Pth Family Services Specialist

About The Position

Clark County Family Services is accepting applications for Part-Time Family Services Specialist with experience working in a Child Welfare setting. The ideal candidate will perform a variety of duties including receiving children admitted into protective custody, conduct home studies to assess both stability and placement options for children being adopted, provide direct services to youth, secure documentation needed to obtain medial, behavioral health, and development services.

Clark County Family Services is accepting applications for Part-Time Family Services Specialist with experience working in a Child Welfare setting. The ideal candidate will perform a variety of duties including receiving children admitted into protective custody, conduct home studies to assess both stability and placement options for children being adopted, provide direct services to youth, secure documentation needed to obtain medial, behavioral health, and development services.

Clark County Department of Family Services (DFS) is the local public agency whose role is to help keep children safe. The agency was formed in July 2002 in response to the merger of state and county child welfare services.

Mission Statement

Protecting children from abuse and neglect by partnering with our community to build safe, nurturing and stable families, to support family preservation, when possible, to provide permanent families for those children who cannot safely return home and to ensure the well-being of children in our care.

Please Note: Part-time employment will not lead to permanent employment. Part-time hourly employees are used to fill positions normally less than twenty (20) hours per week. Part-time employees do not receive benefits.

In order to work at the Department of Family Services, employees must not have any qualifying offense that violates the standards required by NRS 432B.198 and/or NRS 432B.199.

As indicated in NRS 432A.1773, any person hired to work in a licensed childcare facility, who is responsible for the daily operations, administration or management of the childcare facility must be at least 21 years of age.

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following areas:
Behavioral Science, Business Administration, Child Development, Communications, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood, Education, Health Science, Human Services, Marketing, Nursing, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Science, Social Services, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education or a related field.

All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application.
Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources.

Working Conditions: Work under potentially abusive, hazardous or emergency conditions. May work evening, night, weekend and holiday shifts.

Licensing and Certification: Must possess a valid Nevada Class C driver’s license at time of appointment.

Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Child Receiving/Placement

• Receives children being admitted into protective custody, processes the admissions; assesses the immediate needs of children regarding physical and mental health; foster care placements for children.
• Responsible for securing placements of children on their caseload, releasing/processing children coming and leaving campus, completing Inventory/Acuity screens of incoming children, attend CFTs/Court when needed.
• Compile monthly statistic reports, e-mail PC Admission/Court calendar to workers daily, email daily logs to Child Haven Leadership Staff, create and/or update well-being forms.
• Enter case notes, complete PRIME screens/matches,…