MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR **REPOST**

This recruitment will be used to fill future vacancies in multiple locations. Candidates must specify on their application which locations they are willing to work.

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Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center

300 E. Madison Street Baltimore, MD 21202  

 

Maryland Reception, Diagnostic and Classification Center

550 E. Madison Street Baltimore, MD 21202  

 

Maryland Correctional Institution – Jessup

7803 House of Correction Road Jessup, MD 20794  

 

Patuxent Institution

7555 Waterloo Road Jessup, MD 20794

 

Roxbury Correctional Institution

18701 Roxbury Road Hagerstown, Maryland 21746  

 

Maryland Correctional Training Center

18800 Roxbury Road Hagerstown, Maryland 21746  

 

North Branch Correctional Institution

14100 McMullen Highway, S.W. Cumberland, Maryland 21502  

 

Metropolitan Transition Center

954 Forrest Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202    

The Mental Health Professional Counselor is the full performance level of professional counseling work at the Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor level.

Functioning as an independently licensed mental health professional providing the full performance of professional counseling services. This includes providing counseling to inmates with serious mental illness using assessment, evaluation, intervention, rehabilitation, and treatment regimes.

Conducts assessments/evaluations of inmates as assigned.

Participates in miscellaneous projects and tasks as assigned.

Education: Determined by the Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists under the requirements for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC).

Experience: Determined by the Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists under the requirements for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC).

Note: These requirements are established by the Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists. The Department of Budget and Management, Office of Personnel Services and Benefits does not have the authority to accept substitutions or equivalents.

1. In accordance with Health Occupations Title 17 and Code of Maryland Regulations 10.58.01.05, candidates placed in this classification must be licensed by the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC).

2. Candidates appointed to positions in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

 

Online applications are highly recommended. However, if you are unable to apply online, the paper application and supplemental questionnaire may be submitted to: Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services,HRSD-Recruitment & Examination, 300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 1000, Towson, MD 21286. Paper application materials must be received in our office by the closing date for the recruitment. No postmarks will be accepted.

J. Rolon

410-339-3695

If you are submitting additional information, the preferred method is to upload it with your application. All uploaded additional information must be received by the closing date and time. If you are unable to upload, please fax the requested information to 410-585-0570 (providing a cover sheet with your contact information, recruitment name, recruitment number and the number of pages faxed). Only additional materials that are required will be accepted for this recruitment.

For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, HRSD-Recruitment & Examination at 410-339-6500, MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258.

If you are having difficulties with submitting your online application, please contact the DBM Recruitment and Examination Division at Application.Help@maryland.gov or 410-767-4850.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.