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Emergency Mobile Crisis Unit Supervisor Print ( Apply ufeff Emergency Mobile Crisis Unit Supervisor Salary $87,024.91 - $145,041.94 Annually Location FAIRFAX (HH12), VA Job Type FT Salary W BN Job Number 26-00615 Department Community Services Board Opening Date 04/18/2026 Closing Date 5/1/2026 11:59 PM Eastern Pay Grade S29 Posting Type Open to General Public + Description + Benefits + Questions Job Announcement The Fairfax Falls Church Community Services Board is seeking a dynamic, clinically experienced individual to supervise a large multidisciplinary team in Emergency Services serving individuals with mental health and/or co-occurring disorders in psychiatric crisis. Must be passionate about working with people, knowledgeable in evidence-based, trauma-informed interventions, and exhibit creativity and flexibility when working with individuals in the community to refer to appropriate levels of care. Exciting opportunity to work with a program that provides specialized services such as assessment for temporary detention, evaluation for hospitalization, and critical stress incident management response. Must be clinically competent to work with clients of all ages, backgrounds, and diagnoses, as well as be able to provide support and direction regarding county and regional services. A recovery-based orientation is essential, along with strong leadership skills and the confidence to work with agencies both within and outside of the Fairfax County Community Services Board. Experienced conducting risk assessments, making rapid differential diagnosis, providing crisis intervention along with providing supervision. Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to: + Supervising the day-to-day operations of the Merrifield Crisis Response Center (MCRC) and ensures adequate clinical and medical coverage; to include supervising crisis services in the community. + Supervises program staff, including Crisis Intervention Specialists, Behavioral Health Specialists, Peer Recovery Specialists, and Emergency Services Psychiatrists; + Reviews cases to assure appropriateness of referral, quality of treatment, and suitability of the disposition; assesses, diagnoses, provides crisis intervention and, when necessary, hospitalizes extremely high-risk clients; + Provides clinical supervision to staff as needed; + Manages administrative tasks; develops performance goals for supervisees and evaluates performance as per Fairfax County requirements. + Consults with representatives from other programs and provides training to other CSB divisions and outside agencies as needed; and/or screens, selects, and recommends candidates to the Emergency Services Manager for appointment to emergency service positions and is actively involved in onboarding new team members. + Must be available to work: day shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, on-call rotations, and during inclement weather. Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home u2014 including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others (. We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity. A foreign language skills stipend of up to $1560/year (full-time) may be given for qualified bi-lingual employees. Note: To learn more about careers that make a difference, watch our video