Job Description
Announcement Number: 50668 Open to all qualified persons. Posted 03/04/2025 Close Date: 03/11/2025 Recruiter:
MELISSA PONTILLO
Email: mpontillo@admin.nv.gov Applications accepted for another 7 Days 0 Hrs 27 Mins
The Position
- THIS RECRUITMENT IS INTENDED FOR USE DURING THE STATE OF NEVADA HIRING EVENT ON TUESDAY 3/4 AND WEDNESDAY 3/5. PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT AT THE EVENT, HOWEVER ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED. *** Under immediate supervision, incumbents perform duties below the journey level while receiving training for advancement to an entry-level professional health/human services class.
The Division of Child and Family Services is recruiting for a Health Human Services Professional Trainee (HHSPT) underfill for Psychiatric Caseworker 2 (PCW) to work with the Child & Adolescent Mobile Crisis Response Team located in Las Vegas Nevada. The Mobile Crisis Response Team receives, and triages calls from families and community partners, responds in teams to families with children experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Responses can take place in emergency departments, schools, homes, and other community settings. Health Human Services Professional Trainee are responsible for completing a targeted case management assessment, providing support, immediate assistance, and creating plans jointly with the mental health therapist, youth, and family to ensure the safety of the youth and to maintain them in their homes, schools, and communities when able. Health Human Services Professional Trainee provides case management services to children and adolescents in crisis in an outpatient clinic or community setting. Teams can remain in place for up to 45 days to provide clinical and case management services to families. This position will be the case management lead on the Mobile Crisis Response Team, while mental health counselors take the clinical lead.
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To Qualify In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications) Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, early childhood development, psychology, public health, special education, nursing, or other discipline directly related to the field in which the applicant is to be trained; OR two years of journey level technical or paraprofessional experience in the field in which the applicant is to be trained. (NOTE: some jobs strictly require a bachelor's degree). Special Notes Some series may strictly require at least a bachelor's degree to qualify. Only applicants who possess a bachelor's or higher degree may be considered qualified for this class. A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. Applicants must have a current Driver's License. The Examination Application Evaluation Exam The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. INFORMATIONAL LINKS For more information about state employment, visit the following:
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Division of Human Resource Management Northern Nevada 515 East Musser Street,
First Floor
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204
Job Tags
Full time, Traineeship, Immediate start,