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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.

The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is recruiting for a Treatment Home Provider (THP) to be located in Reno. 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 at PRTF-Enterprise 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.

THP's implement therapeutic interventions with youth and provide individual and group Basic Skills Training and Psychosocial Rehab Skills; work with youth's families and provide parent training; act as liaisons with schools and other providers; are responsible for completing case management services with assigned youth including progress notes and individualized plans; and take the role of lead to be responsible for the home and youth care when a supervisor is not on duty. THP's 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. THP's are expected, with training, to demonstrate competency in managing youth during times of crisis and ensure the safety of all youth and staff using the Crisis Prevention and Response Training. THP's provide a safe, clean, healthy home-like environment in compliance with Federal and State standards. 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: