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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.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
The Nevada DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS) is recruiting for a Mental Health Counselor II for Northern Nevada Child and Adolescent Services (NNCAS), Early Childhood Mental Health Services, located Reno/Sparks, NV. This position provides counseling/direct clinical services specific to the unique needs of infants and very young children (0-6 yrs) and their families, including case management. This position also provides mental health consultation services to local area Head Start, Early Head Start and other early education and childcare centers in the surrounding area. Incumbents provide individual, family, and group therapy utilizing evidence-based treatment practices, review records, complete assessments, prepare treatment plans, discuss child's treatment at case staffing, administer individual and standardized assessments, integrate and analyze information from all available sources, document quality of care, ensure information is available to other members of the treatment team by completing required forms and report and maintain documentation to ensure compliance with established laws, regulations, policies and standards of care. Clinical experience with children under eight years old is preferred. Licensure or Post-Graduate Intern approval in clinical fields of MFT, CPC, or LCSW is preferred. This position is full-time with a regular work schedule 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. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Master's degree from an accredited college or university in counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, social work or closely related academic field and two years of post-master's degree professional mental health counseling experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and clinical experience at or above a master's degree and experience as described above. |
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Working evenings, weekends, and/or holidays is required. |
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A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. |
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A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. |
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Requires a valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility at the time of appointment and for continuing employment. |
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| The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. |
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1) Applicants must be licensed or in or eligible for an internship for licensure with the Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers, Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapy and Clinical Professional Counselors or the Nevada Board of Examiners for Psychologists. DCFS can provide supervision and clinical hours for interns. Can you meet this requirement?
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2) How did you hear about this job?
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