Counselor 3G

Located in the heart of the Baltimore/Washington, DC Metro corridor, Prince George's County in Maryland borders Washington, D.C. and is just 37 miles south of the city of Baltimore. Encompassing almost 500 square miles, with over 900,000 residents Prince George's County has an urban atmosphere that provides a scenic and peaceful place to live, work, and play.
The Prince George's County Government Department of Fire and Emergency Services (Fire/EMS) is seeking qualified applicants to fill the Counselor 3G(Counselor 3G) position, grade G24, within its FD Risk Management Division.
About the Position:
This is responsible professional lead and/or supervisory work providing services and assistance to client populations with problems in a range of areas (e.g., stress management, substance abuse, emotional, behavioral, or related problems). What You'll Do:

• Integrate innovative technologies into all aspects of care; Telehealth, Zoom, Microsoft Teams platforms.
• Provides short-term individual, family and/or group counseling for sworn, civilian and volunteer members with varying emotional and/or substance abuse problems.
• Conducts intake interviews, obtains a client history, determines client's strengths and weaknesses, and develops suitable treatment plans and goals.
• Provides crisis intervention to sworn, civilian and volunteer members.
• Provides services through telephonic or in-person counseling and office visits for assessment, referral and short-term counseling.
• Maintains case files with appropriate forms, evaluations, and other records of client progress. May assist center director in the compilation of various data, reports and forms.
• Assist with the development of training on behavioral health related subject matters.

What You'll Need:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's or Doctoral degree in Social Work, or Psychology Doctoral Level in Counseling, Social Work, or Psychology.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Upon selection, the candidate must:

Achieve a passing score on the National Counselors Examination of the National Board for Certified Counselors and the State Law Test; and
A candidate placed in this classification must be licensed as a Graduate Professional Counselor by the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists. In accordance with Health Occupations Title 17 and Code of Maryland Regulations 10.58.01.09, (Maryland Department of Health General Licensure Information).
Must possess one of the following licenses/certifications:
LCPC: Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
LGPC: Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor
LCADC: Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor
LGADC: Licensed Graduate Alcohol and Drug Counselor
LCSW-C: Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical
LCSW: Licensed Certified Social Worker
LMSW: Licensed Masters Social Worker
LCP: Licensed Clinical Psychologist
DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY: Candidates will be selected from a temporary register of eligible candidates, which will become effective approximately four (4) weeks after the closing date. Once a selection has been made, the register will expire.
ELIGIBILITY TO WORK: Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, an employer is required to hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to show and verify authorization to work in the United States.
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S., only after an offer has been accepted and the Form I-9 is completed. For information on E-Verify, or if you believe the County has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or visit their website at dhs.gov/e-verify.
Internal Applicants: If you are a current Prince George's County Government employee and seeking a promotion, in accordance with Section 16-200 of the Personnel Law, you have the right to appeal a rejection rating within five (5) working days of receiving a rejection notice. Union employees should refer to their respective collective bargaining agreement and/or union representative for their grievance procedure.
Employment Type: LTGF FT W-O BN