Community Based Early Childhood Consultant Trainer

Job Description Job purpose

Provide on-site and in-home ECMH consultation, education, and training to families, caregivers and collaborating professionals working with young children birth to six who are at risk for social, emotional, and developmental difficulties.

• Align practice and work with the agency mission, vision, guiding principles, trauma-informed care, the Neurosequential Model and the Re-ED philosophy.
• Provide consultation and training to parents, caregivers, and professionals in the identification
  of young children with and at-risk of social, emotional, and other developmental difficulties.
• Perform appropriate social-emotional assessments using The Childhood Trust Events Survey,
  the appropriate DECA-IT, DECA-P2, or DECA-C, and others as needed/appropriate.
• Use interviewing and direct observation to identify needs, strengths, resources, stressors or
  problems and design interventions with parents/caregivers to promote their capacity-building for
  growth and change.
• Teach and provide parents/caregivers with early childhood information and intervention
  strategies to improve behavior, communication and social skills at home.
• Develop and support collaboration between parents, caregivers, and other professionals or
  service providers working with the family.
• Link parents and caregivers to available community resources to meet child and family needs;
  make or facilitate appropriate referrals, including ECMH treatment services and school district
  SPED services.
• Assist with the assessment, management and resolution of crisis situations.
• Complete and maintain all required paperwork, reporting activities and computer data entry in
  a timely manner in accordance with Invest in Children (IIC) and PEP policy and procedures.
• Effectively and professionally collaborate with community partners.
• Effectively communicate and empathize with clients from a wide variety of cultural
  backgrounds and socio-economic status.
• Understand the principles and practices of the Ohio Model of ECMH.
• Understand the principles and practices of the Conscious Discipline model.
• Possess an in-depth understanding of child development and developmentally appropriate
  practices and interventions.
• Possess counseling skills that include identification of the problem, designing interventions,
  and evaluation of their effectiveness.

• Master's Degree and social work or counseling license preferred
• Candidate must have knowledge of community resources.
• Candidates must have several years' experience working with children with serious behavior
  and social/emotional problems.
• Communicate accurately and effectively, both written and orally.
• Demonstrate effective decision-making, consultation, and presentation skills.
• Utilize good judgment under routine and stressful work conditions.
• Superior time management skills and attention to details.
• Work professionally, effectively, and collaboratively with others.
• Candidates must be able to work daily hours as scheduled, including occasional evenings.
• Hold a valid driver's license.