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Positions in this series provide care, training, and treatment to children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional disturbances in a 24-hour/7-day a week treatment home setting.
Incumbents supervise and evaluate the performance of lower level professionals and support staff, schedule and assign work, and provide training and coaching. The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is recruiting for a Treatment Home Supervisor to be located in Reno, NV. This position provides care, training and treatment to children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional disturbances in a 24 hour/7 day a week treatment home setting. Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Enterprise serves children between 6 - 17 years of age. Youth served by PRTF Enterprise are designated as Severely Emotionally Disturbed (SED) and have an Axis I diagnosis. Youth placed exhibit significant behavioral challenges including physical and verbal aggression, non-compliance, challenges to authority figures, school problems (academic and behavioral), peer and social difficulties, and family issues. Treatment Home Supervisors provide oversight of the daily operations of their assigned treatment home ensuring adequate staff to client coverage, adherence to treatment plans, maintenance of documentation as required by licensing, Medicaid and compliance with treatment model implementation and all issues and tasks related to the functioning of the home. Treatment Home Supervisors supervise and evaluate the performance of lower level professionals and provide coaching and training of staff; ensure that parents are involved with the program encouraging them to work with their child and treatment home staff in order to learn how to better manage their child's behaviors and mental health needs at home; facilitate groups that focus on aggression replacement training, interaction and problem solving, and empowerment skills; and are responsible for completing the admission process with youth entering their home and updating treatment plans, writing 30/60/90-day progress reports, and discharge summaries. Treatment Home Supervisors implement therapeutic interventions with youth and provide individual and group Basic Skills Training and Psychosocial Rehab Skills; act as liaisons with schools and other providers; possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency in the area of children's emotional and behavioral mental health sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
This is a full-time position that includes a variable work agreement with overtime after 40 hours per week. This position requires working evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays. Must be able to provide overtime coverage for vacant positions and other employees' leave. 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 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.
***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in education, child development, psychology, counseling, social work, or closely related field and two years of experience in the care, training, and/or treatment of children or adolescents with behavioral and emotional disturbances; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience above the bachelor's degree level. |
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A valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continued employment. |
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Working on evenings, weekends, and/or holidays is required. |
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A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. |
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As a condition of employment, pursuant to NRS 284.4066, this position has been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in this position must first submit to a pre-employment screening test for controlled substances. |
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The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Those applicants deemed amongst the most qualified will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. |
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1) Describe your experience, including number of years and where the experience was gained, implementing behavior modification techniques, and teaching, training and providing treatment for behaviorally and emotionally disturbed children or adolescents in a mental health setting.
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2) Describe your experience, including number of years and where the experience was gained, implementing the Boys Town Psycho-educational Model. If your experience is with a different model, please state the name of the model and explain.
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3) Do you have a Master's degree (or higher) in Social or Behavioral Science? List any degrees you hold including level and major.
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4) Describe your experience, including number of years and where the experience was gained, training and supervising staff involved in providing care and treatment to children and adolescents.
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5) Do you have current Crisis Prevention and Response (CPAR) certification? If yes, you must attach your certification to your application to receive credit.
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