CHERISH 3-5 Infant Mental Health Therapist (54454)

About Kindering

Kindering embraces children of diverse abilities and their families by providing the finest education and therapies to nurture hope, courage, and the skills to soar. As a nonprofit neurodevelopmental center, we have provided comprehensive services for children with special needs and their families since 1962. Kindering is dedicated to maintaining a highly trained, licensed and certified team of professionals. Current services include comprehensive developmental assessments; physical, occupational, speech, language, and infant mental health therapy; special education; family counseling; nutrition and feeding therapy; childcare consultation; parenting education; and family resource coordination.

Kindering’s vision for equity is I BELONG. Eradicate systemic racial and oppressive barriers so everyone succeeds. Kindering values diverse perspectives and life experiences. We aim to seek out people from systemically oppressed and marginalized backgrounds to apply, including people of color, women, people with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ, immigrants, and refugees.

Purpose

Within the CHERISH program, provide therapeutic in-home social work and psychosocial services to foster children aged 3-5, throughout King County, who are vulnerable because of abuse and/or neglect. *This position is grant dependent*

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical intakes and mental health assessments for children aged 3-5 who are child welfare involved (i.e. in foster care or an in-home dependency) or in out-of-home care.
• Assess each child’s developmental level of social-emotional functioning; design and implement individual treatment plans; prepare progress reports; review medical and other collateral reports; and maintain accurate records of contact for each child.
• Provide in-home child-parent psychotherapy and other relational interventions for caregiver/child dyads around issues of attachment, adjustment, and emotional development.
• Provide systems consultation for parents, foster parents, and relative caregivers.
• Collaborate and consult with providers of other developmental therapies, school/ daycare staff, and child welfare teams.
• Participate in program planning and program dissemination including presentations, articles, referrals, inter-agency collaborations, etc.
• Participate in clinical consultation and reflective supervision as required.

*This role will service families in King County specifically* 

Required Education & Experience

• Master’s degree in social work or related mental health field
• Valid WA state professional license (e.g. LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, Associate Independent Clinical SW, etc.) 
• Experience and training in infant mental health, psychotherapy, and attachment theory
• Experience and training in systems (i.e. foster care/child welfare)
• A fundamental understanding of current issues and challenges facing individuals from marginalized communities, including a commitment to racial equity and social justice

Minimum Prerequisites

• Pass Washington State DSHS criminal history and background check and FBI fingerprint check
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, reflective capacity, and ability to collaborate well
• Flexibility in scheduling appointments with clients, including at least one “evening” home visit (i.e. 5-6pm) a week
• A self-starter who is very organized in order to meet the demands of a highly autonomous position
• Demonstrated skill in word processing and familiarity with MS Word, Outlook and Excel
• Possess valid Washington State driver’s license and valid automobile insurance
• Have access to a dependable personal vehicle
• Be able to lift 40 pounds (average three-year-old)
• Pass tuberculosis test

Kindering is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive work environment and to building a team that reflects the rich diversity of our community.

*Kindering requires all employees to be vaccinated or apply and be approved for a sincerely held religious belief or medical exemption

Salary : $66,000 - $108,000