Early Childhood Clinician

HELP USA • New York, NY

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Early Childhood Clinician serves families with children headed by young adults ages 18 to 25. The role is responsible for psychosocial assessments for children with special needs, individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and therapeutic services for children. The clinician develops and monitors connections with external providers of mental health, substance abuse, and other therapeutic services to promote healthy social-emotional development, prevent mental health crises, and address challenging behaviors. The position also builds adults’ confidence and capacity to support young children and provides developmentally appropriate home-based and community child-development services. Parent and family involvement is coordinated through parent-provider conferences, workshops, and activities.

The clinician manages a caseload, conducts home visits, participates in team assessments and individualized family/child planning, and provides services based on those plans. The role also supports families with vocational goals, referrals, parent groups, workshops, and other community resources, while maintaining appropriate documentation and participating in case conferences.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, education, or a related field.
• Knowledge of child development.
• Knowledge of childcare-related skills and techniques.
• Observant, patient, and detail-oriented.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time-management skills.
• Computer literacy to maintain and manage case records.
• Ability to set goals and work toward their completion.
• Sound judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, and ability to multitask.
• Ability to motivate residents to follow service plans.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with groups and individuals.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish-speaking ability is a plus, though it is not preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of families and conduct home visits.
• Coordinate parent and family involvement through parent-provider conferences, workshops, and activities.
• Provide individual and group vocational counseling to help parents achieve vocational and career goals.
• Develop and maintain community-based resources to provide training.
• Take on program-wide responsibilities, which may include annual events and parent/child groups.
• Develop consistent, stable, and supportive relationships with families and children.
• Participate in team assessments of family needs and children’s developmental status.
• Participate in developing individualized family/child plans addressing family and child needs.
• Use a person-centered approach and motivational interviewing to help residents meet their prioritized needs.
• Provide appropriate services to families and children based on individualized family plans.
• Complete Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals aligned with grade-level content standards for children with disabilities.
• Work closely with families on their specific issues and difficulties.
• Provide families with appropriate referrals and follow up with families and service providers.
• Provide workshops to families and staff.
• Assist in developing the Parent Council and other parent support groups.
• Maintain appropriate documentation on families and children.
• Participate in internal and external case conferences.
• Perform other duties as requested by the supervisor to fulfill job responsibilities.
• Complete psychosocial assessments for children with special needs, provide individual and group counseling, crisis interventions, and therapeutic services.
• Develop and monitor linkages with external mental health, substance abuse, and other therapeutic service providers.
• Provide developmentally appropriate home-based and community child-development services.

Benefits

• Health insurance through Cigna, including dental and vision, with an option covering the entire family with minimal employee contribution.
• Generous paid time off.
• 401(k) with company contribution, even if the employee does not contribute.
• Additional benefits (unspecified).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time