Mental Health Consultant - Behavioral Health

Cherokee Nation • Tahlequah, OK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Consultant provides counseling and support services to students in primary or secondary school settings and mental health consultation to build the capacity of people caring for young children. The role partners with early care and education providers and families to address children’s and families’ social, behavioral, and mental health needs, with an emphasis on early intervention and prevention to improve emotional well-being, coping skills, adaptive functioning, and social competence. The position is located at the CN Outpatient Health Center in Tahlequah.

The consultant provides clinical services such as observation, intake, screening, referrals, psychotherapy, and case management in early education settings. The role also offers consultation, crisis intervention, de-escalation, assessment, written intervention strategies, training, and support for communication between providers and parents. Services are family-centered and relationship-based, and the consultant works collaboratively with providers, families, directors, managers, and other team members. The position requires adherence to program and data requirements, accurate and timely reporting, confidentiality, effective use of time and equipment, ongoing professional development, and responsiveness to supervisor guidance.

Requirements

• Master’s degree.
• Two or more years of experience.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Problem management and problem/situation analysis skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Planning skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Possess and maintain a current Oklahoma license to practice as an LCSW, LMSW, LPC, or LMFT.
• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within six months of employment and maintain it throughout employment.
• Must not be under sanction by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) or the General Services Administration (GSA), or appear on the specified OIG or GSA exclusion or sanction lists.
• Meet and maintain pre-employment and periodic background investigation and adjudication requirements for childcare.
• Meet the physical requirements of the position, including regularly talking or hearing; frequently standing, walking, sitting, using hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reaching; occasionally stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; occasionally lifting or moving up to 10 pounds; and close, distant, color, and peripheral vision.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services relating to observation, intake, screening, referrals, psychotherapy, and case management for early education settings.
• Be accessible for consultation to early learning settings and provide crisis intervention and de-escalation services.
• Use promotion, prevention, and early intervention approaches to promote mental health and resilience and prevent behavioral difficulties among those at risk.
• Provide expertise on early childhood development, especially emotional and behavioral health and relationships between participants and children or families.
• Complete assessment plans to support participants, children, and families.
• Observe social-emotional environments and make recommendations to identify children who may need support for behavioral, emotional, or developmental concerns.
• Develop written intervention strategies with a team to help staff create positive behavior supports and promote social-emotional development.
• Collaborate with childcare providers, families, directors, managers, and team members to build knowledge and skills to support children and families.
• Provide group and individual training on social and emotional wellness, including child development, trauma-informed care, attachment, and self-care.
• Partner with and support early care and education providers in ongoing communication with parents about children’s mental health, behavioral, or developmental concerns.
• Adhere to data and program requirements and submit accurate, complete reports according to program guidelines and timelines.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of community resources and referrals.
• Provide sensitive, family-centered, relationship-based services that respect linguistic, cultural, social, economic, individual, and role differences.
• Maintain the established work schedule, be punctual, keep appointments, adapt to unexpected needs and changes, and use time effectively.
• Maintain, clean, and use agency or department facilities and equipment efficiently and safely.
• Communicate positively, respectfully, and courteously, and protect private and sensitive information according to need-to-know parameters.
• Identify areas of mastery and personal development, seek assistance when needed, and incorporate supervisor feedback to improve performance.
• Maintain awareness of current professional information, undertake ongoing efforts to maintain competencies, and apply new knowledge and skills on the job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time