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.

Psychiatric Caseworkers monitor the treatment and progress of mentally ill or developmentally disabled clients, perform day treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation activities, and coordinate discharge and aftercare services, in an outpatient, inpatient, clinic, residential, treatment center, client's home and other community settings.

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) is recruiting for Psychiatric Caseworker 1 located at the Nevada Youth Training Center (NYTC), a 64-bed staff secure facility for male and female youth age 12 to 18 located in Elko, NV. NYTC's goal is to promote positive self-growth, create change in behavior, attitudes, values and ways of thinking through education, therapeutic treatment and appropriate medical and mental health services.

Psychiatric Caseworkers perform casework duties; monitor the progress of clients in treatment; assess and reassess the clients' level of functioning by interviewing clients, family members, and other community contacts; evaluate clients' needs and resources to determine the level of assistance needed; and refer clients to appropriate services according to the service/care coordination plan in order to meet clients' emotional, behavioral, social, financial, health, vocational, transportation, and basic living needs. The position will work as the point of contact between families and youth, be responsible for all aspects of Child Family Treatment meetings (CFTs), maintain youths' case plans, be an active member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, promote communication with the Youth Parole Bureau and assigned Youth Parole Counselors, update Youths Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI), coordinate the completion of youths' discharge documents, along with other duties as assigned. All duties assigned will comply with pertinent statutes and DCFS policy. This is a full-time position scheduled to work Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm with holidays off. Variable work agreements with selected candidate may be a possibility. *** 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: