Mental Health Consultant

Easterseals Blake Foundation started as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona. Since then, we have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties and support more than 3,700 children in Foster Care throughout Southern Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day?

We offer our full-time employees the following benefits:

• $6000 sign on bonus, paid in 3 parts. ($2,000 after one month, $2,000 after six months, and $2,000 after one year)
• Payment assistance for licensure applications and fees once approved
• Public Loan Forgiveness
• Training in evidenced-based practices
• Flexible work schedule (ability to work weekends and evenings)
• Team Environment
• Full Robust Benefits package
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Voluntary Short-term Disability insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

Easterseals Blake Foundation is hiring for Mental Health Consultants in Southern Arizona. Mental health consultation is at the cutting edge of research, policy, and practice in early childhood social-emotional development, and was heavily featured at recent national Zero to Three Annual Conferences.

Mental Health Consultants provide services for children birth to 5 in the childcare setting centered around increasing childcare providers’ capacity to meet the social-emotional needs of children in their care. Through a supportive, intentional relationship, consultants are able to partner with childcare providers around trying new behaviors which lead to best practices and better outcomes for young children.

General Position Description: Supports young children’s social and emotional health indirectly by strengthening the adult caregivers’ capacity to foster children’s healthy social and emotional development – early and before formalized intervention is needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Acts as a resource regarding early childhood development, emphasizing emotional and behavioral health and the importance of the relationship between the participant and child/family.
• Completes technical assistance plans to support participants, children, and staff. Develops and implements a plan to deliver Technical Assistance, including a written agreement between Easterseals Blake Foundation, the recipient of Technical Assistance, and the Director or Program Administrator.
• Provides observations and recommendations regarding the social-emotional environment to assist in identifying children in need of support with behavioral, emotional, or developmental concerns. Develops intervention strategies utilizing a team approach to assist staff in developing positive behavior support strategies to promote optimal social-emotional development.
• Collaborates with childcare providers, families, directors, managers, and other team members to build their knowledge and skills to support the needs of children and families.
• Provides group and individual training on overall social and emotional wellness with specific topics related to child development, trauma-informed care, attachment, self-care, and other related topics. Ensures attendees complete evaluation forms for training and technical assistance sessions.
• Partners and supports early care and education providers to support ongoing communication with parents regarding mental health, behavioral, or developmental concerns of their children.
• Provides technical assistance in 3-hour increments to Group Homes, Child Care Centers, Home Based Providers, Tribal Nations, and Homeless Shelters holding a registration agreement with ADES.
• Submits accurate and complete reports as per program guidelines and according to program timelines.
• Adheres to EBF Core Values, the Codes of Ethics of National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the program’s Implementation Manual and Service Delivery Plan, and the funder’s Standards of Practice.
• Participates in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency, members, and external agencies. Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct, Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy or a Master’s degree that leads toward licensure from the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners required.
• Master’s degrees in a related field (Education, Special Education, Child Development, etc.) may be considered with relevant experience.
• Experience working with children birth to twelve years and their families preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

Regulatory

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Current, unrestricted AZ driver’s license with no more than two (2) minor moving violations or one (1) accident within the past three (3 years). Three (3) years of driving experience required.
• Must be able to pass extensive criminal background checks.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an AZ DPS Level 1 fingerprint clearance card (employer provides).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a CPR and First Aid certification (Paid training).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Specialty Instructor Status in the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry.

Skills/Job Knowledge/Abilities: Able to establish and maintain a team atmosphere of communication and collaboration for all that reach out to the Department. Must be self-directed and be sensitive to cultural and linguistic diversity. Excellent customer service in stressful situations. Maintains a professional appearance, communications, and actions. Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing. Independent judgment and discretion in setting daily priorities to complete tasks. Knowledge of adult learning principles and practices of multi-method instruction. Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships in the community. Knowledge of community resources and referrals in the community. Possess a high level of computer proficiency.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation): Field position visiting different child care sites or home care providers. Will work in outside and inside environments, as needed. Daily travel to child care sites, home care provider sites, and/or meeting sites. Interacts with employees and members of the public daily. May lift normal office equipment and materials up to 25lbs. Visual acuity to read information from computer screens and form and assess children’s and/or program participant’s wellbeing. Able to speak clearly in conversations and general communications. Hearing ability for communication in persona, phone, and/or other electronic methods. Manual dexterity for typing and writing. Able to stoop, squat, reach, pull, push, stretch, ascend and descend stairs, stand and sit for long periods of time. May be required to work additional hours or days depending on circumstances.

Easterseals Blake Foundation and Aviva are an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative action employer that promotes a work environment of inclusion and diversity. We are committed to provide employment opportunities to all candidates based on their qualifications free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have any questions, require assistance or reasonable accommodations while seeking employment, please contact the Human Resource Department at HR@blake.easterseals.com or call 520-327-1529.