Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant

Morrison Child and Family Services • Portland, OR

1d • $70,200 - $84,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant (IECMHC) position is responsible for providing a broad range of mental health prevention services including infant/early childhood consultation, staff and parent training, and other mental health prevention and referral services in collaboration with selected early childhood and education sites and/or home visiting programs. The position involves implementation of evidenced based practice models, including The Georgetown Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation model and Early Childhood Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports (EC-PBIS/Pyramid Model). For some projects, facilitation of Parent Education curriculums (e.g. The Incredible Years and Circle of Security Parenting) may be required.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology or related field.
• Minimum of two years’ direct experience providing early childhood prevention-based services and/or mental health therapy to children and their families.
• Experience in infant/early childhood mental health.
• Experience with data collection and/or use of electronic record systems.
• Able to work shift hours and days, as assigned. Position may require work outside of usual work hours on occasion.
• Able to pass a comprehensive criminal history background investigation.
• Hold a valid drivers’ license. Must be licensed in Oregon or Washington within 30 days of hire.
• If driving personal vehicle, must maintain minimum auto insurance policy

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual abilities, including the ability to speak, read, write, and translate documents in Spanish. Must clear a language proficiency test.
• Licensure preferred (LPC, LCSW, LMFT).
• Familiarity with early childhood social/emotional models and curriculums such as Circle of Security Parenting, The Incredible Years® and/or Early Childhood Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports (EC-PBIS).
• Understanding of DSM 5 Diagnostic Categories. Familiarity with Diagnostic Classifications of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC: 0-5).
• Experience in advertising/recruiting and facilitating early childhood workforce training and/or parent group curriculums.

Responsibilities

• Provide multi-tiered mental health consultation services: child/family specific, classroom/home, and program-level supports.
• Collaborate with early childhood care and education and/or home visiting staff/providers in responding to the social and emotional needs of young children.
• Provide brief case management services and referrals to outside community based social services, healthcare providers, mental health treatment services, and early childhood special education providers as desired by family.
• Participate in multidisciplinary collaboration meetings with project partners as requested.
• Facilitate parent and child groups (Incredible Years, Circle of Security) with measurable fidelity, including video- taping, data collection and documentation and/or other fidelity related activities as needed. (assigned project dependent)
• Adhere to the practice, and continued, implementation of the Sanctuary Model.
• Assess/screen the social/emotional development of referred children.
• Actively participate in regular reflective/ administrative individual and group supervision by preparing ahead of sessions questions to be pursued.
• Meet productivity expectations regarding the number of clients served, consultation hours provided, and/or number of groups provided.
• Collects/completes tasks for the evaluation of services specific to IECMHC services, groups, and EC-PBIS.
• Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
• Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma-informed behavioral healthcare organization.
• Other duties as assigned to ensure successful operation of program/department.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Retirement plan with employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Meaningful, mission-driven work that makes a difference in the community
• Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level