Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, DC 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 County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.
The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County’s public health and human services that the needs of our community’s most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.
As a Department 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.
If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Supervisory Therapist position.
About The Position
This position will be located either in the Department’s Behavioral Health and Crisis Services’ 24 Hour Crisis Center or assigned to and co-located with the Montgomery County Police Department’s Crisis Response and Support Section. The primary Crisis Center location provides telephone, walk-in, mobile crisis outreach, single adult shelter system screening and referrals, and crisis residential services to persons experiencing situational, emotional, or mental health crises. The Crisis Center provides all services, twenty-four hours/day , seven days/week. Much of the work of the Crisis Center focuses on providing the least restrictive community-based service appropriate to the client's situation. The Crisis Center coordinates the mental health response during disasters and community critical incidents and serve as the afterhours contact for Public Health, STEER (Stop, Triage, Engage, Educate, Rehabilitate), APS (Adult Protective Services) APP (Abused Person Program) and CWS (Child Welfare Services).
The individual selected for this position will be considered an “Essential Employee.” Essential employees must report to work during a period of general emergency or liberal leave.
The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Position Will Include
Provide clinical and administrative supervision to HHS clinicians and non-licensed staff as assigned, to include those requiring supervision for advanced licensure through the State of Maryland.
Supervise day-to-day program operations in a 24 hour crisis setting, providing clinical expertise and direction for a wide range of presenting clinical issues. Plans, assigns, reviews, and evaluates the work of licensed therapists and other subordinate staff within the assigned program area.
Provide overnight, weekend and holiday on-call support as scheduled.
Participate in collaborations with community stakeholders and partners, to include County and municipal law enforcement agencies, Fire Rescue Services, hospitals, shelter providers, Montgomery County Public Schools, in coordinating best outcomes for clients receiving services at the Crisis Center.
Develop and implement program activities and services, including trainings and educational activities. May include representing the Crisis Center on committees and task forces.
Work with Crisis Center Manager and other Supervisory Therapists to ensure that the HHS/Crisis Center clinicians adhere to highest standards of care including the DHHS performance objectives of collaborative care and use of technology.
Work with DHHS/MCPD management and supervisory level staff to ensure that program objectives are identified and that appropriate outcome measures are captured.
Ensure consistent application of and compliance with Federal, State, and County regulations, policies, and procedures as they relate to crisis work and implementation of crisis services.
Additional Employment Information
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/IRC.
Montgomery County Government 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 a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to [email protected] . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring 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 applicant's 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 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 Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.
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 County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.
Minimum Qualifications
Education : Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s Degree in clinical or counseling psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, nursing, or a related behavioral science field.
Experience : Four (4) years of professional clinical counseling experience including at least one (1) year at the supervisory/lead level.
Equivalency : None.
LICENSE REQUIREMENT : One of the following licenses, issued by the State of Maryland, must be held prior to appointment of, and maintained by, 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 (LCSW-C);
Licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; or
Licensed Psychologist.
Note : There will be no substitutions for this requirement. Possession and maintenance of:
A valid Class C
Preferred Criteria
There is no Preferred Criteria . All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated Qualified, placed on the Eligible List, and may be considered for an interview.
Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following:
Experience delivering clinical services to individuals who experience trauma
Experience providing clinical supervision, guidance, and assistance to seasoned clinicians, victim assistants, volunteers, and paraprofessional staff
Experience recruiting, monitoring, and maintaining a 24/7 crisis program
Experience in the administrative functions of grant writing and contract monitoring involving multiple grant sources
Experience with the daily administrative management of a complex program to include approval of timesheets, approval of invoices, statistical and outcome reports, fee systems, leave requests, HIPPA and privilege/confidentiality compliance related to crime victims
Minimum Salary 81047
Maximum Salary 130323
Currency USD
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Part-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
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