Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant

Community Care ME•Augusta, ME

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Work as an Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant supporting the capacity of teachers, caregivers, and families to enhance the social-emotional health of children in childcare, school, and home settings. Engage in creative and collaborative prevention work within a strengths-based and relationship-focused framework. Extensive training and supervision are provided to learn this evidence-informed model. Work is almost exclusively conducted during daytime hours when centers and schools are open. Consultants will possess skills that include a knowledge of early childhood development, coupled with an understanding of family dynamics and relationship building on an individual/family, provider, and community level. As an IECMH Consultant, you'll work directly with early educators, families, and community providers to: ✔ Promote young children's social-emotional development ✔ Reduce challenging behaviors before they escalate ✔ Strengthen adult resilience and capacity ✔ Foster trauma-informed, inclusive early learning environments This is a licensed clinical role where your skills create meaningful change - with less paperwork and more relational impact.

Requirements

LCSW, LCPC, LMFT.
LMSW-cc and/or LCPC-c can be considered, but due to this position being a consult role, supervised clinical hours to count toward independent licensure are not available.
Candidates with a Master's Degree in Education or Early Childhood Education who hold a valid license as a teacher in the State of Maine and have relevant work experience/training, but do not have clinical licensure, may also be considered.
Must be able to pass background checks including DMV, CPS, APS, and Criminal checks.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with young children
Knowledge of early childhood development
Understanding of family dynamics and relationship building on an individual/family, provider, and community level.