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Corrections Counselors within in the Nevada Department of Corrections provide mental health services to offenders in a correctional setting including interviews, behavioral planning and implementation, consultation, psycho-educational classes, research, and training.

This position is located at Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) in Carson City, Nevada. Incumbents diagnose mental health illness, developmental or learning disabilities and other related disorders; interpret and explain diagnostic and projective assessments; develop, implement and manage clinical and correctional programs and services; assign and review work, organize staff activities, and provide clinical review of the work of subordinate staff; and develop, implement and manage and supervise specialized programs, which include Mental Health Units, Structured Care Units, Extended Care Units, and other special needs units and programs. 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: