What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infant Toddler Mental Health Consultant position at Child Development Support Corporation?
Infant Toddler MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANT
Reports to: Director of Child Care Services
Status: Full-time
Organization’s Description
CDSC’s mission is to provide programs that empower families by helping them to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for successful living in today's society. Since its beginning, CDSC has prioritized its services to benefit low-income, subsidy eligible children and families and the early care and education programs that serve them. CDSC is lead agency for NYC Regional Infant Toddler Services delivered in partnership with the NYC Child Care Resource and Referral Consortium.
Essential Functions:
The Infant-Toddler Mental Health (ITMH) Consultant will promote healthy social emotional growth and development in young children birth-three years by building the confidence, competencies, and skills of caregivers and staff. This position will provide a broad range of services that focus on supporting the relationship between children, ages 0-36 months, and the caregivers in their lives. The ITMH Consultant will provide programmatic infant and toddler consultation to teaching staff, center directors, child care providers, and caregivers, with guidance from local and statewide supervision, and project models. The ITMH Consultant will not be providing direct therapeutic services to children in this role.
Program Specific Responsibilities:
§ Offer consultation that reflects the philosophy of early childhood mental health consultation practice, respects the assigned program and is culturally responsive to the child and caregiver.
§ Assess strengths and challenges within the infant-toddler and early intervention setting/environment as well as teacher/provider practices.
§ Assess social emotional interactions between adult caregivers and young children birth-3 years within home-based settings utilizing the Infant-Toddler Climate of Healthy Interactions for Learning and Development Tool (I-T CHILD) developed and piloted by the Yale Child Study Center
§ Support infant-toddler staff or family childcare providers in creating a prosocial learning environment that is emotionally safe and responsive.
§ Develop inclusive policies for working with infant-toddlers, young children, caregivers, and early childhood professionals.
§ Support infant and toddler staff with classroom management strategies to promote the social-emotional development of infants and toddlers in their care.
§ Develop and conduct training and professional development sessions for practitioners,
§ caregivers and community members.
§ Collect and analyze required program data, maintain records and certifications, and support compliance with childcare and early intervention regulations and HIPAA, as well as best practices in mental health consultation and trauma-responsive practices.
§ Timely and accurate completion of all required reports and documentation.
§ Participate in continuing education activities that may include ITMH evidence-based practices, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Cultural Diversity & Humility, DC 0-5 Assessment, Early Childhood Mental Health Assessment and Strategies.
§ Participate in internal and external meetings.
§ Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education and Experience Qualifications:
§ Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Counseling or other related field
§ Counseling/mental health degree, with a License/Certification.
§ Three to five years of experience working with children and/or families in early childhood settings.
§ Working knowledge of infant and early childhood typical and atypical development, early childhood mental health, adverse childhood experiences, family systems.
§ Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to present and engage with diverse audiences such as racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse communities.
§ Ability to work independently within a flexible schedule to work on some Saturdays, and demonstrate effective time management.
Preferred Education and Experience Qualifications:
§ Dual advanced degrees in Mental Health discipline and Early Childhood Education.
§ Demonstrated experience in early childhood education, intervention, and/or mental health.
§ Working knowledge of evidence-based curricula to promote early childhood mental health, DC 0-5, and formal and informal social-emotional (SE) assessment tools.
§ NYSAIMH Infant Mental Health Endorsed or related competencies/experience; can be discussed in more depth if offered an interview.
§ Bilingual proficiency (English and Spanish or English and French) is preferred.
§ Compensation:
§ Benefit package includes paid holiday, sick and personal leave, Medical insurance including Dental; Basic Life Insurance
§ Salary: $65,000-$70,000
Child Development Support Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Education:
- Master's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Early childhood education: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $60,000 - $65,000