest or hospitalization;
Identifying necessary program changes based upon data review and analysis to achieve program goals, finding, applying, and managing grant opportunities;
Incorporating best and evidence-based co-response practices into program operations;
Monitoring budget and expenditures and overseeing supply/inventory management;
Conducting chart audits to ensure compliance and quality of clinical documentation;
Developing program presentations for community audiences, Boards and Commissions and partner agencies; and
Managing all aspects of the program, including onboarding and training of staff, outcome measurements, service improvements, operational and quality improvement measures, coordination with BHD and DHS management, coordination with EMS, Police Department, and other key partners.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated knowledge and practical experience in comprehensive crisis intervention, stabilization, psychiatric developmental lifespan services, and organizational leadership.
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 that 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. or level mental health professionals.