Term Takoma Park Police / Crisis Center Therapist, (Therapist II), Grade 24

Salary : $80,070.00 - $128,198.00 Annually

Location : 7500 Maple Avenue Takoma Park MD 20912

Job Type : Term

Job Number : 2025-00688

Department : Department of Health and Human Services

Division : HHS 60 Behavioral Health and Crisis Services Division

Opening Date : 11 / 20 / 2025

Closing Date : 12 / 4 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Eastern

FLSA : Exempt

About the Position

This is a term position budgeted through 7 / 1 / 2026. Continued employment beyond this date is subject to continuation of funding and is not guaranteed.

The salary range above represents this position's earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $80,070 - $118,679, based on the candidate's qualifications and experience.

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

BHCS is currently recruiting a team-oriented professional who is eager to serve the citizens of Takoma Park. You will be paired with another clinician to assist the Takoma Park Police Department in assessing the mental health needs of citizens in crisis as well as providing proactive follow up.

What You'll Be Doing

The primary purpose of the Takoma Park Police Department (TPPD) Term Therapist II is to assist the TPPD sworn officers and professional staff with their calls for service with individuals experiencing behavioral health concerns. This will include, but is not limited to : co-responding with TPPD officers on calls in the community or assisting with walk ins at the City station, conducting mental health evaluations and diagnostic assessments as needed for individuals in distress, writing emergency evaluation petitions as indicated by the severity and acuity of the circumstances, determining eligibility for DHHS programmatic resources, providing information and psychoeducation to individuals and their support system on available services and processes, initiating follow up contact with individuals who have encountered TPPD and providing crisis-oriented therapeutic case management services, maintaining appropriate case documentation within DHHS / Crisis Center's Electronic Health Record system.

Experience working in law enforcement, correctional, or other public safety setting

Experience and proficiency as an instructor on behavioral health topics, preference given to those with training in a public safety environment and familiarity with Crisis Intervention Team training curriculum

Experience and fluency in writing emergency evaluation petitions, responding to high acuity crisis evaluations in community settings, and working with hospitals and community behavioral health providers in advocating for the most appropriate level of care for individuals in crisis

A Maryland Driver's License is needed for this role since you will be working off site, as needed. This role also requires fingerprints, a physical exam and drug screen as well as the completion of the Takoma Park Police Department background check.

Minimum Qualifications

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 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 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

Note : There will be no substitutions for this requirement.

Possession and maintenance of :

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

We will use interview preference criteria :

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.

Leave 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.

Retirement Benefits

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.

Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness

Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants who meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on their Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position. To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page. 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.

Free Mass Transit Benefit

County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID. This benefit can be used any time of the day or evening, including weekends. We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.

Reduced Child and Health Care Costs

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.

Employee Wellbeing

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.

Learn more about our wonderful benefits available to you once you join our team. Montgomery County Benefits

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Have you graduated 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?

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Do you currently hold one of the following licenses, issued by the State of Maryland, or will you, prior to DATE?

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Please list your license number below.

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Do you have two (2) or more years of professional experience rendering therapeutic counseling, social work, nursing or psychology services, as pertinent to one's professional licensing?

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Do you possess and currently maintain a VALID driver's license from your state of residence?

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Do you have experience working in a law enforcement, correctional, or other public safety setting?

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Please explain your experience working in a law enforcement, correctional, or other public safety settings.

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Do you have experience and fluency in writing emergency evaluation petitions, responding to high acuity crisis evaluations in community settings, and working with hospitals and community Behavioral health providers in advocating for the most appropriate level of care for individuals in crisis?

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Please explain your experience in writing emergency evaluation petitions, responding to high acuity crisis evaluations in community settings, and working with hospitals and community Behavioral health providers in advocating for the most appropriate level of care for individuals in crisis.

Required Question