Community Chest Careers

Current Job Openings:

 Home Visitor 

Position Objective

To provide holistic and comprehensive case management services to all families who are eligible to participate in the Nevada Families First Home Visiting program. This process includes intake assessment, goal setting, plan development, progress monitoring, advocacy, referrals, financial management, grant knowledge, reporting, and overall ability to work with people in their homes.  

Qualifications/Requirements  

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development and Family Studies, Education, Sociology, Psychology, Public Health or similar majors and two years’ experience working with ECE aged youth and families OR a combination of experience and education.
  • Parents at Teachers certification a plus (ability to obtain within three months)
  • Knowledge and skills in community based case management preferred
  • Knowledge of community resources
  • Knowledge of child development
  • Intermediate computer skills including: Microsoft Office and Google Docs and data management systems
  • Experience with recruitment of program participants
  • Experience working with persons in crisis AND high-risk individuals preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to establish rapport
  • Ability to motivate others towards achieving goals
  • Ability to work independently with strong sense of focus, task-oriented, non- judgmental, open personal qualities, clear sense of boundaries
  • A strong sense of and respect for confidentiality involving both clients and fellow employees
  • Ability to work in a variety of settings with culturally-diverse families and communities with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate
  • Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle and provide own transportation
  • Good interpersonal, communication and documentation skills
  • Flexible scheduling required
  • Complete Nevada Law Enforcement background

Physical Demands 

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to communicate in person or by telephone. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach, bend; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee occasionally must sit and/or drive for periods of time exceeding 45 minutes. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. The employee occasionally must sit on the floor for up to an hour at a time. 

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Maintain an overall caseload of 12 -15 families  
  • Meet with clients weekly or bi-weekly in client homes 
  • Adhere to Parents as Teachers program fidelity 
  • Connect individuals with needed and available community resources
  • Input accurate and complete data for all families into multiple databases 
  • Act as a liaison between Community Chest, Inc. and community partners 
  • Maintains a high level of ethical conduct regarding confidentiality, dual-relationships, and professional stature
  • Conduct program outreach and community outreach  
  • Recruit new families in to our program
  • Continuously work with fellow staff to promote excellence as a program, cohesion of service for clients, and to encourage teamwork 
  • Participate in regular staff meetings, staff training programs, supervisory sessions, and staff retreats 
  • Maintain the necessary Parents at Teachers certification
  • Provide all required documentation in a timely manner, which may include family assessments, check requests, grant reporting, data entry, lesson planning
  • Work as part of a team to provide wrap around care to the clients we serve
  • Plan and implement monthly group connections
  • Mandated reporting
  • Adhere to agency policy, procedures and the professional code of ethics
  • Problem solve and multi task on a daily basis
  • Perform other duties as assigned 
  • This position will require travel approximately 30 percent of the work week to rural areas of Nevada (This could include Storey County, Lyon County, Mineral County, Douglas County, Churchill County, Northern Nye County, Carson City and more.)

Status: Full-Time 

Wages: $38,000 – $45,000

Mental Health Therapist

Position Objective

Counsel with emphasis on a strengths-based approach. Work with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health. Help individuals deal with issues such as addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting; domestic violence; suicide; stress management; problems with self-esteem; and issues associated with aging and mental and emotional health.

Qualifications/Requirements  

  • Practitioner must have a master’s degree or higher as well as relevant work experience and be independently licensed to practice mental health therapy by the state of NV, or be licensed eligible. 
  • Knowledge and skills in community based behavioral health care and case management preferred
  • Knowledge of community resources
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to establish rapport
  • Knowledge of data entry programs
  • Ability to work independently with strong sense of focus, task-oriented, non- judgmental, open personal qualities, clear sense of boundaries
  • A strong sense of and respect for confidentiality involving both clients and fellow employees
  • Ability to work in a variety of settings with culturally diverse families and communities with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate
  • Good interpersonal, communication and documentation skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team and within multiple agency programs
  • Flexible scheduling required

Physical Demands 

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to communicate in person, by telephone, or online. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach, jump, run, bend and be on the ground. The employee occasionally must sit and/or drive for periods of time exceeding 45 minutes. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives and help them to develop insight into themselves and their relationships.  Utilize various trauma-focused theories and provide trauma informed care (TIC).
  • Guide clients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems.
  • Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports, as well as the confidentiality of the records.
  • Counsel clients individually and in group sessions to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes.
  • Collect information about clients through clinical interviews and measure against the DSM-5-TR to assess for the presence of a possible mental health or substance use disorder.
  • Act as client advocate in order to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
  • Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
  • Promote an interdisciplinary teach approach by collaborating with colleagues.
  • Meet with families, probation officers, police, and other interested parties in order to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
  • Consult with family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting clients.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs and clients’ progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives.
  • Input accurate and complete documentation for all clients into database
  • Maintains a high level of ethical conduct regarding confidentiality, dual-relationships, and professional stature
  • Conduct program outreach when appropriate 
  • Continuously work with fellow staff to promote excellence as a program, cohesion of service for clients, and to encourage teamwork 
  • Provide all required documentation in a timely manner, which may include client assessment, check requests, follow-up, outcome evaluation, grant reporting, and evaluations
  • Participate in regular staff meetings, staff training programs, supervisory sessions, and accept the responsibility for aiding the development of positive team relationships as requested
  • Adhere to agency policy, procedures and the professional code of ethics
  • Problem solve and multi task on a daily basis
  • Perform other duties as assigned 


Status: Full-time

Wages: DOE $60,000-$66,000

We offer programs that can repay part or all of your school loan debt for Licensed Mental Health Therapists and Substance Abuse Counselors.

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