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

Mental Health Counselors provide counseling, case management, direct clinical services, community and home based services, and behavioral and human services to mentally ill, developmentally disabled and/or emotionally disturbed clients in an outpatient, residential, community or similar setting.

The Nevada DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS) is recruiting for Mental Health Counselor III to work in our SOUTHERN NEVADA CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES (SNCAS) in Las Vegas, NV. SNCAS serves children age's birth-age 6 diagnosed with mental health issues. Mental Health Counselor III's serve as a first line supervisor for professional clinicians on a case management team or treatment team OR independently oversee and implement the activities of a major program area such as a satellite clinic OR serve as the regional coordinator and resource referral specialist for the State's Employee Assistance Program. This position is responsible for the program development and implementation of the three early childhood mental health therapeutic day treatment programs, for training of internal staff and community stakeholders on Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, quality review and assurance of services provided. This position trains and mentors 12 staff that are providing direct therapeutic services to children ages 3-6 with severe emotional disturbances in this intensive therapeutic setting. This position is responsible to serve as the Qualified Mental Health Professional for Medicaid and reviews and submits prior authorization requests for clinical and rehabilitation services for DCFS clinical services, DCFS day treatment services and for community providers for which we are the clinical lead. This position is responsible for hiring, supervision, milieu ratio and safety scheduling, performance evaluation and sits on the supervisory and leadership team in ECMHS. This position is responsible for overseeing contract services that support this program.

This is a full time position with an anticipated work schedule of 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday that includes a variable work agreement with overtime after 40 hours per week. The State of Nevada and DCFS offer an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance, participation in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), accrual of 15 days of annual and 15 days of sick leave, 11 paid holidays and no city, county, state or social security tax! 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 committed to building strong communities through strengthening families. More information on our Division and the valuable services we provide Nevada's children and families can be found at: http://dcfs.nv.gov/

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