PMAB Specialist CAMH SPECIALIST II, CI

About the role

The main purpose of this position is to provide training and monitor the implementation of the Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behavior (PMAB) program at JLG-RICA, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations set forth for the residential program for adolescents with emotional disabilities and court-involved youth. This position will train others on the necessary processes and techniques and will lead other trainers. This position will be required to complete necessary documentation for restraints and will attend and participate in treatment plan meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with 30 credit hours in mental health, health, human services, education, or related behavioral sciences including six credit hours in psychology, counseling, addictions, or mental health.

Experience: One year of experience coordinating and providing distinct interventions unique to the individual physical, mental, learning, and social development and therapeutic treatment needs of seriously mentally ill children and adolescents in a therapeutic mental health setting.

Notes: A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in mental health, health, human services, education, or related behavioral sciences may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Mental, Addictions, or Behavioral Health Counseling and Psychology classifications or Mental, Addictions, or Behavioral Health Counseling and Psychology specialty codes in the counseling field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications

• Employees 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.
• Employees in this classification may be required to successfully complete cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and maintain current certification.
• Employees in this classification may be assigned duties in a swimming program. Employees assigned such duties may be required to obtain certification in Life Saving and Water Safety.

Special Requirements

• Candidates appointed to positions in this classification must successfully complete an in-service training program and examination approved by the hiring facility prior to a permanent appointment.
• Applicants are subject to a background investigation by the Maryland State Police before a permanent appointment can be made. A criminal conviction record may be grounds for rejection of the applicant by the hiring agency.
• Employees in this classification will be required to provide the facility with a telephone number at which they can be reached.
• Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.