Summary

Reports to the Director of Behavioral Health and works cooperatively with childcare providers and families to support healthy social-emotional and behavioral development. The ultimate goal of the Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant is to deliver mental health consultation services in childcare and preschool settings to promote mental health of infants and young children. Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants will primarily be working in childcare centers, preschools, and occasionally in families’ homes or other community settings.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Behavioral Health in program planning and implementation.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of infant and child developmental milestones.
• Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively with GESMV child screeners, community childcare center staff, and families.
• Performs work in an ethical manner and ensures that persons are treated with dignity and respect.  Self-determination of persons must be acknowledged and respected.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and be able to work with a diverse staff and client population.
• Assess children referred by child screeners and community childcare centers using evidence-based screening tools (DECA, ASQ-SE).
• Provide childcare consultation to early childhood classroom teachers and families.
• Provide training and workshops for early childhood classroom teachers and families.
• Compile necessary reports and documentation as required.
• Provide supervisor with necessary documentation and reports in a timely fashion.
• Ensure compliance with all agency policies, procedures, and safety standards throughout work areas and maintain same to meet Department of Labor and all other relevant regulatory standards.
• Travel within the community to assist persons in securing and connecting to necessary resources as required. Provide transportation at times and maintain adequate liability insurance.
• Ensure compliance with all agency policies and procedures throughout areas and maintain the same to meet CARF, Department of Labor and other regulatory standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Education Requirements

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in behavioral health, childcare, education, or a social service-related field is required. OIMHP and/or ECMH credentials preferred. Prevention certification or willingness to obtain it is required. Education related to and/or experience working with infants, young children and families with behavioral and/or social emotional needs is required.

Experience Requirements
Experience working cooperatively with teachers/childcare providers/families preferred. 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to GESMV’s liability insurance provider.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check.
• Ability to pass random drug screenings.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to document, record, and write information accurately and thoroughly.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule with occasional evenings/weekends.
• Commitment to the health and well-being of socially disadvantaged persons.
• An annual criminal background check may be required of employees serving mental health trainees and behavioral health services programs.
• Must be able to work independently with little direct supervision as well as have the ability to work cooperatively as a team member.
• Must be able to follow through with projects and assignments in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ability to deal with daily operational challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Must possess excellent customer service, organizational, writing, and reading skills.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate well with a broad spectrum of people; including consumers and employees.
• Good time management, planning and implementation skills
• Ability to think creatively and problem-solve.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The ability to regularly stand, walk, use of hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls
• The occasional ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and smell.
• The ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• The ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The ability of close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

The above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job and/or apply for the position, absent undue hardship.This job description is not to be interpreted as an all-inclusive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform additional job- related tasks as assigned, subject to reasonable accommodation.