Lead Rehabilitation Therapist

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.

This position includes a $2,500 gross sign-on bonus upon hire and a second $2,500 gross sign-on bonus upon successful completion of the probationary period.

The Department of Human Services is seeking a Lead Rehabilitation Therapist to join our team! The Lead provides clinical services such as assessments and therapy visits, day-to-day oversight of PIE’s clinical team of four additional therapists, and technical assistance and training for PIE’s contracted therapy providers. The Parent Infant Education (PIE) program is a family centered early intervention program that provides home and community-based services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities.

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 job duties:

• Coordinating and providing initial orientation and ongoing training for newly hired County therapists and vendor therapists;
• Serving as the PIE program's technical assistance specialist to ensure all providers adhere to natural learning environment standard practices;
• Providing technical assistance to include and implementing orientation for all new providers and providing regular observation and feedback for new and existing providers;
• Consulting with therapists to problem-solve complex client and family concerns and providing guidance on the primary provider model, coaching interaction style, and functional, routines-based intervention;
• Designing and leading ongoing training and follow up activities related to practices such as coaching and embedding intervention into existing routines;
• Planning and providing regular clinical training opportunities for internal and external therapists; and
• Making home visits to complete assessments, therapy visits, and other meetings.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Considerable knowledge of and experience with providing Early Intervention services and training new providers working in Early Intervention; and
• Interpersonal skills needed to deliver feedback to colleagues while maintaining strong working relationships.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of a Master’s degree or higher necessary for certification/licensure in the State of Virginia; and
• Considerable experience providing rehabilitation therapy services to infants ages 0-3 years in their natural environment, including experience providing early intervention services and training, guidance, or technical assistance to other professional providers.

Licenses/Certifications: Possession of the following:

• Virginia Board of Health Professions or Virginia Department of Education license
• State certification as an Early Intervention Professional (EIP) and Early Intervention Case Manager (EICM)

Desirable Qualifications: Preference may be given to applicants with in one or more of the following:

• Experience leading a team, including training others, providing guidance and oversight, and ensuring compliance with program requirements;
• Virginia licensure as one of the following: Licensed Professional Counselor, Educator (licensure with endorsement in Special Education-Early Childhood or Early/Primary Education), Marriage and Family Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Clinical, School, or Applied Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Speech- Language Pathologist;
• Experience providing services and/or holding Virginia certification as an Early Intervention Specialist, governed by Part C of IDEA;
• Endorsement in Infant Mental Health from the Virginia Association for Infant Mental Health (or equivalent Endorsement in another state); and/or
• Bilingual proficiency in English/Spanish

Special Requirements

Background Check: A pre-employment criminal records check will be conducted. It will include checks of the following: criminal record, driving record, education, professional licensure, and credit history. You will be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain your background information.
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 (exception 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.

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.

Additional Information

Work hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with some flexibility. Some telework options may be available contingent upon workload and supervisor approval.

Working Conditions: Services are provided in the child’s natural environment, including the home, school/daycare, playground, and other community locations. Working conditions may vary based on location.

The official title of this position is Rehabilitation Therapist Coordinator

Starting salary is commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate selected.

This recruitment may be used to fill similar future vacancies, of which; some may have Bilingual requirements.

An assessment of Spanish proficiency will be required before a candidate can be appointed to the bilingual position(s). The incumbent in the position(s) will receive the language pay premium on all hours worked and on paid leave hours.

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.

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