Mental Health Counselor 2

The Position

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.

The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is recruiting for a Mental Health Counselor (MHC) II position in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Intensive In-Home Clinical Team Program (IIHCT). IICHT provides intensive home and community based clinical services to youth ages birth through 18 with complex behavioral needs who are returning to their homes following out of home treatment at imminent risk for out of home placement, and their families. In-home teams assist in building a solid foundation for youth and their families through engagement during out of home placement in support of creating and implementing a plan for services post discharge. Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.

Teams partner with youth and family multiple times per week, providing services in-home, schools, the community, and in other settings as needed to support stability. This could include individual and family therapy; psychosocial rehabilitative services such as communication skills, crisis management, relationship building and self-regulations skills to remain and thrive in the home; care coordination.

Teams work with a small number of youths at a time to ensure families receive necessary services at the location they need and at the intensity required for stability and success. Youth are typically involved with the program for four-six months. The MHC II serves as a clinical lead for the intensive care team.

Incumbents complete comprehensive and level of care assessments; Severe Emotional Disturbance and Serious Mental Illness determinations; provide individual and family therapy; contributes to the development and implementation of safety and soothing plans; provides input into treatment plan, psychosocial needs, goals and objectives; recommends changes in services; crisis assessment and stabilization interventions as indicated during the course of treatment. 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*

To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-10_0/