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NEOGOV · 1 week ago

Supervisory Therapist, Grade N26

1500 E Gude Dr Rockville MD 20850 USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$87K/yr - $140K/yr

4+ years exp

Montgomery County is a diverse community located adjacent to Washington, D.C., and is seeking a Supervisory Therapist for its Department of Health and Human Services. The role involves managing the operations of the Outpatient Medication Assisted Treatment Program and providing administrative and clinical supervision to staff.

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Responsibilities

Provide administrative and clinical supervision to MAT professional therapists and other staff

Address the day-to-day management needs of the MAT team and programs and services

Supervise professional therapists and other staff's assessments, referrals, case work, professional clinical counseling and therapy, and related services provided by to persons presenting with emotional, behavioral, substance abuse and related types of problems

Conduct annual staff performance reviews and meets with staff regularly

Ensure that staff's adherence to equal employment opportunity (EEO) requirements and pertinent County policies and procedures

Qualification

Licensed Clinical Professional CounselorSupervisory experienceSubstance use disorder experienceMedication Assisted Treatment managementBilingual Spanish proficiencyClinical counseling experienceBehavioral health clinic experienceMental health practice setting experienceJail-based program experience

Required

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

Four (4) years of professional clinical counseling experience including at least one (1) year at the supervisory/lead level

One of the following licenses, issued by the State of Maryland, must be held prior to the 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

Possession and maintenance of a valid driver's license from the applicant's state of residence

Preferred

Experience supervising social workers, counselors, or therapists

Experience working with individuals with substance use disorder

Experience working in one of the following practice settings (mental hospital, behavioral health clinic or a jail-based behavioral health program)

Experience managing a Medication Assist Treatment or an Opioid Treatment Program

Preference for interview will be given to qualified candidates with Bilingual Spanish Proficiency

Benefits

Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year.

Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year.

In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays.

Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.

All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans.

Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years.

Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary.

All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.

Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.

County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID.

We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.

Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts.

These plans allow eligible employees to save on a pretax basis for healthcare and dependent care costs incurred during the plan year.

We deeply care about your holistic wellness.

Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.