Health/Human Services Professional Trainee - Underfill

State of Nevada • Elko, NV

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Division of Child and Family Services is recruiting for a Health/Human Services Professional Trainee, underfilling for a Psychiatric Caseworker 2, with the Wraparound in Nevada (WIN) Program in Elko. Wraparound in Nevada (WIN) is a community-based program that provides intensive tiered care coordination/targeted case management to children/youth with serious emotional disturbances who have complex needs across multiple domains. WIN utilizes a screening/assessment process in partnership with youth and families to determine their needs and the appropriate level of care coordination. WIN provides tiered care coordination that includes both High Fidelity Wraparound (HFW) and FOCUS. Both models are embedded in the System of Care values and principles and place the child/youth and their family at the center of all planning. This position performs a variety of duties across community-based settings including youth and family homes. Duties include developing, coordinating, and monitoring plans of care, coordinating, and collaborating with community service providers, and partnering with youth and their families to develop and facilitate child and family team meetings. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Under immediate supervision, incumbents perform duties below the journey level while receiving training for advancement to an entry-level professional health/human services class. This class may be used for entry into Child Care Facilities Surveyor, Health Facilities Inspector, Developmental Specialist, Health Program Specialist, Psychiatric Caseworker, Quality Assurance Specialist, Social Worker, or other professional health/human services series from the Medical, Health & Related Services or Social Services & Rehabilitation Occupational Groups, in any department of State government.

Requirements

• 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
• Working knowledge of problem solving techniques
• Working knowledge of research techniques
• Working knowledge of basic mathematics
• Ability to write grammatically correct correspondence
• Ability to read and understand technical information related to the profession
• Ability to communicate verbally to express ideas and explain problems/solutions/findings
• Ability to analyze problems and develop logical solutions
• Ability to interact effectively with clients and/or staff from a variety of backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Developing, coordinating, and monitoring plans of care
• Coordinating and collaborating with community service providers
• Partnering with youth and their families to develop and facilitate child and family team meetings
• Performing technical and/or paraprofessional work in the professional field in order to build a foundation of theoretical and/or experiential knowledge
• Perform related duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level