PUBLIC SERVICE INTERN 1

Announcement Number: 47756 Open to all qualified persons. Posted 06/20/2024 Close Date: 07/04/2024 Recruiter:
MELISSA PONTILLO
Email: mpontillo@admin.nv.gov Applications accepted for another 5 Days 6 Hrs 55 Mins
The Position

Public Service Interns receive training and complete a variety of assignments in staff activities directly relating to their major course of study while enrolled in an educational institution.

Incumbents perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation.

The Division of Child and Family Services is recruiting for a Public Service Intern 1 (PSI) with the Latency Age Day Treatment Program Las Vegas. The Latency Age Day Treatment Program provides after-school treatment services in a peer-group setting at a 1 adult to 2 children ratio for children ages seven to eleven using relationship-focused and trauma-informed programming. The program is aimed towards improving emotional regulation, self-esteem, and child-family relationships through use of trauma-informed, evidenced based interventions that celebrate creativity, artistry, and imagination as powerful tools for mental health treatment. The program provides extensive and ongoing training in evidence-based social and emotional learning/development models, trauma-informed care, and emotional regulation skills. PCIs participate in reflective supervision, attend self-directed and live in-person trainings, engage in shadowing DCFS mental health professionals as they provide in-person mental health services, and provide mental health services to children/caregivers while being shadowed by DCFS mental health professionals. Interns will be on a multidisciplinary team of trauma-informed mental health professionals to include Developmental Specialists, Child Care Workers, and Psychiatric Case Workers all reporting to a Clinical Program Manager 1. 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-7_0/

To Qualify:

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications) Graduation from high school or the equivalent and enrollment and continued successful performance in an academic program related to the field of employment at an accredited college or university. Special Notes Employment is not to exceed six months from the date of graduation. Employment in this class will not lead to permanent status in State service. Special Requirements A valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. 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:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Northern Nevada
515 East Musser Street,
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Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204

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