State Jobs Nevada – Health/Human Services Professional Trainee

The Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is recruiting for a Health and Human Services Professional Trainee located at the Wraparound in Nevada (WIN) Program in Las Vegas, Nevada. This recruitment may be used to underfill a Psychiatric Caseworker 2.  Progression to the next level in the series may occur after meeting the minimum qualifications, satisfactory performance, and with endorsement of the appointing authority.

This position will require intensive training, coaching, and supervision.  WIN is a community-based program that provides tiered care coordination services to children and youth with serious emotional disturbances who have complex needs across multiple domains. This position will perform a variety of activities across community-based settings including youth and family homes. Duties include developing, coordinating, and monitoring plans of care and crisis plans; coordinating and collaborating with community service providers; and partnering with youth and their family to develop and facilitate child and family team meetings. Duties will involve assignment of entry-level professional work that is closely monitored by a journey-level professional or supervisor in the particular field. Duties may include performing technical and/or paraprofessional work in the professional field in order to build a foundation of theoretical and/or experiential knowledge.

This is a full-time position that includes a variable work agreement with overtime after 40 hours in a week.