Child First Clinician

Do you have a passion for making a real difference in the lives of youths and families living with mental health challenges and disabilities At Easterseals PORT Health (ESPH) were seeking a compassionate and dedicated Child First Clinician to join our communitybased team in Carteret NC for this full time opportunity. As a valued member of our collaborative and supportive team we work together to transform the lives of individuals by providing a comprehensive range of services that treat the whole person and empower patients to find their way forward.

What Youll Do:

The Child First Clinician pairs with a Family Resource Partner to engage families who are referred to the Child First homebased intervention team. Child Firsts primary goal is to strengthen the childcaregiver relationship so that it serves both as a protective buffer to unavoidable stress and directly facilitates the childs emotional language and cognitive growth. Other critical ways the clinician carrys out the Child First mission:

• Provide homebased interventions with young children and their caregivers using relational dyadic psychotherapy and other modalities
• Provide mental health developmental assessments and consultations within early care and education settings and to other early childhood providers
• Engage with the Child First family team in the collaborative family assessment process (i.e. gather information from interviews observations of interactions and play reviewed records collateral sources and standardized measures).

How Youll Benefit

Being part of our team means we value and encourage your personal growth and development. Youll earn $56000$62000 a salary based on your experience; we offer competitive benefits to benefits eligible positions.

Our benefits include:

• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Medical Dental and Vision Health Benefits an optional Flexible Health Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance Disability Insurance and more
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program and Legal services when needed.

What Were Looking For:

To join our mission on the Child First team we are seeking clinicians that are vested in being the change for children and families that have experienced trauma and need a helping hand. We also require:

• Full or provisional license as an LCSW (A) LPC/LCMHC (A) or LMFT (A)licensed in North Carolina required.

• Experience working with culturally diverse children and families including parentchild therapeutic work and play therapy with very young children 05 years).
• Past CPP training is highly valued.
• Valid drivers license good driving record and current auto insurance.

If you seek a rewarding career opportunity where you can make a huge difference in the daily lives of the people you will help then please apply now at our website: www.eastersealsucp

About Easterseals PORT Health

Easterseals PORT Health is a trustworthy compassionate partner providing exceptional disability behavioral health and addiction treatment services to help our neighbors live their best lives. Our diverse and inclusive 2600member team provides meaningful support to 40200 kids adults and families in 11000 home facility and community locations across North Carolina and Virginia.

Our working environment supports employee and client health with a no tobacco use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices client facilities properties and agency vehicles.

We believe that by leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives of our workforce we can advance our just cause while building a healthy sustainable organization. Thats why we listen seek to understand & act to make ESPH an Inclusive Diverse Equitable Authentic & Learning (IDEAL) organization.

Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!