Child First Mental Health and Development Clinician

RHA Health Services • Asheville, NC

13h

About The Position

We are hiring for: Child First Mental Health and Development Clinician Type: Credentialed If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services! Mental Health & Developmental Clinician – Child First Program The Mental Health and Developmental Clinician partners with a Care Coordinator to provide intensive, home-based services to families with young children (prenatal–5). Using Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), this role focuses on strengthening caregiver-child relationships, supporting healthy development, and addressing the impact of trauma and chronic stress. Child First is an evidence-based, two-generation home visiting program recognized by HHS and SAMHSA. Ideal candidates are compassionate, organized, flexible, and committed to early childhood mental health and team-based care.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in Counseling or a related field
• Valid licensure to provide mental/behavioral healthcare
• Licenses include LCMHC, LCMHCA, LCSWA, LCSW, LMFTA, and LMFT
• General working knowledge of the human services delivery system
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
• Ability to perform tasks on the computer including working with Microsoft 360, Excel, Word and other basic programs.
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working psychotherapeutically with culturally diverse children and families, including parent-child therapeutic work and play therapy with very young children (0-5 years), for a minimum of three years preferred.
• Past CPP training is highly valued.
• Knowledge of relationship-based, psychodynamic intervention and early child development; parent-child relationships and attachment theory; effects of trauma and environmental risks on early childhood brain development, especially violence exposure, maternal depression, and substance abuse; and community-level risk factors (e.g., poverty, homelessness).
• Experience providing mental health assessment and consultation to early care and education sites preferred.
• Knowledge and experience working with adults with mental health, substance use, and cognitive challenges preferred.
• Experience providing intervention within diverse home and community settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing therapeutic services including assessments, crisis intervention, individual and group therapy to individuals served including but not limited to adults and children/ adolescents.
• Serving individuals with wide variety of mental health and substance use diagnoses.
• Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies and the community
• Supporting individuals with connections to services and referral for holistic treatment.
• Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting treatment implementation.

Benefits

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program : to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level