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In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training. This Vocational Education Instructor (Auto Maintenance) instructs, evaluates, and grades adjudicated delinquent juveniles assigned to the Nevada Youth Training Center. The Instructor assigns work appropriate to the subject in accordance with the State course of studies. The Instructor accounts for students and ensures they remain in custody by observing students during school functions and class changes, checking daily attendance and immediately reporting any deviations from a regular control roster, and monitoring students behaviors during class including verbal and nonverbal communication to ensure students comply with classroom behavior and safety policies and to detect volatile situations before they evolve into an altercation. The Instructor provides discipline and positive reinforcement by communicating to students what is academically and behaviorally expected in the classroom and at the facility; acknowledging student problems and conflicts and suggesting alternative methods of resolution; serving as a role model; awarding points for positive educational and behavioral accomplishments; verbally reprimanding students; and completing observation reports, documentation, and incident reports in order to call serious behaviors problems to the attention of the principal, home life staff, and treatment team members.

The Nevada DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS), together in partnership with families, communities and other governmental agencies, provides support and services to assist Nevada's children and families in reaching their full human potential. DCFS programs include child protective and welfare service delivery in rural Nevada and oversight of urban county-operated child protective and welfare services, children's mental/behavioral health treatment and residential services (outpatient and inpatient acute) in urban Nevada, and statewide juvenile justice services including state-operated youth training centers and youth parole. DCFS is an extremely complex organization with incredibly dedicated and professional staff that are committed to building strong communities through strengthening families. This is a full time position that includes a variable work agreement with overtime after 40 hours per week. The State of Nevada offers a wide array of benefits to employees that include health, dental and vision insurance, 11 paid holidays, annual and sick leave, and participation in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). DCFS also encourages education by providing on-going trainings and paid release time for staff to obtain Continuing Education Units.

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: