Early Learning Center Mental Health Coordinator
Early Learning Center Mental Health Coordinator
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Seeking an organized diligent mental health professional with a MSW or equivalent. Experience in Early Childhood Education highly preferred. The Mental Health Coordinator manages plans implements and evaluates comprehensive mental health services for children and their families enrolled in Casa Centrals Homebased and CenterBased Early Learning Programs. The Mental Health Coordinator will oversee a multidisciplinary team that supports children going through the mental health referral process. They will also perform routine mental healthrelated services to support the needs of children and families enrolled in the program. This position offers an annually pay of $68000 as well as medical vision and dental insurance paid time off 401K and other voluntary benefits.
Position Highlights
- Responsible for leading the Conscious Discipline Action Team including coordinationtraining schedule tracking and monitoring of the implementation of the Conscious Discipline social emotional curriculum in both Early Head Start and Head Start programs.
- Supervises the Inclusion Aide position including biweekly reflective supervision creating aweekly classroom schedule and supporting the classroom implementation ofindividualizations and interventions identified from support plans.
- Creates and maintains collaborative community partnership agreements with localcommunitybased mental health services programs to ensure families have access tomental health services in their local community for both parents and children.
- Coordinates with the Mental Health consultant Inclusion and Disabilities Specialist and Disabilities coordinator to ensure Head Start/Early Head Start programs implement and adheres to the Head Start Performance Standards state and local requirements for Mental Health services.
- Supports the educators and Inclusion and Disabilities Specialist with challenges that arise in the Mental Health area and helps implement improvement strategies policies procedures etc. for staff program and/or participants.
- Maintains detailed accurate and uptodate mental health classroom observations staff consultations and parent consultations. Ensures proper collection of data for mental health services portion of the PIR (Program Information Report) and other selfassessment instruments.
- Completes other adhoc tasks as assigned by the VP of Childrens Services.
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COVID19 Vaccination Policy: Casa Central requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated by the first day of employment or be fully vaccinated within 60 days of hire date.
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
