Zero to Five Consultant

Family & Children's Service of Ithaca • City of Ithaca, NY

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About The Position

The Consultant for the Zero to Five Project provides clinically informed outreach, consultation, and education in Tompkins County for children ages 0–5 and the people who care for them, including family members, daycare staff, and pre-K teachers. This is a grant-funded role; its continuation depends on maintaining the funding, which F&CS has received for more than 10 years and anticipates will remain relatively stable.

Approximately 75% of work time is spent on location in the Tompkins County community. Service locations and activities are developed in collaboration with the Program Lead according to community needs. The Consultant maintains a clear boundary between this program’s services and clinical services: the program does not provide clinical diagnosis or treatment, is not covered under HIPAA, and is not billable to insurance.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a mental health discipline; a license to practice is not required.
• Demonstrated professional experience with older adults and their care partners.
• Proficiency in formal and informal presentations that raise awareness, knowledge, and skills.
• Clear understanding of the systems affecting older adults and their care partners, and how those systems interact with their cultural identities.

Nice To Haves

• Prior clinical work experience with older adults.
• Experience working with families whose first language is not English and who may have limited English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide outreach, consultation, and education directly to children, caregivers, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Spend approximately 75% of work time at community locations in Tompkins County, building relationships with community members and service providers and using those relationships to inform service delivery.
• Collaborate with the Program Lead to determine service locations and develop services according to community needs.
• Help the Program Lead prepare quarterly and annual reports on service delivery, grant spending, and progress toward program goals.
• As assigned by the Program Lead, collaborate with F&CS staff and community agencies to share information about program services and keep services responsive to community needs.
• Maintain boundaries between program services and clinical services, and explain those distinctions to stakeholders.
• Document services according to standards established by the Program Lead.
• Keep knowledge current through professional developments related to the needs of children ages 0–5 and their caregivers.
• Adapt service delivery to meet changing community needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time