Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, DC 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 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 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a department, we believe 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.

If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Human Services Specialist position.

About the Position:

This position is located in the Department’s Behavioral Health and Crisis Services division. The position specifically works in Specialty Behavioral Health Services which includes the Adult Drug Treatment Program, the Medication Assisted Treatment Program, and the Urine Monitoring Program.

Duties:

Vocational Assessment and Counseling Services : Responsibilities include: providing individual vocational evaluations and counseling; co-leading skill development groups; leading Vocational Assessment group and other groups as needed. Plans and recruits speakers for extended community meetings.

Liaison and Training: Responsibilities include providing group training on vocational matters, vocational consultation to staff, refers clients to and is the liaison with DORS, Montgomery College, and GED programs and other vocational programs.

Interest in Collaboration and Program Mission: Demonstrates a willingness to support the clinical team process.

Report Preparation: Provides all required reports, enters progress notes in NextGen, maintains database that documents client outcomes for employment. Demonstrates a willingness to take on other projects as needed.

Teamwork : Works cooperatively with other staff members and demonstrates a courteous and professional behavior with clients, colleagues and the public.

The selected candidate will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment background check and a medical exam with drug/alcohol screening.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $67,206 (minimum) – $107,367 (maximum)

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/IRC.

Montgomery County Government 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 a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please 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 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 Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

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.

Experience: One year of experience as a specialist performing complex and responsible workforce development, human and/or social services work – significant experience with direct client contact is required.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

There is no Preferred Criteria. All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated Qualified, placed on the Eligible List, and may be considered for an interview.

Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following:

• Experience working in a substance use/behavioral health treatment program and/or facility.
• Knowledge, skills and experience i n Vocational Counseling.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written.
• Skill in operating desk top computers and word processing, especially utilizing a variety of software packages, including but not limited to Access, Excel, Work, Visio, Power Point, Windows XP and Outlook 365.
• Ability to deal tactfully, effectively, equitably and professionally with boards, commissions, committees, councils, agency personnel and the general public.