Counselor II

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Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)
Location: Staunton, Virginia
Categories: Administrative Services, Health and Human Services

Title: Counselor II

State Role Title: Counselor II

Hiring Range: $72,000 to $90,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Western State Hospital

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/wsh/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Location: Western State Hospital
103 Valley Center Drive, Staunton, VA 24401.

Position Overview
Western State Hospital is seeking a full-time Counselor II to develop and implement person-centered treatment and discharge plans in collaboration with consumers and other interdisciplinary treatment team members and serve as a link between community agencies and others supporting consumer recovery. All WSH staff are considered essential, especially during emergencies or pandemics.

Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct timely social work assessments and identify discharge needs, completing required documentation within established timeframes and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
- Develop and implement individualized treatment and discharge plans, integrating recovery-oriented principles and coordinating closely with consumers, families, CSBs, and the full treatment team.
- Provide psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) interventions, meeting minimum service requirements and supporting consumers' clinical readiness for discharge through weekly team participation.
- Collaborate with Community Services Boards and external agencies, maintaining strong partnerships to support recovery needs, discharge planning, and adherence to DBHDS discharge protocols.
- Engage families and natural supports, with consumer consent, through education, involvement in treatment and discharge planning, and participation in family meetings to reinforce recovery goals.
- Maintain high-quality documentation, producing clear, concise, recovery-focused clinical notes that meet Joint Commission, CMS, and departmental standards for accuracy and timeliness.
- Communicate effectively with staff, consumers, and families, demonstrating professionalism, openness, responsiveness, and constructive problem-solving to strengthen team cohesion and service quality.
- Participate in departmental, interagency, and hospital-wide meetings, contributing to service planning, committee work, collaboration efforts, and mission-driven initiatives.
- Engage in continuous learning and professional development, completing required continuing education, annual mandatory training, and seeking opportunities to enhance clinical and recovery-oriented skills.
- Promote a culture of safety and professionalism, promptly reporting safety concerns, adhering to hospital safety standards, and maintaining ethical, respectful, and recovery-aligned social work practice.

This position is eligible for:

- paid time off; family/personal time; community service time; and sick time
- retirement with cash match
- life, vision, and dental insurance
- life insurance

Minimum Qualifications

- MSW, or MSSW required (graduation from a CSWE accredited undergraduate or graduate social work program)
- Professional work experience with adults with serious mental illness

Additional Considerations

- Experience in discharge planning
- Bilingual
- Veteran or veteran spouse

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.

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.

Application Requirements: Applications and résumés for this position are accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Electronic Recruitment System only. Interview decisions will be based solely on the information provided in your electronic application and/or résumé. Please ensure you clearly and specifically detail all relevant work experience; we will not make assumptions about your qualifications.
Applications/résumés will begin to be reviewed within five (5) days of the posting date.

Contact Information

Name: Samantha Leep

Phone: 540-332-8306

Email: [email protected]

Advertised: 27 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:

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