The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.

For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
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.

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. The Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is recruiting for a Mental Health Counselor 3. This supervisory/managerial position will be assigned to the Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) Engagement Team/Intensive Step-Down (ET/ISD) program. The position is located in Reno, NV. The applicant will need to have working knowledge of: mental health and child and family service delivery systems, philosophy and policies at State and national levels including types of client services, fiscal management, and clinical accountability; community and family systems approaches to treating individuals with mental illness and emotional and behavioral disorders; State and federal rules and regulations related to mental health treatment; court processes and systems.

The applicant will need to have the ability to: coordinate treatment services provided by subordinate clinicians; make appropriate referrals for individuals with emotional, mental, physical, financial and other problems; assign, supervise and prioritize the work of subordinates; provide administrative supervision to higher level staff such as psychologists and psychiatrists as assigned; conduct and complete complex research and program development projects; construct measures, questionnaires and interview protocols; interpret survey and research results; apply psychological and psychotherapeutic techniques applicable to the clientele served; administer, manage a caseload of individuals with significant mental, emotional and psychological problems and related disorders; transition clients from a hospital, residential or correctional setting into the community; modify and/or adapt clinical intervention procedures to meet specific identified needs of clients and families; observe and detect signs of psychological disorders or developmental disabilities; organize resources to meet the needs of clients and families with multiple problems; make oral presentations concerning treatment plans, goals and results. 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 WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

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