What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child First Program Clinician (New Hanover County) position at Coastal Horizons Center?
COASTAL HORIZONS CENTER, INC. - JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Child First Program Clinician (New Hanover County)
SUPERVISED BY: Child First Team Supervisor
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
Partners with a Family Resource Coordinator to engage families who are referred to the Child First home-based intervention. Uses trauma-informed CPP, a relationship-based, dyadic, parent-child treatment model, which focuses on the primary attachment relationships of the young child. Engages with both the caregiver and child in a supportive, reflective, and exploratory manner. Therapeutic intervention focuses on: 1) helping caregivers understand typical developmental challenges and expectations; 2) increasing caregivers’ ability to reflect on the meaning and feelings motivating a child’s behavior; 3) supporting caregivers’ problem solving; and 4) helping caregivers understand the psychodynamic relationship between parental feelings, history, and the caregiver response to the child. Also provides consultation to teachers in early care and education settings, as needed.
REQUIRED EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIMENTAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s or Doctoral level mental health provider (e.g., LCSW, LMFT, clinical psychologist, other)
- Experience working psychotherapeutically with culturally diverse children and families, including parent-child therapeutic work and play therapy with very young children (0-5 years), for a minimum of three years. Past CPP training is highly valued.
SALARY: Commensurate with education and experience, available medical/dental benefits, life insurance, long term disability insurance, paid time off programs, 401K retirement savings plan.
