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Clinical Therapist - Youth Comprehensive Community Services (CCS)

Waukesha County · Waukesha, WI · $35.09–$48.76 an hour · Full time

Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Preference goes to candidates fully licensed as an LCSW, LPC or LMFT. Where are you in licensure, and what's your experience with youth and families?

What they are checking: Whether they meet the licensing preference and have the youth and family experience this program needs.

Tell me about a time you worked with schools, courts or other agencies on a youth's care.

What they are checking: Whether they coordinate well across systems, since youth in CCS are often involved with several.

How do you keep up with documentation and sign-offs when you have many assessments and plans to review?

What they are checking: Whether they can stay timely on paperwork that affects compliance and the start of services.

What would you do

You'd provide clinical consultation to Service Facilitators. How would you support a facilitator who is struggling with a hard case?

What they are checking: Whether they can coach non-therapists in a helpful way that improves care for the youth.

You're reviewing an assessment and the DSM-5 diagnosis doesn't seem to match what's described. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they would raise the concern and work through it, since diagnosis drives services and billing.

A family team meeting gets tense because the parent and teen disagree about goals. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they can keep both voices in the room and move the team toward shared goals.

A teen discloses something that makes you worry about their safety at home. What steps do you take?

What they are checking: Whether they know mandated reporting duties and act promptly while supporting the youth.

About the work

What are the Mental Health Professional duties under DHS 36 as you understand them?

What they are checking: Whether they know the Wisconsin CCS rules that define their sign-off and oversight responsibilities.

How do you decide whether a youth's need for psychosocial rehabilitation services is established well enough to attest to it?

What they are checking: Whether they take their attestation seriously and base it on clear clinical evidence.

How do you make a recovery plan truly youth- and family-driven?

What they are checking: Whether they include the family's own goals, which is the heart of the CCS recovery model.

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The full job description

As published by Waukesha County.

SALARY RANGE $35.09 - $48.76 WORK ASSIGNMENT DETAILS This position is to fill a Mental Health Professional role within our Youth Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) program. Due to the nature of the work, preference will be given to candidates who are at least fully licensed as an LCSW, LPC or LMFT at the time of application. • Provide all required Mental Health Professional duties as outlined in DHS 36. • Provide ongoing clinical consultation and support to program Service Facilitators to ensure consistent and supportive treatment is provided to youth and their families. • Review and attest to the applicant’s need for psychosocial rehabilitation services and medical and supportive activities to address the desired recovery goals. • Assure that a statement authorizing the proposed psychosocial rehabilitation services under the standards set forth is provided and filed in the consumer service record. • Provide feedback on all comprehensive assessments and summaries • Develop, implement, and evaluate service plans with recovery team if assigned in a service facilitator role which also includes evaluating the current DSM V diagnosis. • Review and sign all assessments and recovery plans. • Attend and participate in family team meetings and agency staff consultations as required. • Attend and participate in CCS interdisciplinary recovery team meetings. • Function as CCS Service Facilitator as assigned or needed by CCS Supervisor and coordinate resources to meet specific consumer needs. • Consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination and involvement in treatment process. • Coordinate consumer’s crisis services and work collaboratively with Waukesha County Emergency Mental Health program. • Provide clinical treatment psychotherapy to CCS consumers on an individual, group and family basis as deemed necessary through the consumer's recovery plan • Maintain confidentiality of client-related information, maintain respectful treatment of consumers. • Provide courtroom testimony as needed. • Complete orientation training as required and meet regularly for clinical supervision. • Maintain skills and competence levels as policies and regulations change, attend department/staff meetings / trainings, and participate in continuing education training as required. • Adhere to approved social worker principles, methods, and practices, including the National Association of Social Worker’s (NASW) code of ethics. CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION To view the full classification specification for Clinical Therapist click here . Minimum Training & Experience Requirements 1. Graduation from a recognized college or university with a master's degree in psychology (clinical, counseling, educational,) counseling and guidance, social work or closely related area. 2. Candidates must have Advanced Practice Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor in Training, or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Training, status as a minimum. 3. Two (2) years of post bachelor work experience in psychology (clinical, counseling, educational), counseling and guidance, social work or closely related area. Waukesha County provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including excellent health/dental/vision, life insurance, generous paid time off (vacation, 10 holidays, 3 floating holidays, ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year), an exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan. Amongst many other benefits, employees are recognized and valued through a pay for performance system. Successful candidates will be eligible for performance-based merit increases and non-base performance awards. Employee well-being is promoted through a balanced work-life culture and through an exceptional employee wellness program that offers a variety of programs and tools to help promote an employee's wellness and health, including an on-site health & wellness clinic. About Us: Waukesha County prides itself on operating in a business-like manner and is recognized as a leader delivering high quality services with competence and skill. With our vision of "Leading the Way", we value teamwork and collaboration, ethics and diversity, communication, efficiency and cost savings, innovation, and the wellbeing of our staff and the citizens we serve. Employees are provided professional development opportunities and encouragement to learn and practice continuous improvement and LEAN principles as we regularly ask ourselves "Is there a better way?" Location: Located in the City of Waukesha, our campus offers an on-site fitness center, free parking, and easy access to interstate highway systems. Waukesha County offers a perfect blend of urban and rural living where one can enjoy the benefits of quiet rural lake communities or opt for nearby attractions that the greater Milwaukee area offers including vast beach and park systems, public markets, performing arts, music festivals, and sports including the Milwaukee Admirals, Brewers, Bucks, Wave, Marquette University Golden Eagles and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers Basketball programs. EEO: Waukesha County is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in employment and adheres to all Federal, State and County Equal Employment Opportunity laws, policies, plans, rules, regulations and ordinances. The County recognizes and accepts its important leadership role in providing for equal employment/service opportunities. It is the express policy of Waukesha County to promote equal employment opportunity among all who are employed by Waukesha County and who seek employment with Waukesha County. For further information visit: https://www.waukeshacounty.gov The County does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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