Child First Clinician I - $6,000 Sign-On Bonus

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Norwich, CT

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

UCFS is seeking a Child First Clinician I to provide intensive, home-based intervention with children, prenatal through age five, and their caregivers. The role focuses on strengthening the caregiver-child relationship by facilitating play and improving the caregiver’s capacity to reflect on the child’s behaviors. This position involves approximately 75% travel with 25% remote time, with an expected schedule of 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, including two late nights per week and possible weekend coverage. Child First is an evidence-based, relationship-focused, two-generation, home visiting approach that partners with families, infants, and young children from pregnancy through age 5, to enhance strong, loving relationships. It aims to support caregivers and their children by processing life stresses and traumas and enhancing healthy interaction patterns. The program is intentional in considering structural inequities and the impact of trauma, including historical trauma, oppression, and structural racism. The goal is to identify children early for connection to needed services and supports. The Child First Clinician partners with a Care Coordinator to support families, engaging with both caregiver and child in a supportive, reflective, and exploratory manner to foster a protective, nurturing, and responsive caregiver-child relationship. Therapeutic intervention focuses on healing from trauma, understanding developmental challenges, increasing caregivers' ability to reflect on behavior motivations, supporting problem-solving, and understanding the psychodynamic relationship between parental feelings, history, and child responses. Consultation to early care and education settings may also be provided.

Requirements

Master's degree (M.A., M.F.T., M.S.W.)
One year of clinical experience
Must hold a CT state LMSW, LPCA or LMFTA
A valid driver’s license and state mandated levels of auto liability insurance required.
Enrollment in CPP training within the soonest available cohort
Eligibility for CPR/First Aid Certification
Access to transportation for 75% travel to New London, Windham, and Middlesex counties (DCF Region 3)
Ability to work two late nights per week and possibly weekends
Familiarity with Microsoft Suite and ability to learn new technological platforms
Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
Self-awareness and critical thinking skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with EHR preferred

Responsibilities

Assess, evaluate, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral difficulties in young children and families based on clinical standards of practice.
Formulate treatment plans and treatment plan reviews based on assessments.
Engages actively in all aspects of the Child First learning collaborative including in-person or live remote training, distance learning curriculum, specialty training, and clinical conferences.
Collaborates with relevant providers and community partners to support treatment and strengthen the program’s community presence.
Respond to client crises during work hours and on-call to support family stabilization.
Maintains up-to-date case records on each client family, including weekly contact reports, service agreements, evaluations, treatment plans, and termination summaries, as well as timely data entry to meet funder requirements.

Benefits

Yearly Performance Merit Increases
Gain Share Program
Local & Online Discounts
401(k) Plan + 6% Employer Contributions
Employer Paid Life & Disability Insurance
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness Programs
Decompression Spaces
Generous Paid Time Off Starting at 3 Weeks Vacation, 4 Floating Holidays, 10 Sick Days, 8 Federal Holidays
Employee-Led Committees
NHSC Loan Repayment Opportunities
PSLF Eligibility
Career Path Ladders
Employer Paid Learning & Development Programs
Appreciation, Education, and Team-Building Events