Early Childhood Clinician

Help USA•Brooklyn, NY

About The Position

The Early Childhood Clinician serves families with young adult parents aged 18 to 25 and their young children. The role supports healthy social-emotional development, helps prevent mental health crises, and addresses challenging behaviors. The clinician completes psychosocial assessments for children with special needs and provides individual and group counseling, crisis interventions, and therapeutic services. The clinician also develops and monitors connections with external mental health, substance abuse, and other therapeutic service providers. The role includes providing developmentally appropriate child development services in homes and community settings, coordinating parent and family involvement in workshops and activities, and building adults’ confidence and capacity to support young children. The clinician manages a caseload, conducts home visits, works with a team to assess family needs and children’s development, and develops and implements individualized family and child plans. The clinician maintains documentation, makes and follows up on referrals, participates in case conferences, and takes on other duties as requested by the supervisor.

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 for maintaining and managing 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; it is not preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of families and conduct home visits.
Coordinate parent and family involvement in parent-provider conferences, workshops, and activities.
Provide individual and group vocational counseling to help parents pursue 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.
Work as part of a team to assess family needs and children’s developmental status.
Work as part of a team to develop individualized plans addressing family and child needs.
Use a person-centered approach and motivational interviewing to help residents meet their prioritized needs.
Provide services to families and children in accordance with individualized family plans.
Complete Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals aligned with grade-level content standards for children with disabilities.
Work closely with families on the specific issues and difficulties they experience.
Provide appropriate referrals to families and follow up with families and service providers.
Provide workshops for families and staff.
Assist with developing the Parent Council and other parent support groups.
Maintain proper documentation on families and children.
Participate in internal and external case conferences.
Perform other duties requested by the supervisor to fulfill job responsibilities.