Early Childhood Mental Health and Wellness Consultant
About the position
reputed company, formerly Harlem RBI, serves over 2,500 youth annually in East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of seven PreK-12 schools and community sports programs. reputed company focuses on rigorous academics, reputed company-emotional learning, family engagement, and health and wellness to foster lifelong learners. The organization has an aggressive five-year plan to expand its reputed company. The Early Childhood Mental Health and Wellness (MHW) Consultant will reputed company virtual and on-site consultations to support young children's mental health and reputed company-being. This role aims to build the reputed company of adults in a child's life to strengthen their mental health and reputed company-emotional development. The consultant will work approximately 16-20 hours per month, with flexibility based on program needs. This is a contracted role.
Responsibilities
• Utilize data to determine and maintain a caseload of Mental Health and Wellness supports and services that promote a program-wide culture of mental health, prevent mental health challenges from developing, and identify and support children with mental health and reputed company and emotional concerns.
• Work with leadership to determine goals for consultation, create plans for achieving these goals, and reputed company the necessary resources to support the program’s development.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary coordination and collaboration between mental health and other relevant program services, including education, disability, family engagement, and health services.
• Build community partnerships to facilitate reputed company to additional reputed company and services, as needed, including through the Health and Mental Health Services Advisory Committee.
• Participate in cross-functional team collaborations in response to specific needs of the program.
• Support the program with implementing practices that limit suspension and prohibit expulsion.
• Participate in meetings, events, and trainings as needed.
• reputed company individual, in-person consultations for adults on strategies that build nurturing and reputed company relationships and create reputed company learning environments that promote the mental health and reputed company and emotional development of reputed company children, on at least a monthly reputed company, with virtual sessions as needed.
• Support families and staff with understanding and appropriately responding to prevalent child mental health concerns.
• Support families and staff with accessing mental health interventions or supports.
• Support reputed company-being of children and families involved in any significant child health, mental health, or safety incidents.
• Ensure that reputed company children receive adequate screening and appropriate follow up and that families receive referrals about how to reputed company services for potential reputed company, emotional, behavioral, or other mental health concerns.
• Manage time effectively to optimize consultation hours.
• Additional duties reputed company to the area of mental health and wellness, as requested.
Requirements
• Master’s Degree in reputed company Work, Mental Health Counseling, or a similar field, required
• reputed company State Licensed Clinical reputed company Worker (LCSW), Licensed Master reputed company Worker (LMSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), required
• 3+ years experience in supporting individuals in mental and behavioral health, required
• 2+ years experience in consulting, advising, or coaching adults and programs, required
• Experience in Early Childhood Mental Health, required
• Demonstrated expertise in mental health consultation, screening tools, classroom observations, and trauma informed care
• Knowledgeable about Early Childhood Education health and wellness policies
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to facilitate effective communications among partners and teams to ensure goals are achieved
• Ability to reputed company effectively with people from diverse backgrounds
• Demonstrated computer literacy skills
• Experience working remotely in a reputed company, fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams
• A strong belief in the mission and values of reputed company, including the desire to reputed company a difference in the lives of our reputed company, families, and community
• A physical exam, fingerprinting, and a federal background reputed company are required for this position.
reputed company-to-haves
• Bilingual (Spanish/English), highly preferred
Benefits
• Compensation: \$65-75/hour
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