Early Childhood Mental Health Team Lead

The Early Childhood Mental Health Team Lead holds clinical and administrative responsibilities within the Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) program for the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida (ELCNWF). The team lead provides and supports ECMH in the ELCNWF service area and supervises a team of specialists and other ECMH staff.

Essential Duties and Qualifications:

• Assist with identification and linkage for children in center-based, home-based, and community-based settings who would benefit from infant and early childhood mental health intervention services.
• Provide mental health psychotherapy services to children 0-5 and their families, including Child Parent Relationship Therapy and other identified therapeutic models.
• Complete all documentation requirements, including but not limited to clinical notes, assessments, intakes, and records requests within required timeframes.
• Provide psychoeducation about development, trauma, and strategies that support children’s emotional well-being to caregivers, including parents and educators.
• Provide early childhood mental health consultation to classrooms, family childcare providers, home educators, and other community-based providers to support children with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
• Assist in providing internal and external training.
• Promote classroom management and teacher practices using classroom observations, reflection, and consultations to address teacher and individual child needs and create physical and cultural environments that encourage mental health, positive social interactions, and emotional functioning. 
• Conduct observations and consultations in a home visiting setting to meet the client’s mental health and social-emotional needs.
• Travel and provide services in different locations including home, center, office community, and virtual.
• Oversee team of specialists and provide regular guidance that includes discussion and feedback about referrals, case management, documentation, timeliness, deadlines, professionalism, and other performance expectations.
• Manage referral process for specific cases including tracking and reporting for grant and community funders.
• Ensure the quality of work meets clinical, program, organizational, productivity, confidentiality, mandated reporting and HIPPA standards.
• Support or intervene with mental health or behavioral crises, including with situations related to mandated reporting and any suspected child abuse.
• Attend supervision, training, and other meetings as required for the program.

  Education and Experience

• Clinical licensure as an LMHC, LCSW, or LMFT in the state of Florida.
• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or related behavioral science field.
• At least two years of direct clinical service providing mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to children ages 0 to 5 and families is preferred.
• At least 2 years of clinical supervisory or program management experience using a reflective practice approach is preferred.
• Experience leading staff, including giving constructive feedback, managing performance, and completing performance appraisals.

 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

 Background Checks

 Employment in this position is contingent upon obtaining and maintaining satisfactory:

 Verification of Required Education and/or Credentials

• Level II Background Check
• Drug Screen
• Valid Florida Driver License
• Valid Automobile Insurance – if applicable
• Access to Reliable Transportation – if applicable
• E-Verify
• High Speed Internet Access that can be maintained daily, with at least 50Mbps when working in a secure home location.

 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL   BE MADE FOR OTHERWISE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.

 Benefits Offered

Our compensation package includes the following options (these details are for information purposes and are subject to any policy or plan changes):  

 •   Eligibility for health and dental coverage, 401(k) plan and flexible spending accounts, subject to plan terms

•    Eligibility for company-paid benefits such as life insurance and short-term disability, subject to applicable waiting periods

•    Paid time off (PTO) earned on an accrual basis

•    Company-paid holidays

•    Eligibility to participate in the company incentive bonus program, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the incentive bonus plan document and approval by the Board of Directors

Job offers are contingent upon any or all of the following: 

•     Completion of a satisfactory Level 2 background check

•     Passing a drug test

•     Satisfactory reference checks

•     Documentation of highest level of education completed

•     Completion of all onboarding documents including, but not limited to ELCNWF employment application and execution of an employment/noncompete/confidentiality agreement

Job Type:                                         Full-time

Closing Date:                                  Open until filled

Salary Range:                                 $59,000 - $63,000 annually

COVID-19 considerations:           Initial interviews may be conducted virtually.

Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace