Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Williamsburg, VA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 103863
Department: Emergency Services
Opening Date: 08/13/2025
Job Description
Colonial Behavioral Health provides opportunities for recovery to individuals and their family members in the areas of mental illness, substance use disorder, and developmental disabilities. Colonial Behavioral Health serves the citizens of James City County, City of Poquoson, City of Williamsburg, and York County.
We are currently recruiting for a Clinician III position within our Emergency Services program. This position works with individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder providing individuals with access to needed services and supports necessary to meeting basic needs.
Job Duties
Job Responsibilities

• Provides Emergency Services - assessment of acute crisis problems, risks, functioning and mental status; pre-admission screening; triage; and counseling supports.
• Preceptor Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) to acquire pre-admission screening certification.
• Represents the agency as assigned to regional and local initiatives and committees.
• Demonstrate the ability to approach an individual in crisis in a way that is sensitive to their cultural identity and practice humility and respect for individuals lived experience and preferences when participating in care.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule
The hours for this position include days, evening, nights, weekends, and holidays based on program needs.
Qualifications (EEO)
Skills and Qualifications

• Knowledge of applicable statutory provisions in the Code of Virginia regarding confidentiality, voluntary and involuntary hospitalization, procedural expectations for preadmission screening.
• Ability to effectively document assessments and service activity, including health information records and service documentation, reports and correspondence.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities in the assessment, diagnosis (DSMV) and intervention to persons with acute mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual disabilities, and co-occurring disorders. Knowledge and ability to pre-screen persons with acute mental health crises for voluntary and involuntary hospitalization.
• Knowledge of Risk Assessment Criteria (e.g., dangerousness to self /others, inability to care for self due to mental illness), and duty to warn.
• One year of clinical experience with individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder required.
• Valid driver's license is required.
• Master's Degree in a human services field required
• Resident in Counseling, Resident in Marriage & Family, Supervisee in Social Work (Licensed Eligible) required.
• DBHDS Preadmission Screening Certificate preferred.

DMV record must be submitted with application
Our compensation package for this position includes:

• Competitive compensation
• Virginia Retirement System
• Health, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Accounts
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer

Colonial Behavioral Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Colonial Behavioral Health offers a generous benefit package to include health and dental insurance, participation in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS), deferred compensation, flexible spending accounts, twelve (12) paid holidays, vacation and sick leave or PTO. Colonial Behavioral Health meets the qualifying criteria for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employment (PLSF) .Please visit to apply for the position.EEO
01
Do you have a Master's Degree in the Human Services field?

• YES
• NO

02
Are you approved with the board with a Licensed Eligible (LE) status?

• YES
• NO

03
Do you have a Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) Pre-admission Screener Certificate?

• YES
• NO

04
How many years of experience do you have providing crisis intervention skills?

• No experience
• 1-3 years
• 4-6 years
• Greater than 7 years

05
How many years of experience do you have providing substance abuse services?

• No experience
• 1-3 years
• 4-6 years
• Greater than 7 years

Required Question