Psychologist (Police Stress Management), Grade N29

About The Position

The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $98,806 to $138,000, based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

This role offers something different. Opportunity to work with a resilient population. No insurance billing or private practice overhead. Predictable salary and long-term financial stability (no reliance on client volume). Robust retirement and benefits package. Meaningful, mission-driven work supporting law enforcement and first responders. Manageable workload with a focus on quality care—not volume. Generous paid leave, parental leave, and wellness programs. Continued training and professional advancement.

This is an opportunity to apply your clinical expertise in a high-impact, team-based environment where your work directly supports those who serve the community. Montgomery County Government, Office of Human Resources is seeking a clinical Psychologist to provide direct clinical services to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) personnel and their families.

Duties

• Providing routine and emergency mental health assessment, intervention, referral, and case management services in individual, couple, group, or family formats.
• Providing initial and follow-up support of personnel involved in critical incidents, including on-scene response.
• Collaborating with diverse stakeholders across government agencies and community partners to assess needs, provide expert psychological consultation, and support coordinated service delivery.
• Developing curriculum and providing training on psychological and stress management topics for police recruits, new call-takers/dispatchers, supervisory and in-service training, the Peer Support Team, and specialized units.
• Training includes stress management, substance abuse, critical incident reactions, resilience, suicide awareness and prevention.
• Providing subject matter consultation, in-service programming, and outreach in support of departmental initiatives.
• Documentation of services utilizing a client records management database/electronic health records system, ensuring confidentiality of client information.
• Conducting and evaluating research.
• Selecting, supervising, and training of masters- and doctoral-level psychology interns.

Qualifications

• Experience: Two (2) years of post-doctoral experience in clinical therapeutic practice. Experience working with law enforcement populations, first responder or military populations preferred.
• Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Doctoral degree in Psychology as defined in Title 18, Health Occupations Article, Section1-101(g) Annotated Code of Maryland.
• License: Licensure as a Psychologist by the Maryland State Board of Examiners for Psychologists by the date of appointment to a County Psychologist position.