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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$58,025.52 to
$86,150.88
PAY GRADE: 35
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.
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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 perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation.
The Nevada DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS), Rural Region Child Welfare is recruiting for a Mental Health Counselor I underfilling a Mental Health Counselor II to work in our Fallon or Fernley office.
Mental Health Counselors provide Intensive Family Services (IFS) to families involved with the child welfare system in rural Nevada. Staff provides in-home, family centered, intensive services including counseling, skill-building, supportive services, advocacy, mental health assessments for children and their parents, and clinical case management to complex, high-risk families. Mental Health Counselors with IFS provide assessment to children in custody for access to services; higher level of care; crisis intervention; placement disruption services; and case consultation services for other DCFS program staff. The IFS program does not replicate existing services and is not considered a mental health program, but rather a clinical child welfare program designed to intervene quickly with families where safety threats have been identified and removal of children is imminent without effective preventative services. IFS prioritizes efforts to enhance diminished caregiver protective capacities to mitigate safety factors, enhance safety, promote child well-being and timeliness to permanency.
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to 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:
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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; 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 State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. |
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This position requires a valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility at the time of appointment and for continuing employment. |
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1) This position is located in either Fallon or Fernley, Nevada. Are you willing to work in one of these 2 locations?
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2) Do you have a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in any of the following: social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, human and behavioral science, human and social services, clinical mental health or other closely related academic field?
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