The Baby Fold is a leader in trauma-informed practices, employing the most effective treatment plans in every facet of our work. We focus on the physical and emotional safety of our families first, build on their strengths, and then guide them with skill and compassion to be their best selves. Our expert staff create a personal plan for each family to address their current situation and lead them to independent success in the future.
WORK SCHEDULE: Full time, 37.5 hours/week, salary/non-exempt
BENEFITS: health insurance, dental/vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, paid sick and personal time, paid agency holidays, retirement matching plan options, unique opportunities for high levels of professional training, meaningful work, collaborative team culture
PAY: based on experience/education/certifications
BASIC FUNCTIONS: The Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant (MHC) will provide ongoing, relationship based mental health consultation, technical assistance, and referral services to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) providers working with children ages birth to age 5 and their families within the communities served. The MHC will provide/facilitate pertinent training to ECCE providers and others within the communities served, and on a statewide basis. The MHC will work proactively within their respective communities to improve and facilitate understanding and collaboration between the ECCE field and the Mental Health field, and to promote community understanding of and support for child and family mental health.
Job Responsibilities
Consultation and Referral: Establish and maintain ongoing supportive relationships with childcare providers in communities we serve. A minimum of 200 on site contacts should be made per service year. Provide program level mental health consultation and technical assistance to childcare providers (both licensed and non-licensed) in communities we serve. Provide ongoing support for childcare staff to enhance interactions with the children and parents they serve. Assist ECCE providers in designing setting based intervention strategies to enhance children’s social-emotional development and mitigate behavioral disruptions. Provide mental health consultation regarding particular children with mild social-emotional challenges, including administering of screening and assessment tools as warranted. Provide information to provider regarding community resources that might be helpful to the identified needs of the family and caregiver. Facilitate trauma-trauma informed collaborative relationships with providers which demonstrates care, respect, cultural competence and developmental sensitivity. Educate providers about the risk and protective factors associated with trauma/childhood adversity, healthy child development and assisting them with developing tools/strategies to strengthen development.
Training: Facilitate delivery of training to the ECCE community, either by providing the training directly or arranging for other competent trainers to do so. A minimum of 20 training events should be provided per service year. Identify those training topics appropriate primarily for local presentation and those that lend themselves to broader audiences (such as State conferences) and facilitate either or both types of presentation as appropriate.
Record keeping: Maintain all records as needed on a daily basis, including records necessary for program evaluation. Assists in the gathering of data and preparation of reports required by regulatory agencies and/or necessary for program evaluation.
Requirements
Master’s level mental health related degree required (Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or Infant Mental Health preferred)
Two or more years direct experience or consultative experience working with children and Caregiver Connections Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation families in the targeted age range is preferred. Experience working with related populations or in other relevant settings may be considered.
Preferred: two years post-graduate experience in Early Childhood Education (ages 0-5).
Development, Infant Mental Health, or other related field and have successfully completed a practicum or internship that included a minimum of 1,000 hours of applicable supervised direct service, or have one year of applicable clinical or early childhood consultation experience under the supervision of a QMHP.
EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION STATEMENT: The Baby Fold is committed to fostering a culture of respect and inclusion, where each individual feels empowered and where our differences are celebrated. We encourage each other to engage in meaningful conversations, seek out different perspectives, and continually work to cultivate an environment where all ideas are valued.
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For more information on job opportunities at The Baby Fold, please visit www.thebabyfold.org/careers/tbf.
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