Early Learning Mental Health Manager
- Supervises and coordinates all aspects of the ECE Early Learning Mental Health content area.
- Develop, monitor, and evaluate the ECE Mental Health content area including on a regular basis, provide ongoing monitoring, tracking, follow up, and analysis of the mental health content program standards and services.
- Provides clinical supervision to counselors/social workers seeking clinical licensure. Provides reflective supervision to all Early Learning Mental Health Specialist.
- Is responsible for implementation of policies, procedures, and standards relevant to Early Head Start, Head Start, Preschool for All and Prevention Initiative programs (EHS/HS/PFA/PI) as they relate to Mental Health and Wellness.
- Works with Early Learning program staff to implement, support, and ensure fidelity of the social-emotional framework/curriculum (i.e., Pyramid Model).
- Serves on committees related to the social-emotional framework/curriculum.
- Identify and create training and professional development opportunities to better support individualized learning and improve teaching practices in the mental health domain. Utilize specialized training to provide additional professional development opportunities for staff.
- Identify and create trainings and workshops for families enrolled in the Early Learning program to promote mental health.
- Train all staff on Mental Health Content area, including providing onboarding training to all Early Learning new hires.
- Assist in the implementation of policies to limit suspension and prohibit expulsion Develop the mental health content area’s annual continuous quality improvement plan.
- Observe children and provide feedback regarding teacher practices to teaching staff, as well as to the Education Coach, Family Support Worker, and Site Supervisor.
- Engages in multidisciplinary team meetings and consultations.
- Performs biopsychosocial assessments as assigned as needed.
- Provides a full range of case management, counseling, and related services to Early Learning participants as needed.
- In collaboration with Human Resources, program supervisors and site team, assists with developing and maintaining a staff wellness plan, including activities/events that are specific to their needs to ensure staffs well-being is a priority and acknowledged throughout the year.
- Develops and maintains contacts with community groups relating to program needs.
- Assist with cross collaboration with other content area specialists and partners in implementing Program Services.
- Works collaboratively with other program supervisors to carry out program goals.
- Responsible for maintaining quality and quantity of services. Keeps abreast of client service needs and participates in planning for them.
- Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.
- Assure all sites adhere to strictest standards of health and safety.
- Provides active supervision to ensure the safety of Head Start/Early Head Start children while in the classroom, during transitions, at time of transportation, and while on the playground. Ensures that no child shall be left alone or unsupervised.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Advanced writing and communication skills, knowledge of data analysis, and reflective leadership.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.
- Master’s degree in social work, Counseling or related field from an accredited college or university required.
- 5+ years of post-graduate counseling or social work experience with increasing levels of responsibility required.
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required.
- Experience providing mental health services for children ages 0-5 in early childhood education required.
- Extensive knowledge of child development and early childhood education is required.
- Satisfactorily pass all screenings and criminal background checks.
- Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle. Travel between sites required.
- While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.
- Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
- Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
- FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
- Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.
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