Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician (Bilingual - Spanish)
Description
Title: Early Childhood Assessment Clinician (Bilingual - Spanish)
Position: Full-Time/ In-Person
Location: Portland
Schedule: Monday-Friday
Salary: Bilingual (Licensed) $40.03/hr. - $42.57/hr. (Unlicensed) $37.76/hr. - $40.16/hr.
Morrison Child and Family Services: We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited non-profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma-informed care:
- Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing
- Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others
- Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams
- Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible
- Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it
- Social Responsibility - everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture
- Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves
- Equity - Assuring all can survive and thrive
Morrison Child & Family Services is immediately hiring an Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician to join our Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) team!
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC)
IECMHC is a prevention-based approach that focuses on providing specialized support to the adults that care for young children in settings such as preschools, childcare, HeadStart programs, community-based home visiting programs, and their homes. Mental health consultation provides caregivers with skills and knowledge to effectively facilitate children’s healthy social and emotional development.
IECMHC Consultants are highly trained professionals with a clinical background and specialized knowledge in child development, the effects of stress and trauma on families, the importance of attachment for young children, and the impacts of adult mental health on developing children. Consultants do not provide direct mental health treatment to children or their caregivers, but instead provide a prevention-based approach by developing relationships with their caregivers to build the capacity to support children’s health social and emotional development. The goal of consultation is preventing the need for formal mental health treatment or identifying the need for treatment early and improving outcomes.
Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician Position Summary:
Children and their caregivers are provided with in-person services in the community, home Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician Position provides support to the Infant & Early Child Mental Health Consultation team, with access and referral pathways to mental health outpatient services. This position will have a dual purpose of improving much needed access to Behavioral Health services while also providing an initial mental health assessment and utilizing the EPSDT benefit for low barrier access to developmentally appropriate behavioral health services. This position will provide additional services such as case management, case consultation, and parenting education, with a focus on building the capacity of staff and caregivers to understand the social and emotional development of young children birth to 5 years old.
Children and their caregivers are provided with in-person services in the community, home
and/or telehealth services, as appropriate. Morrison’s IECMHC team is committed to strategies that encourage sustainable jobs and workplace wellness and would include reflective supervision, training, and professional development in the plan to support this position.
Position Duties and Responsibilities: (Full job description available at interview stage or earlier by request)
- Provides specific and limited mental health services for children, ages 0-5, and their families: assessment and diagnosis using Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis Treatment (EPSDT).
- Has knowledge of the Developmental and Clinical (DC) 0-5 crosswalk to DSM
- Provides case management, safety planning, coordination of care, referrals to ancillary and/or specialty services, as needed.
- Coordinate regular weekly meetings with the IECMHC team for individual case consultation and identification of potential mental health assessment referrals
- Provide crisis and short‐term mental health case consultation services to children and families identified by the IECMHC staff utilizing parenting education curriculum;
- Provide parent support and/or parent education to identified client families;
- Completes all clinical documentation in accordance with state, federal and organizational requirements, emphasizing collaborative documentation.
- Abides by the appropriate code of ethics and follows all of Morrison’s policies and procedures.
- Is present and punctual for work, supervision and/or meetings. Works well within a team environment, sharing workload, credit, and opportunities.
- Completes other duties as assigned to ensure successful operation of program or department.
- Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
- Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to equity and inclusion in the workplace; model appropriate behaviors; develop, recommend, and implement improvements to business practices with awareness and understanding of the impact in a trauma-informed and culturally diverse organization.
Required Education and Work Experience:
- Master’s level degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field.
- Experience working with children in a mental health, social services, educational, or other related setting.
- Current Oregon or other state behavioral health license (preferred), OR
- Eligible for licensure within 6 months
- Bilingual in Spanish, both written and spoken
- Two years direct treatment experience with children (ages 0-5) in a mental health or Early Childhood setting
- Site travel required up to 60%
Other Requirements:
- Pass a DHS (Department of Human Services) criminal history background
- If driving for position, must meet agency driving requirement
- Must pass language proficiency testing in Spanish
Physical Requirements:
- Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
- The person in this position frequently communicates with staff and clients. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50-75% of the time. (depending on ages of clients)
We are an Affirmative Action Plan Employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. In compliance with our Affirmative Action Plan, Morrison uses E-Verify to determine employment eligibility after an offer is accepted.
Applications will be reviewed as received. Morrison reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period.
Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
If your personal values align with our agency's vision and dedication to serving youth and families, please submit your résumé, application, and cover letter to www.morrisonkids.org/careers.
***Applications will be accepted until 11:59pm on 12/31/2024.