Mental Health and Disabilities Services Professional
About The Position
Greater Norwalk Head Start / Early Head Start, a program of the Connecticut Institute For Communities, Inc., is seeking a full-time Mental Health and Disabilities Services Professional. This role is responsible for ensuring programs meet 100% of related Federal Performance Standards. This includes providing services to children with mental health concerns and behavior issues and their families, developing and monitoring children's IEP or IFSP progress, collaborating closely with the management team and teaching staff, and offering parent education on a group or individual basis for children with special needs. The position also involves providing classroom support for children with mental health needs and IEP supports. Key responsibilities include leading annual developmental screenings (e.g., ASQ) and coordinating services with Birth-to-Three and Norwalk Public Schools to ensure successful push-in and child busing services.
Requirements
- BA in a related field.
- At least 1 year of relevant work experience, or equivalent.
- Bi-lingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
Nice To Haves
- MA in Counseling strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assure programs meet 100% of related Federal Performance Standards.
- Provide services to children with mental health concerns and behavior issues and their families.
- Develop and monitor children's IEP or IFSP progress.
- Work closely with the Management team and Teaching staff.
- Provide Parent Education as a whole or on a case-by-case basis working with special needs children.
- Provide classroom support for children with mental health needs and IEP supports.
- Lead annual developmental screenings such as the ASQ.
- Coordinate services with Birth-to-Three and Norwalk Public Schools to ensure push-in and child busing services are successful.
Benefits
- Student Loan Forgiveness approved site through Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Healthcare covered by the employer at 75% with additional buy-up options
- Paid time off
- 13 Paid Holidays
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition and Licensure Reimbursements
- Dependent care savings
- Ancillary suite of fringe benefit offerings
- Competitive compensation commensurate on experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
