Trauma Therapist III Therapist III Grade 2324
Trauma Therapist III Therapist III Grade 2324
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
About the Position
The expected salary range for the Therapist I (Grade 23 role upon hire is $74507$94583 The expected salary range for the Therapist II (Grade 24 role upon hire is $77738$116134 WHO WE ARE
Montgomery County islocatedadjacent toWashington D.C. and with over one million residents is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery Countycontainsmany major U.S. government offices scientific research and learning centers and business campuses.
The Department of Health and Human Servicesis responsible fordelivery of the Countys public health and human services that meet the needs of our communitys most vulnerable childrenadultsand seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2000 employees the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.
As aDepartment we believe health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing transportation education employment health care human services safe neighborhoods and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking aTherapist II to serve inTrauma Servicesin Behavioral Health and Crisis Services.
What Youll Be Doing
Therapist provides assessment individual and group therapy to primarily a caseload of survivors of domestic violence sexual human trafficking and general crime including homicide physical hate crimes etc. and their families.
Therapist also provides assessment and counselling with courtordered victims and male/female offenders of partner violence as well as crisis intervention and management.
Therapist assesses the need for psychiatric consultation and refers to the psychiatrist as needed.
Therapist coordinates with victim assistants in cases with civil and criminal justice involvement or crime victim compensation issues.
Therapistmaintainsall records per HIPAA VAWA/FPSA standards of confidentiality and thoroughly documents all contacts.
This position can be underfilled as a Therapist I.
Minimum Qualifications
Therapist I Level:
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with aMasters Degree in clinicalor counselling psychology social work marriage and family therapy nursing or a related Behavioral science field.
Experience: None
Equivalency: None
License Requirement:One of the following licenses issued by the State of Maryland must be held prior to appointment andmaintainedby the employee:
Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW).
Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC); or
Licensed Graduate Marriage and Family Therapist (LGMFT).
Therapist II Level:
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with aMasters Degree in clinicalor counseling psychology social work marriage and family therapy nursing or a related behavioral science field.
Experience: Two 2 years of professional experiencerenderingtherapeutic counseling social worknursingor psychology services as pertinent to ones professional licensing.
Equivalency: None.
LICENSE REQUIREMENT:
One of the following licenses issued by the State of Maryland must be held prior to appointment of andmaintainedby the employee:
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC;
Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapy (LCMFT;
Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC;
Licensed Certified Social Worker/Clinical (LCSWC;
Licensed Registered Nurse in the United States certified as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Family Psychiatric MentalHealthNurse Practitioner in the State of Maryland; or
Licensed Psychologist
Note: There will be no substitutions for this requirement.
Preferred Criteria Interview Preferences
We will useinterview preferencecriteria:
Experience providing psychosocial assessment therapy and case management services to survivors of domestic violence sexual human trafficking and general crimes.
Ability to be flexible work required evenings.
Ability to provide services in multiple locations.
Ability to work in a collaborative and coordinated environment with Criminal Justice agencies and other HHS and onprofit agencies.
Bilingual in Spanish Preferred.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.
Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly as it relates to employment opportunities the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference refer to the Careers webpage onHiring Preference.
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education relevant experience knowledge skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicants responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a Lateral Transfer candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
If selected for consideration for this position you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge skills and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation the Countys Public Employees (which does not include employees of the Sheriffs office) are subject to the Countys ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employmentand the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at19A12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from theEthics Commissionwebsite.
Employment Type
Full-Time
