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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW MUST BE FOLLOWED EXACTLY
OR YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT

To apply for any vacant TYSC position, please follow the instructions below:  

• APPLICATION PACKETS FOR ALL POSITIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:  A completed and signed Virginia state application and a current (within 30 days) driving record.  Incomplete applications will not receive a response.  Resumes alone will not be accepted.  A complete packet must be submitted no matter which submission method is used.
  
  
• Please indicate the correct position title and unit, if indicated, on the application form.
  
  
• A resume, cover letter and/or transcripts are recommended but not required unless indicated in the specific listing.
  
  
• Applications should be submitted to the address below.
  Human Resources 
  TYSC Administrative Office 
  2404 Airline Blvd. 
  Portsmouth, VA  23701                     
  Fax: 757/488-9652 
  Phone:  757/488-9161 
  E-mail:  hr@tyscommission.org
  
  
• To be considered for employment, the driving record must reflect zero or plus (0 or +) points (for Virginia records) or no current violations/offenses (records from other states).
  
  
• Applicants that do not meet the minimum qualifications of the position will not be considered nor receive a response.
  
  
• If a faxed or e-mailed application packet is submitted, a hard copy of the packet with an original signature will be required if the applicant is selected for an interview.
  
  
• Documents required in the application packet may be submitted by e-mail, but online application is not available.  A paper copy of the Virginia state application form may be obtained at any Virginia Employment Commission office or the TYSC administrative office at 2404 Airline Blvd, Portsmouth, VA  23701. To download a blank form as a non-fillable Adobe PDF document, click here: State Application.  To download the form as a fillable Word document, click here: state application 1. 
    
• If an application deadline is listed for the position, packets received after the posted deadline will not be considered.  If there is no deadline, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
  
  
• Applications submitted to Human Resources are screened to verify that the application packet is complete and that the applicant is qualified for the position.  Packets are then forwarded to the director of the appropriate program for review.  The complete screening process can take up to several weeks.  The status of individual applications is not known until the individual program director makes his or her selection.  SELECTED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE A CALL OR E-MAIL.
   
• A pre-employment drug screen will be required if selected.
  
  
• CPR and First Aid certification is required for all counseling positions before a selected applicant may begin employment.
  
  
• The excellent benefits package for full-time employees includes:  health insurance with Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield (including medical, dental, prescription and mental health coverage); membership in the Virginia Retirement System (including pension and group life insurance as well as the option to purchase additional life insurance and disability insurance); a deferred compensation plan; a pre-paid legal services plan; the option for membership in two credit unions; and generous vacation and sick leave benefits.
  
  
• Tidewater Youth Services Commission is an equal opportunity employer.
  
  

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POSITION:                       Driver/Program Aide

UNIT:                               Community-Based Clinical Services                        

LOCATION:                      2404 Airline Blvd, Portsmouth VA 23701

SALARY:                          $11.88 per hour                                              

CLOSING DATE:              Open until filled

DESCRIPTION:   Part-time driver/program aide needed, must be available early afternoons and evenings, 5 days per week.  Must have the ability to provide supervision to adolescents over the age of 13 while transporting them, using program van, to group counseling sessions throughout the Tidewater area.  Must have clean driving record (0 or + points).  High school diploma required, experience driving 15-passenger van preferred.   

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POSITION:                       Reentry Casemanager Part-Time

UNIT:                               ReEntry Program                        

LOCATION:                      2404 Airline Blvd, Portsmouth VA 23701

SALARY:                          $14.83 per hour                                              

CLOSING DATE:              Open until filled

DESCRIPTION:   Position is part of a 5-year grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to implement an innovative and comprehensive system of services for youth returning to their communities from the Virginia Juvenile Correctional Centers (JCCs). Will develop individual plans of care and deliver a range of targeted services and graduated sanctions and incentives, beginning work with assigned youth before their release from the JCCs and remaining with them through the entire re-entry process. Strong assessment, counseling and case management skills are required. Must have knowledge of the juvenile justice system and issues related to re-entry. Ability to work flexible schedule and to be on call for crisis required.  Must provide own transportation (mileage reimbursed). Localities to be served include: Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Franklin, Isle of Wight and Southampton County. Minimum requirements: bachelor’s degree in human services field and 3 years working with at-risk adolescents. Substance abuse experience/certification or other mental health licenses/certifications a plus.   

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POSITION:                       Program Director

UNIT:                               Lynnhaven Boys Home                        

LOCATION:                      2293 Lynnhaven Parkway, Virginia Beach, VA 23456

SALARY:                          $40,040 - $48,444 with full benefits                                       

CLOSING DATE:              Open until filled

DESCRIPTION:   Full-time position, excellent benefits. To manage all aspects of the operations and programming of a regionally-based, 12-bed group home for adolescent males.  Must have experience working with troubled adolescents, knowledge of the juvenile justice and human services systems, and the ability to coordinate care with multiple agencies.  Strong management, counseling and supervisory skills are required.  Must have experience in residential services as well as individual, group and family counseling.  Substance abuse experience a plus.  Minimal qualifications are a bachelor’s degree in human services or related field and at least 5 years total experience with 2 years supervisory experience.   

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POSITION:                       Residential Counselor

UNIT:                               Lynnhaven Boys Home                        

LOCATION:                      2293 Lynnhaven Parkway, Virginia Beach, VA 23456

SALARY:                          $30,854 with full benefits                                       

CLOSING DATE:              Open until filled

DESCRIPTION:   Full-time position, excellent benefits. To provide direct supervision, case management and individual, group & family counseling to at-risk adolescents in a residential group home for boys. Evening/weekend shifts required. Ideal candidate is competency-based, a strong team player, has worked in residential care and has individual, group & family counseling experience. Substance abuse experience a bonus. 1 year experience working with at-risk youth and bachelor’s degree in human services or related field required.   

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POSITION:                       Group Home Worker

UNIT:                               Lynnhaven Boys Home                        

LOCATION:                      2293 Lynnhaven Parkway, Virginia Beach, VA 23456

SALARY:                          $26,863 with full benefits                                       

CLOSING DATE:              Open until filled

DESCRIPTION:   Full-time position, excellent benefits. Direct supervision and counseling of adolescents in a residential group home for boys in Va. Beach. Midnight shift. Degree in human services preferred, 1 year experience working with at-risk youth required, residential experience preferred. Good organizational, written & verbal skills important.   

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Relief Counselors

Lynnhaven Boys Home
2293 Lynnhaven Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Westhaven Boys Home
3515 Race Street
Portsmouth, VA 23705

Crisis Intervention Home
811 13th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Salary:    $11.74 per hour

TYSC employs relief counselors in all of our residential facilities, to provide counseling and supervision to adolescents. Work is on an as-needed basis, serving as relief for regular staff. Some evenings/weekends required. Experience with troubled youth preferred.

Deadline:  Open until filled

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