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Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Location:
Chicago, IL
Description:
Job Description JOB TITLE: Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant STATUS: Full Time ORGANIZATION: Marillac St. Vincent Family Services FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt DIVISION: Program and Services DEPARTMENT: Support Services DIRECT SUPERVISOR: Senior Director of Support Services Core Values Our employees commit themselves as individuals to live out the core values of integrity, excellence, creativity, advocacy, respect, and empowerment in our daily work, as we serve the needs of others. Integrity - Acting with transparency, humility, and honesty. Excellence - Providing quality care with compassion. Creativity - Being continuously resourceful and inventive. Advocacy - Supporting the cause of those who lack resourcesfor a reasonable quality of life. Respect - Recognizing our own value andupholding the dignity and value of all people. Empowerment - Providing skills and resources to achieve full human development. General Summary The Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant (I-ECMHC) is responsible to provide early childhood mental health consultation to support Marillac St. Vincent staff, children and families. The I-ECMHC will provide a broad range of services, including early childhood mental health consultation in classrooms and through home visits; training and coaching staff; screening, assessment and referral services; providing parent trainings. The I-ECMHC will collect data, maintain records, and support compliance in all facets of Federal and State regulations. Responsibilities: General Classroom Observation, and Coaching (40%) Conduct classrooms observations by visit each classroom at least once per month. Provide child development information related to social-emotional development and mental health. Provide guidance to staff on selecting, implementing, and interpreting social-emotional screening and assessment tools and findings. Provide guidance and model developmentally appropriate activities for children and effective ways to work and support young children. Provide written and oral observations and strengths-based feedback to classrooms on an annual basis. Meet with classroom teams to review classroom observations. Develop and implement plans as needed. Staff Training (10%) Coordinate and provide staff trainings related to social-emotional and mental health issues at least one quarterly. quarter. Parent Training (5%) Coordinate and facilitate parent training at least one per year. Work with Family Support Service team to recruit participants for the training. Individualized child and Family-centered observation & consultation (20%) Conduct observations and assessment of individual children as assigned or referred for consultation. Meet with family (parent/guardian) to consult on child and family needs. Create or follow up on plans to support these needs. Individual child screening, assessment, and referral (5%) Conduct standardized developmental, behavioral, social-emotional screens and assessments for individual children as assigned or referred for consultation. Provide child and family referral and follow up to community services. Other (20%) Complete relevant Mental Health and Wellness activities documentation and data entry in the data management system. Attend to interdisciplinary team meetings and case staffing with Family Support Services staff, Education teams, parent-educators doulas, youth workers, Speech-pathologies, art therapist, nurse, diverse learners' team to coordinate support plans for parents/guardians or clients. Knowledge Demonstrated understanding of infant and early childhood mental health. Demonstrated understanding of differences in mental health services and concepts across cultures. Demonstrated knowledge of child mental health services system. Demonstrated experience with clinical documentation. Experience formulating and writing assessments and support plans, preferably for young children. Experience with evidence-based practices and curricula to promote early childhood mental health is desirable, e.g., Incredible Years, Parents as Teachers. Knowledge of Head Start is desirable. Education & Training Master's Degree required, preferably in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or related field. Clinical license Minimum of 2 years direct experience in a mental health setting providing prevention services and/or mental health therapy to children and families. Certification LSW, or LCPC or Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) preferred. Bilingual/bicultural English---Spanish preferred. Other Requirements Ability to manage physically active children ages 3 to 5. Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 to 25 pounds. Must have valid driver's license and auto insurance when the position requires an employee to operate a motor vehicle in connection with executing the position's responsibilities, which include driving to and/or from any agency function. Screenings: The applicant must submit to a criminal background check and a child abuse and neglect screening and maintain a cleared status throughout employment. The applicant must submit to and pass a TB and health screen, including MMR and Tdap immunizations upon hire and update TB/physicals as required by the licensing standards. Additional Requirements: Regular travel locally and occasional travel to other locations in the state. This job description does not constitute an employment contract or an offer of employment. Marillac St. Vincent Family Services reserves the right to change and/or modify this job description. Every effort has been expended to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the job descriptions; however, it is not possible to detail every single task of the job or predict some circumstances and changes. As a result, employees may be assigned to perform other related duties in support of the program and the mission of the agency. Marillac St. Vincent Family Services is an equal opportunity employer.
Company:
Marillac St.vincent Family Services
Posted:
May 28 on TopUSAJobs
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Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant is a Nurse & Healthcare Mental Health Worker Job at Marillac St.vincent Family Services located in Chicago IL. Find other listings like Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant by searching Oodle for Nurse & Healthcare Mental Health Worker Jobs.
Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant is a Nurse & Healthcare Mental Health Worker Job at Marillac St.vincent Family Services located in Chicago IL. Find other listings like Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant by searching Oodle for Nurse & Healthcare Mental Health Worker Jobs.