Employment

Our Culture

DGS continues to experience steady growth. The agency is large enough to make an impact in the community, yet not too big to lose a caring work environment where employees can make a difference. With the wide variety of positions and programs, employees have several options to develop their careers.

Our employees tell us Delaware Guidance Services (DGS) is a great place to work. There is opportunity for work-life balance, challenging work, and a supportive and stimulating work environment. Employees at DGS have a great opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of children throughout the state of Delaware, on the agency, and within their careers.

Some DGS locations are approved by the NHSC (National Health Service Corps) for Federal Loan Repayment. Loan Forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is also available.

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We Are Delaware

DGS has 5 locations throughout the state of Delaware – Dover, Lewes, Newark, Seaford, and Wilmington. Our facilities provide secure settings for high quality treatment services.

Employees have a great opportunity to live and work near the beach and/or a metropolitan area, with easy access to New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington DC.

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Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees, including:

Competitive compensation
Incentive pay plan for certain clinical staff positions
Medical and dental insurance
Health savings accounts (HSAs)
Life, AD&D, LTD, STD
Paid vacation, sick, and holidays
403(b) plan with match and generous contribution

Employee contributions are required for some benefits. Delaware Guidance Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Apply

To apply for a position, please submit a cover letter and resumé using the form below. If you have specific questions, or trouble using the form, please contact Human Resources at our headquarters in Wilmington.

(Please indicate the position for which you are applying and where you saw the position advertised.)

Delaware Guidance Services for Children & Youth, Inc.
Attn: Human Resources
1213 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19806
Fax: (302) 652-8292
Email: hrjobs@delawareguidance.org

Advanced Clinical Training Program

Now accepting applications for the 2019-20 class of trainees. Click HERE for applicant instructions.

The Delaware Guidance Services Advanced Clinical Training Program is a two year workforce development effort designed to train master’s level graduates to become competent clinicians and obtain licensure.

With the help of a grant from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware six years ago, we have been able to begin this program and enhance the experience and expertise of therapists in and around the State of Delaware, giving them an advantage in the marketplace and the ability to better serve the growing needs of Delaware’s Children and Youth and their families. Through the success of the program and its trainees, DGS has been able to continue the program beyond its initial one year pilot. We are happy to say that the program has now become a permanent program that we offer every year.

With over 25,000 children and adolescents in Delaware in need of mental health treatment services, it is critical that we have a quality professional workforce available to meet the growing need. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, not only do mental health problems affect one in every five young people at any given time, but an estimated two-thirds of all young people with mental health problems are not getting the help they need. The rate of unmet needs is even higher for minorities, especially Hispanic children with 88% not receiving needed mental health care.

Advanced Clinical Training Program Trainees will experience:

Seminars and advanced training courses that will cover and extend beyond the range of issues research has shown where new clinicians need further training. Examples include: suicide assessment and treatment, ethical considerations, family therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, therapeutic alliance, evidence-based therapies, etc.
Practical experience in Outpatient Therapy within the largest non-residential not-for-profit child and family mental health agency in Delaware. Caseloads approximately ¾ the size of a full-time clinician will provide experience across the broad spectrum of outpatient issues from adjustment difficulties and attention problems, to complex trauma.
Trainees will receive a minimum of one hour weekly supervision and up to three hours of group supervision per week from highly qualified and experienced licensed therapists (Three hours first year, 1.5 hours second year).

Recruitment for the Advanced Clinical Training program is currently underway, with the selection of the sixth class of trainees to be completed this spring. The training program will then commence in September.

Full Time Positions

Crisis Clinician

To assess the risk for children & adolescents through home & community visits.

Therapeutic Support for Families Therapist

Experienced therapist needed for innovative Community-Based Intensive Program.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

The Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and consultation services in our outpatient settings.

Lead Community Services Therapists

Provide intensive community based therapy for children, adolescents and their families.

Therapist-Family Based Mental Health Services Program

This program provides intensive, team delivered, community and home-based interventions to a multi-cultural population of youth ages 12-18, their families’ and/or significant supports.

Community Services Therapist

Experienced therapist needed for innovative Community-Based Intensive Program.

Crisis Clinician

To assess the risk for children and adolescents through home and community visits.

Crisis Clinician

Assess the risk for children and adolescents through home and community visits.

Outpatient Therapist – New Castle County

Licensed therapist position available to provide mental health counseling to children, youth, and their families.

Outpatient Therapist

Licensed therapist position available to provide mental health counseling to children, youth, and their families.

Outpatient Therapist

Licensed therapist position available to provide mental health counseling to children, youth, and their families.

Therapist-Family Based Mental Health Services Program

This program provides intensive, team delivered, community and home-based interventions to a multi-cultural population of youth ages 12-18, their families’ and/or significant supports.

Part-time Positions

Call Center Counselor/Dispatcher

Provides evenings, weekends, and overnights on site coverage for the Delaware Children and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Hotline.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

The Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and consultation services in our outpatient settings.