Child First Mental Health and Developmental Clinician
About The Position
Join Savio House’s Child First team. Child First is an evidence-based, two-generation intervention serving vulnerable children from prenatal through age five and their families through intensive, home-based services. It aims to reduce serious mental health problems, developmental and learning disabilities, and abuse and neglect. The model combines a psychotherapeutic, dyadic intervention to strengthen the parent-child relationship with care coordination that connects families to needed services and supports. Child First is recognized as an evidence-based home visiting model by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the MIECHV Program and rated “Effective” by SAMHSA’s National Registry for Effective Programs and Practice. The Clinician partners with a Family Support Partner to engage families referred to the intervention. The role focuses on strengthening the caregiver-child relationship as a protective buffer against stress and as support for children’s emotional, language, and cognitive growth. Using trauma-informed Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), a relationship-based, dyadic parent-child treatment model, the Clinician works supportively and reflectively with caregivers and children to foster a protective, nurturing, and responsive relationship. The Clinician also consults with teachers in early care and education settings as needed. Starting salary is $58,660 at candidacy (LPCC, SWC, MFTC), $61,660 when licensed (LCSW, LPC, LMFT), or $63,660–$66,660 for an MA bilingual candidate. Supervision toward professional licensure is provided.
Requirements
- Minimum of an MSW or another master’s degree in counseling, psychology, or a related field.
- Ability to register with DORA.
- LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or other licensure; candidacy and NLC are also accepted.
Responsibilities
- Partner with a Family Support Partner to engage families referred to the Child First home-based intervention.
- Provide trauma-informed, relationship-based, dyadic parent-child treatment using CPP.
- Strengthen caregiver-child relationships to support children’s emotional, language, and cognitive growth.
- Help caregivers understand typical developmental challenges and expectations.
- Increase caregivers’ ability to reflect on the meanings and feelings motivating a child’s behavior.
- Support caregivers’ problem solving.
- Help caregivers understand the psychodynamic relationship between parental feelings, history, and their responses to the child.
- Consult with teachers in early care and education settings as needed.
Benefits
- 10 paid holidays
- Vacation available after 6 months
- Sick time starting on the first day of employment
- Kaiser medical insurance, with the employer paying 90% of individual employee medical coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Pet insurance
- 403(b)
- HSA
- FSA
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employer-funded retirement plan
- CPR and First Aid training
- Clinical training and supervision
- Professional development
- Company-issued cell phone
- Opportunity for a performance increase at one year and annually thereafter
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
