ECMHC - Clinical Supervisor

Kidango • Fremont, CA

120d • $124,488 - $124,488

About The Position

The Clinical Supervisor holds clinical and administrative responsibilities within the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC) program. The Clinical Supervisor provides and supports the provision of early childhood mental health consultation within Kidango early care and education centers across three Bay Area counties. The position includes providing reflection-based clinical supervision to a team of licensed and other eligible ECMHC consultants.

Requirements

• Clinical licensure as a MFT, LCSW or psychologist in California for at least 2 years required.
• Master’s degree or higher in psychology, social work or related behavioral science field required.
• At least 3 years of clinical supervisory and/or program management experience using a reflective practice approach required – preferably within an early childhood mental health program.
• Experienced with leading staff including giving constructive feedback, managing performance and completing performance appraisals.
• At least 3 years of direct clinical service providing early childhood mental health assessment, diagnosis and treatment to children and families ages birth to 5 required.
• Practice from a bio-psycho-social clinical approach, inclusive of ecological, attachment, trauma, neuroscience and developmental theories and rooted in infant mental health philosophy and principles.
• Documented education or training in infant mental health, early childhood mental health and early childhood development including evidence-based, trauma-informed models (i.e. Child Parent Psychotherapy).
• Familiarity with school-based mental health consultation in early care and education settings such as Early Head Start, Head Start, and state-preschool programs.

Nice To Haves

• Endorsement as an infant/family early childhood mental health specialists/reflective practice facilitator or reflective mentor highly preferred.
• Bilingual highly preferred particularly Spanish (Other languages also needed include Farsi, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Tagalog).

Responsibilities

• Act as a critical leader on the team and work collaboratively with the vice president and clinical director in the day-to-day oversight of ECMHC services to staff, children and families.
• Learn, master and support the implementation of Kidango’s model of ECMHC and its underlining mental health perspective, theory of change, consultative stance, standards of practice, scope of activities, as well as programmatic processes and procedures.
• Establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with staff across departments particularly with center staff served by the consultation team.
• Ensure the quality of work meets clinical, program, organizational, productivity, confidentiality, mandated reporting and HIPPA standards.
• Provide individual and group reflective supervision to consultation staff that is marked by atmosphere of reflection and collaboration.
• Support consultation staff’s in their provision of a multi-tiered consultative approach that includes system, program, center and child-level consultation.
• Provide regular programmatic guidance that includes discussion and feedback about referrals, case consultation, documentation, timeliness, deadlines, professionalism and other performance expectations.
• Provide oversight of consultation center assignments including staffing, communication and other consultative supports.
• Participates in Kidango’s Quarterly Grantee Health Service Advisory Committee Meetings (HSAC). Highlights Mental Health interventions and methods. Provides guidance on program goals.
• Enhance staff and family’s Trauma Informed Care knowledge and approaches.
• Attend monthly partner meetings with EHS-HS Sub-contractor, YMCA of the East Bay as EHS-HS Mental Health Content Specialist.
• Manage and enter Mental Health PIR data into Grantee Child Plus Software.
• Contribute to the department’s data collection procedure and assist with data reporting.
• Support the development and implementation of program evaluation and outcome measurement procedures.
• Attend Policy Council Meetings and general Parent Meetings to provide resources to Kidango families.
• Manage the referral process for child-specific consultation and support consultants with caseload management.
• Manage the referral process including tracking and reporting for community-based therapeutic and other services, as needed.
• Maintain center assignment and provide direct consultation services with staff, children and families, as needed.
• Support or intervene with mental health or behavioral crisis as arise, including with situations related to mandated reporting and any suspected child abuse adhering to laws and regulations.
• Assist with the delivery of trainings, as needed, on a range of early childhood mental health topics for consultation team and other internal agency staff.
• Attend supervision, trainings and other meetings as required for the program.

Benefits

• An opportunity to improve real lives, solve hard problems, and change the world.
• Friendly, supportive, and adventurous environment with a team of engaged colleagues.
• A comprehensive, industry-leading benefits package.
• Opportunities to connect with and learn from colleagues and partners around the world.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees