Early Childhood Development Specialist
About The Position
Greater Seacoast Health is hiring an Early Childhood Mental Health and Development Specialist to support young children and families in an integrated behavioral health and primary care setting. The specialist provides early childhood mental health and developmental assessment, intervention, caregiver support, and consultation, and partners with medical providers to implement the evidence-based Zero to Three Healthy Steps model. The role serves families at Goodwin Community Health in Somersworth and Families First Health & Support Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The specialist works as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes medical, behavioral health, dental, social work, and family support services. The position is 40 hours per week and is benefits eligible.
Requirements
- Master's degree from an accredited university in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling.
- Active, unencumbered New Hampshire license to practice Independent Social Work or Mental Health Counseling.
- At least two years of experience working with children within the applicant's licensed scope of practice.
- Current BLS certification.
- Strong clinical and assessment skills.
- Effective communication and listening skills, and a compassionate, nonjudgmental approach to children and families.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with diverse or vulnerable populations.
- Familiarity with systems that serve young children and families.
- Previous healthcare experience.
- Experience with electronic health records.
Responsibilities
- Assess the development and needs of children from birth through age eight.
- Provide intervention strategies, caregiver education, and support.
- Support healthy caregiver-child relationships.
- Assess and support caregivers experiencing perinatal mental health conditions.
- Provide early childhood mental health intervention using evidence-based, trauma-informed relational-development principles.
- Connect families with services and resources and follow up on referrals.
- Use standardized developmental, mental health, and family screening tools.
- Help primary care teams strengthen developmental screening practices.
- Collaborate with Primary Care, Social Work, and Behavioral Health.
- Support pediatric quality-improvement efforts, including tracking outcomes and data associated with program and grant requirements.
- Partner with medical providers to implement the Zero to Three Healthy Steps model.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health plan option with no employee premium for employee-only coverage
- 401(k) with employer match
- Employer-paid group life insurance
- Employer-paid short-term disability
- Long-term disability option
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Earned vacation and sick time
- Paid holidays
- Additional voluntary benefits and discounts
- Professional growth opportunities within the organization
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
