Mental Health Manager at Head Start- Part Time Casual Job Cincinnati area,Ohio USA,Healthcare

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Mental Health Manager at Head Start

Part Time Casual

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum requirement of a 4-year degree in social work, child and family studies, psychology, or related mental health degree and appropriate licensure or certification; master's degree with licensure is highly desired.
Demonstrated knowledge of early childhood mental health, child mental health community resources, working with families in poverty, working with diverse populations, and the impacts of early childhood trauma.
Experience formulating and writing assessments and supports plans for young children and their families.
Willingness to embrace the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support model, and understand the tiered level of supports needed to implement the model throughout all classrooms
Sound understanding of universal design of early childhood classrooms.
Ability to interact with and manage physically active young children, including sitting on the floor, providing physical assistance, guiding, pursuing, and withstanding sudden movements.
Knowledge of the Child Find requirement for LEAs under IDEA desired.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Early Childhood Mental Health Manager is responsible for providing early childhood mental health consultation to Head Start/Early Head Start children, families, and staff. The Mental Health Manager will provide a broad range of services, including consultation in classrooms, parent meetings and home visits; training and coaching; review and follow up on mental health and developmental screening and assessments; assist with referrals to school districts and manage referrals to appropriate community mental health agencies;

manage the coordination of mental health services with outside agencies serving children and families involved with Head Start/Early Head Start; promotion and marketing of group services; and providing parent trainings. The Mental Health Manager will also collect data, maintain records, and support compliance in all facets of Head Start Performance Standards and state regulations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

General Classroom Observations, Consultation, and Coaching

Schedule classroom observation and consultation visits at a frequency based upon the needs of the classroom and program, or as assigned by supervisor or designee.
Facilitate knowledge and understanding of the relationship between child development, social-emotional development, and mental health.
Provide guidance and model developmentally appropriate activities for children and effective ways to work with and support young children.
Provide written and oral observations and strengths-based feedback to staff after each visit.
Assist and support the implementation of the Positive Behavior Support model into the Head Start classrooms.

Individualized Child- and Family-Centered Screening, Observations and Consultation

Conduct informal, play-based observations and review developmental, behavioral, and social-emotional screenings as assigned by supervisor or designee.
Conduct developmental, behavioral, and/or social emotional assessments as assigned.
Build family and child self-esteem by drawing on cultural strengths to influence child rearing skills and foster positive family interactions.
Meet with classroom team to review observations and, if needed, facilitate the development and implementation of classroom strategies to support children.
Manage and support child transitions between classrooms and programs, when applicable.
Meet with families of referred children to consult on the child and family mental health wellness and create or follow-up on individualized plans to support these needs in coordination with the assigned Head Start Family Support Worker and/or other classroom team members.
Work with the parent and team to determine appropriate child and family referrals to community services and/or school districts, as needed.
Maintain a file system to manage referrals made, in process, follow-up needed, and completed.
Maintain confidential records and enter mental health data in Child Plus.

Home Visiting

Conduct home visits to support the mental health wellness of the families and children.
Provide guidance and model developmentally appropriate activities for children and effective ways to work with and support young children.
Maintain confidential documentation of home visit notes, referrals, and goals; enter appropriate mental health data in Child Plus.

Staff Training

Support, coordinate, and provide staff training related to social-emotional and mental health issues through formal trainings, team meetings, written communications, and ad hoc conversations.
Supervise and support social work students in field placement by provide training related to child development, interventions, and the work culture within the field of social work.

Parent Training

Increase parent awareness of social-emotional development, early childhood mental health, and community resources.
Coordinate, facilitate, and/or assist with parent events,…