Early Childhood Mental Health Coordinator

Child Focus•Cincinnati, OH

20d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position offers the opportunity to lead, collaborate, and provide direct impact in early childhood mental health—shaping systems while staying connected to children, families, and communities. The Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) Coordinator provides strategic, clinical, and administrative leadership for a multi-funded ECMH program serving children from birth to age five and their caregivers. This role ensures high-quality, compliant, and effective delivery of prevention, consultation, and therapeutic services while supporting and guiding a multidisciplinary team. This position is 75% office-based and 25% community-based, offering a balance of leadership, collaboration, and direct service.

Requirements

Master’s in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy
LISW, LPCC, or IMFT

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day operations of a multi-funded ECMH program
Ensure compliance with grant and funder requirements
Supervise ECMH staff and support high-quality clinical and consultation services
Monitor outcomes and program effectiveness
Represent the ECMH program at community, stakeholder, and funder meetings
Build strong partnerships with early childhood providers, Early Intervention (EI), Help Me Grow, and community partners
Provide evidence-based infant and early childhood mental health services (birth–8)
Deliver dyadic and relationship-focused therapy, caregiver-child interventions, and prevention-based consultation
Collaborate with EI teams and service coordinators to integrate mental health supports into Individualized Family Service Plans
Consult with early childhood educators and childcare providers to support trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate practices
Maintain a limited caseload to stay clinically connected and model best practices

Benefits

Medical, vision, dental insurance, and EAP program
Health Savings and Flex Spending account options with agency match
10 days of PTO for first-year employees
Extended illness benefits
403(b) retirement plan with 6% employer match
Company car program and mileage reimbursement
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness program eligibility and tuition reimbursement
Paid internships
Childcare with 25% employee discount
Employee wellness benefits
Paid Continued Education Trainings
Dependently Licensed Supervision
Employees are supported with flexible work schedules.
Leadership is committed to promoting from within and growing the next generation of leaders.
Personal and professional value in the work they do to support children, families and adults.
Employees are highly engaged.
Free continuing education and clinical supervision for licensed employees .
Child Focus financially supports employee’s professional development.