Mental Health Professional Counselor Advanced

Introduction

If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, apply to join the DPSCS team today! The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion.

In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release. As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

STD 0021

Howard County
2000 Toulson Road
Jessup, MD

The PSCS Mental Health Professional Counselor Advanced is the advanced level of professional counseling work, at the Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor level, providing counseling services as an expert in a specialty area such as dissociative, adjustment, or bipolar disorders, or in a defined treatment or population area to clients with mental health disorders by using assessment, evaluation, intervention, rehabilitation and treatment regimens.

Employees may provide instruction, guidance and consultation to lower-level Mental Health Professional Counselors and other staff. Employees in this classification do not supervise. Employees receive general supervision from a program administrator and may be required to work evenings and on weekends. The work is performed in State mental health programs located in State institutions, facilities and offices including inpatient and outpatient facilities, jails, detention centers, prisons, halfway house facilities and community-based programs.

• Education:
  
  Determined by the Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists under the requirements for Certified Professional Counselors.
• Experience:
  
  Two years of experience providing professional counseling to clients with mental health disorders by using assessment, evaluation, intervention, rehabilitation and treatment regimens.

Note:

• Candidates must be licensed by the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor.
• Candidates may be required to possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license if duties involve operating a motor vehicle.

The ideal candidate must be fluent in spoken and written English and effectively communicate with diverse populations. Professional working fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, or any other language is a plus.

• Health insurance, dental, and vision plans at low cost.
• Personal Leave – six personnel days annually (prorated based on start date).
• Annual Leave – ten days per year.
• Sick Leave – fifteen days per year.
• Parental Leave – up to sixty days of paid leave upon birth or adoption of a child.
• Holidays – at least twelve state holidays per year.
• Pension – credit toward a 20-year retirement pension.
• Reimbursement of costs for eligible classes and release time for job-related CEU training.
• Reimbursement of costs of licensure or certification as required by clinical specialty.
• Tuition reimbursement through the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank our veterans for their service to our country.