Mental Health Consultant- Early Intervention

Description

Monday-Friday, 8:00-4:00
United Ability is an organization that provides a variety of services to individuals with disabilities.  We are currently seeking candidates to join our team as a Mental Health Consultant for our Early Intervention department. In this role you will collaborate with the Early Intervention team to provide mental health support to the families and other caregivers of children receiving early intervention services. Employees at United Ability are here to serve others through the everyday fulfillment of its mission.  Together, we accomplish significant goals for the advancement of United Ability.  
A career at United Ability also includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 3 weeks paid vacation with additional paid sick time
• Subsidized childcare for eligible employees
• Life insurance, disability benefits, health and wellness programs
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Immediate app that allows you to draw your earned pay when you need it

Working with other team members, you will:
•    Collaborate and provide consultation and mental health support to early intervention staff, early childcare providers, and others in community- based programs to address concerns with behavior, social emotional development, mental health and/or for increased mental health support, awareness and well-being.
•    Observe interactions and behaviors of children in their homes, early childcare or other community setting to assess social emotional functioning and ability to make and have age- appropriate relationships with family members, caregivers, and other children.
•    Conduct early intervention evaluations with service coordinators.
•    Deliver interventions that promote social and emotional well-being specific to children birth to 3 years old, their families, and other caregivers such as teachers and early intervention service coordinators and providers.
•    Provide individual interventions to the families and caregivers of children birth to age 3 in coordination with the Individual Family Service Plan outcomes. 
•    Work with families and other professionals, in a variety of environments, to create relationships while understanding and demonstrating respect for, culture differences and diversity. 
•     Assist families in accessing resources within their communities.
•     Support and assist families with specific referrals.
•    Develop and facilitate groups with families/caregivers based upon need.
•    Provides in- service training to early intervention staff on topics such as trauma-informed care, reflective practice, diversity informed tenets, adverse childhood experiences, maternal depression, and other related maternal mental health issues.

•    Assists members of the early intervention team with processing experiences with various families and caregivers.
•    Develop relationships with community mental health resources and creates and maintains a mental health resource directory for the early intervention team.

Applicant qualifications include:
•    Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, behavioral science, or related field required.
•    Must have a valid driver’s license to operate a vehicle in the State of Alabama to travel for home visits and/or visits in the community.
•    2 years of relevant work experience with children aged birth to three and their families/caregivers required.
•    Use of electronic systems/software for documentation, scheduling, business functions required.
•    2 years of experience in a mental health setting providing services or mental health therapy to children and their families/caregivers preferred.
•    Licensed mental health professional in the state of Alabama (LMSW, LPC, LMFT, LICSW) preferred.
•    Completion of an IECMH graduate certificate program preferred.
•    Certification/training in trauma informed care, crisis intervention preferred.

Please note that this job description is not designed to provide a comprehensive list of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position.  Job duties may change at any time and without prior notice.  New job duties may be added as needed.  
Reasonable Accommodations:
Please also note that reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.  
 

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