Clinician – Early Childhood and Family Mental Health and Perinatal Support Services
About The Position
The Clinician serves a mixed caseload within Howard Center’s Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Program and Perinatal Support Services. The Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Program provides home-based parenting education, supportive counseling for children and families, consultation, advocacy, and case management, and offers training, consultation, and education to caregivers and providers who support young children and families. Perinatal Support Services provides therapy to individuals and partners seeking support during pregnancy through the first year after birth, including people experiencing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs). Services include screenings, consultation, education, and therapy delivered in homes, offices, or by telehealth. Additional training is provided through Postpartum Support International. Weekly supervision is offered. The position is full-time, covered by the AFSCME union, and involves daily travel throughout Chittenden County for work in homes, communities, and early education classrooms. The role includes up to two early-evening appointments per week. Starting annual salary is $57,314.71 for non-licensed clinicians and $61,269.43 for licensed clinicians; salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.
Requirements
- Master’s degree.
- Clinical license or placement on the Roster of Nonlicensed and Noncertified Psychotherapists; individuals on the roster must be actively working toward professional licensure, subject to the stated exception for First Call for Chittenden County.
- Driver’s license and use of a personal vehicle.
- Two years of experience working with youth and families.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams supporting children at risk of abuse, neglect, or losing educational or childcare placement because of challenging behaviors.
- Provide screening, assessment, and diagnosis.
- Provide treatment and care coordination, including up to two early-evening appointments per week.
- Provide on-site consultation to early education providers in classroom settings.
- Provide in-home and community-based services to children and their families, with daily travel throughout Chittenden County.
- Develop individualized treatment plans and monitor and evaluate service effectiveness.
- Facilitate crisis prevention, intervention, risk management, and safety planning.
Benefits
- 36 days of combined time off per year for full-time employees, increasing with years of service.
- Comprehensive health insurance with 80% agency-paid premium support for individuals, couples, and families; the plan has no deductible.
- Two dental plan options.
- Vision insurance.
- Employer 401(k) contributions.
- Employer-paid life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
- Medical and childcare flexible spending accounts.
- Childcare stipend.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee referral program with financial payment.
- Discounted online undergraduate and graduate courses through Champlain College truED.
- Workplace wellness program, including physical fitness groups, financial wellness incentives, and workplace wellness advocacy and education.
- Voluntary benefits and discounts, including gym memberships, mobile phone service, ski/snowboard passes, and auto/home insurance.
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Job Type
Full-time
