Dept Mgr 2 - Senior Crisis Prevention Therapist - 063524

The Department Manager 2, functioning as a Clinical Therapist, under the direction of the Mental Health Department Manager, will screen and assess all incoming residents. Observations, interviewing, records, and reference materials will be utilized to diagnose or evaluate mental and emotional disorders and to formulate treatment plans for residents detained at the Juvenile Detention Facility. The Clinical Therapist will provide individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and insight into the understanding of the factors that create youth offenders. The Clinical Therapist will focus on intervention services, crisis prevention as well as crisis resolution to interrupt and stop cycles of violence and retaliation through best evidence-based practices.

Required Tasks

• Assess and make recommendations to the Mental Health Department Manager regarding juvenile crisis prevention services at the Juvenile Detention Facility.
• Provide on-call crisis intervention and de-escalation.
• Interact with residents to assist them in gaining insight, defining goals, and planning action to achieve personal, social, educational, or vocational development and adjustment.
• Counsel the residents in crisis prevention, mental health, physical abuse, social adjustment, medical care, etc.
• Develop and implement individual treatment plans and create strategies to reduce gang violence.
• Write daily reports and maintain required paperwork.
• Arrange referrals to other support services and community-based resources.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

This is open only to employees of the County of Wayne, who are Government Administrator's Association members who, at the time of application, have:

Educational/Experience Requirements

• Regular status: AND
• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or Psychology, or related degree from an accredited college or university; AND
• Limited Licensed Professional Counselor, Limited Licensed Psychologist, Limited Licensed Master Social worker - Clinical designation preferred; AND
• At least 2 years of experience providing therapeutic treatment/intervention to youth.
• Juvenile detention experience- preferred

TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS

An Oral Information Assessment (45%) will be administered covering knowledge of DSM-V diagnosis and treatment planning, knowledge of Trauma Informed Care, knowledge of criminal justice and specifically working with detained youth and related information. Personal Qualifications Assessment will be rated at (50%).  Experience and Training will be worth (5%). 

Candidates must pass all assessments in order to be placed on the eligibility list.

In the event that the number of eligible applicants is equal to or less than the number required for certification, the Department of Personnel/Human Resources may substitute for the above tests an evaluation of experience and training or such other tests as the Department may deem desirable to determine the competence of the applicants for promotion.

Applicants must comply with the provisions of their union contract regarding career demotions and career shifts. Applications from GAA employees who have regular status in this class (and are employed in this class) or in a class on the same or higher level will not be accepted.

PURPOSE 

To establish a GAA promotional eligible list from which to fill present and future vacancies. Certifications made for the purpose of filling positions which, at the time of certification, are filled by persons having provisional promotions will be governed by the provisions of Section 6 (e) of Rule 8 of the Rules of the Department of Personnel/Human Resources. The eligible list will remain in effect for one (1) year but may be extended.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The application may be used both for determining admission to the examination and for rating experience and training. Section 5 (b) of Rule 6 of the Rules of the Department of Personnel/Human Resources provides that persons denied permission to compete in an examination may make a written appeal to the Wayne County Civil Service Commission for a final decision within twenty (20) days following the mailing of such notification, stating the basis on which it is felt that their application should be accepted.

In accordance with the provision