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Job Description
Announcement Number: 678644022
Bureau of Behavioral Health Wellness and Prevention
4126 Technology Way, Suite 200
• Carson City, NV 89706
• (775) 684-4190
• Fax (775) 684-4185
• dpbh.nv.gov ALL IN GOOD HEALTH.
STATEWIDE SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AND OUTREACH FACILITATOR
DIVISION OF PUBLIC AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Salary up to $81,745 (employer-paid retirement)
$ 95,437 (employee/employer-paid retirement schedule)
The Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) is recruiting for an unclassified Suicide Prevention
Training and Outreach Facilitator in Las Vegas, NV and another in Carson City, NV. The position will provide
information, conduct trainings and build training infrastructure to communities relating to 988 Suicide and
Crisis Lifeline and suicide prevention best practices to emergency medical personnel, providers of health care,
mental health agencies, social service agencies, churches, public health clinics, school districts, law
enforcement agencies and other similar community organizations. The Northern Trainer should be able to
facilitate the sharing of information and the building of consensuses among multiple constituent groups in the
region in which the trainer for the 988 Suicide and Crisis lifeline and suicide prevention is based, including,
without limitation, public agencies, community organizations, advocacy groups for 988 and suicide prevention,
mental health providers and representatives of the various groups that are at risk for suicide. This position will
assist the Coordinator of the Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention in building training infrastructure, as
well as disseminating and carrying out the Statewide Program. Assist the Coordinator of the Statewide
Program for Suicide Prevention in developing and carrying out public awareness and media campaigns, assist
in developing a network of community-based programs and awareness for 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and
suicide prevention, and other duties as assigned. This position reports to the Suicide prevention coordinator as
part of the Crisis Response Section for Division of Public and Behavior Health in the Bureau of Behavioral
Health Wellness and Prevention.
¦ÄjUFUTUv¯: NRS 439.513 Employment of trainer for suicide prevention; qualifications; duties. The
Coordinator of the Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention shall employ a person to act as a trainer for
suicide prevention and facilitator for networking for Southern Nevada. The trainer for suicide prevention:
(a) Must have at least the following EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
(1) Three years or more of experience in providing education and training relating to suicide prevention
to diverse community groups; or
(2) A bachelor's degree, master's degree or doctoral degree in social work, public health, psychology,
sociology, counseling or a closely related field and 2 years or more of experience in providing education and
training relating to suicide prevention.
(b) Should have as many of the following characteristics as possible; Significant knowledge and experience
relating to suicide and suicide prevention; Knowledge of methods of facilitation, networking, and community-
based suicide prevention programs; Experience in working with diverse community groups and constituents;
and Experience in providing suicide awareness information and suicide prevention training.
Joe Lombardo
Governor
Richard Whitley,
MS
Director
DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Dena Schmidt
Administrator
Bureau of Behavioral Health Wellness and Prevention
4126 Technology Way, Suite 200
• Carson City, NV 89706
• (775) 684-4190
• Fax (775) 684-4185
• dpbh.nv.gov ALL IN GOOD HEALTH.
(c)The trainer for suicide prevention must be based in a county whose population is 400,000 or more.
This is an unclassified position and serves at the pleasure of the Division Administrator, Division of Public
and Behavioral Health. Statewide travel is required.
LOCATION: One position is located in Las Vegas, NV and the other in the Carson City, NV area.
Benefits: Benefits include medical, dental, life and disability insurance programs; participation in
the Public Employee's Retirement plan (PERS); 11 paid holidays each year; accrual of three weeks annual
leave and three weeks of sick leave each year.
TO APPLY SUBMIT RESUME TO:
Division of Public and Behavioral Health
Central HR Office
Attention: Meghan Truelove-McMillen
4150 Technology Way, Suite 300
Carson City, NV 89706
m.truelove@health.nv.gov
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: *Resumes must include a detailed description of education and employment
history to include scope of responsibility, salary history, and professional references. *In your cover letter,
please indicate how you heard about the position.
A criminal history background check is required as a condition of employment.
Resumes will be accepted until this recruitment is satisfied.
Closing Date/Time: Until recruitment needs are satisfied -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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State of Nevada
Show moreThe presence of Nevada's earliest inhabitants, beginning about 12,400 years ago, is marked by many petroglyphs and archaeological sites. Baskets, decoys, and ingenious traps are evidence of the resourcefulness of these early people in a harsh and arid environment.
European explorers traveled through Nevada in the early 19th century, but it was not until 1851 that the first settlements were established. An Act of Congress created the Territory of Nevada on March 2, 1861. James W. Nye of New York was appointed Nevada's first Territorial Governor by President Abraham Lincoln later that year. On October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed Nevada's admission to the Union as the 36th state. The State's first elected Governor, Henry Blasdel, took office on December 5, 1864.
Today, Nevada is the nation's seventh largest state in land area. Several hundred mountain ranges cross its landscape, many with elevations over 10,000 feet. In contrast, the State's lowest point (along the Colorado River) is only 470 feet above sea level. From majestic mountains to desert valleys, nature has endowed Nevada with diverse and unique ecosystems.
The Nevada Legislature has honored the State's natural resources and cultural heritage with a variety of State designations described below.
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