Trauma Therapist (Therapist I/II), Grade 23/24

Montgomery County Government • Rockville, Maryland, United States • $80.07k - $128.20k / year • 1d ago

About the Position

Please note: The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience as follows:

If filled at the Therapist I, Grade 23, the hiring range is $76,742 - $99,944

If filled at the Therapist II, Grade 24, the hiring range is $80,070 - $118,941

WHO WE ARE

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, 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 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 meets 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 over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a department, we believe the 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

Behavioral Health and Crisis Services is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Therapist I/II to join our Trauma Services team. In this role, you will provide comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault/rape, human trafficking, and general crimes including homicide, physical assault, etc.

What You'll Be Doing

This position plays a crucial role in helping survivors’ domestic violence, sexual assault/rape, human trafficking, and general crimes including homicide, physical assault, etc. to overcome challenges and help them heal and better integrate into life after victimization.

The Therapist I/II is responsible for but not limited to the following:

Provides individual and group counselling services to survivors (adults and children)
Provides crisis intervention, implements appropriate therapeutic interventions

Completes intakes, assessments including danger assessments, PCL, DVSA, CSSR
Develops comprehensive service plans
Screens cases for ongoing needs including basic needs, safety, mental health & substance use, etc.
Serves as a liaison with MCPS school clusters to provide outreach and ongoing services to MCPS students who are survivors of crime
Provides case management services to survivors on their caseload as well as those walking into the program to be screened for services
Oversee volunteers who provide 24/7 outreach services in hospitals
Collaborates with internal\/external service providers
Follows all HIPAA, VAWA, VOCA and FPSA standards of confidentiality.
Completes clinical documentation, accurately, thoroughly, and timely.
This position may provide services to clients at schools and/or college campuses.
This position requires knowledge of collecting statistics and grant reporting.
This position may work with both courts ordered survivors and offenders of the Abuse Intervention Program.

This position requires the ability to work evening 2 day a week and weekend hours for outreach as needed.

The selected candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-placement background check, medical exam, and a drug screening.

Minimum Qualifications

Therapist I Level:

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's Degree in clinical or 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 and maintained by, the employee:

Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW).
Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor(LGPC); or
Licensed Graduate Marriage and Family Therapist (LGMFT).

Driver's License Required: Possession and maintenance at all times of a: Valid Class C (or equivalent) driver's license from the applicant's state of residence.

Therapist II Level:

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: Two (2) years of professional experience rendering therapeutic counseling, social work, nursing or psychology services, as pertinent to one’s professional licensing.

Equivalency: None.

License Requirement: One of the following licenses, issued by the State of Maryland, must 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 Registered Nurse in the United States, certified as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in the State of Maryland; or
Licensed Psychologist

Driver's License Required: Possession and maintenance at all times of a: Valid Class C (or equivalent) driver's license from the applicant's state of residence.

This position required the ability to work evening and weekend hours.

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed todeterminethe extent, relevance of training, and experience in the following areas:

Experience working with survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and General Crimes.
Experience in providing crisis intervention, direct individual and/or group clinical counselling.
Experience providing psychosocial assessments, service planning and case management services.
Bilingual in Spanish, French, Chinese, or Amharic 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 Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov. 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 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 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 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.