Clinician - STAR Program

New River Valley Community Services; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multilingual compensation available

Job summary

New River Valley Community Services seeks a STAR Clinician to deliver intensive, community-based behavioral health services to adolescents aged 12–18 with SUD. Services emphasize family-centered care engaging parents, schools, and community partners to promote recovery and healthy functioning.

The role covers comprehensive assessment, crisis intervention, individual and family therapy, psychoeducation, case management, and care coordination to reduce substance use and improve outcomes in home,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or other licensed-eligible human services field is required.
• State of Virginia License is required in Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• If not fully licensed, you must register and become license-eligible within three months of hire.
• Experience with adolescent substance use disorders is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and crisis intervention for adolescents with SUD.
• Provide individual and family therapy, psychoeducation, and case management.
• Coordinate care and treatment planning with families, schools, and community partners.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions in home, school, and community settings.
• Support recovery, resiliency, and prevent escalation to out-of-home placements.

Education

Master's degree in social work, counseling, or licensed-eligible human services field

Virginia License in Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy

License-eligible within three months of hire

Job description

The STAR (Support and Treatment for Adolescent Recovery) Clinician provides intensive, community-based behavioral health services to adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 who meet DSM-5 criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD). The identified youth serve as the primary recipient of clinical services; however, treatment is delivered through a family-centered approach that actively engages parents, caregivers, natural supports, schools, juvenile justice, medical providers, and other community stakeholders to promote lasting recovery and healthy family functioning.

The STAR Clinician provides comprehensive assessment, crisis intervention, individual and family therapy, psychoeducation, case management, care coordination, person-centered treatment planning, and recovery support designed to reduce substance use, improve family functioning, strengthen natural supports, and prevent hospitalization, residential placement, juvenile justice involvement, or other out-of-home placements.

Clinical services are delivered primarily in the youth's home, school, and community utilizing evidence-based interventions. The STAR Clinician collaborates closely with families, schools, healthcare providers, courts, social services, community partners, and agency treatment teams to ensure coordinated, person-centered care that promotes recovery, resiliency, and successful community functioning.

Starting Salary: $51,030-$58,684.50 (License eligible/licensed)-Depending on experience

Education Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in social work, counseling, or other licensed-eligible human services field is required
• State of Virginia License is required in Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• If not fully licensed with the Virginia Board of Counseling, you are required to register and become licensed-eligible within three months of hire (if applicable).
• Experience providing evidence-based treatment for adolescent substance use disorders is strongly preferred.

Additional compensation will be considered for any new employees who speak multiple languages.