Team Lead of Early Childhood Services

North Key Community Care is seeking a Team Lead of Early Childhood Services who will be full‑time on site, Monday‑Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, flexible as needed.
You MUST be independently licensed in KY.

• Salary:
  Independently licensed rate starts at $80K
• Potential for up to 12% contingency bonus
• Generous plan for paid time off (PTO) (Up to 16 days the first year)
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Individual and family insurance coverage:
  Various medical, vision, and dental plans to choose from
• HSA Employer match up to $1000, depending on the plan
• 401(k) with employer match
• Professional Development
• Potential eligibility for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

• Minimum of a master's degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, licensed professional counselor, or other related field from an accredited school.
• Experience working with children and families with emotional problems.
• Licensure in Kentucky or Eligible; prefer independent license.

• To manage and lead all early childhood grants.
• To participate in community meetings regarding the early childhood population.
• To provide administrative support to early childhood therapists specific to grant performance outcomes.
• To work directly with childcare and preschool directors.
• To provide observations and consultations in childcare centers.
• To provide direct therapy services.
• Manage early childhood grants, including funding proposals, financial reporting, and report writing.
• Attend required meetings related to all grants.
• Develop and manage internal and external ECMH trainings.
• Introduce and support agency‑wide assessment/treatment protocols based on best practice models for the early childhood population.
• Lead Strengthening Families implementation at both the agency and regional levels.
• Conduct bi‑weekly staff meetings for Early Childhood Staff.
• Foster community planning and attend meeting groups, including Early Childhood Councils and grant meetings, and development of the RCFP model of care.
• Collaborate with other relevant agencies.
• Ensure representation of North Key at community events, including early childhood fairs and community baby showers, as relevant.
• Attend periodic regional consultation and supervision sessions conducted by a statewide early childhood mental health consultant.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings with Head Start and preschool directors each year after DECA pre‑ and post‑tests.
• Prepare and submit periodic service reports and evaluation data to United Way, the state, Children’s Home of Cincinnati, and internally.
• Ensure monthly summaries are submitted to preschool directors in a timely fashion.
• Ensure provision of individual and classroom observations, including administering and scoring the DECA and/or DECA‑C questionnaire. Ensure strategy meetings are held with parents and teachers.
• Enter data in the Gentrax system for state consults, CECC, and trainings.
• Attend and participate in relevant continuing education and in‑service training to improve professional competency and clinical intervention skills.
• Accept appropriate case as assigned by Lead Manager.
• Perform clinical psychosocial evaluations promptly.
• Complete diagnostic evaluations and recommendations. Provide ongoing individual and family therapy. Employee will develop and perform psychosocial interventions, utilizing the most appropriate evidence-based practice(s) to address clients’ symptoms.
• Develop treatment plans for clientele related to their diagnoses and symptoms, utilizing discipline‑informed theories and interventions.
• Involve family systems in treatment planning, working with the family system within discipline‑informed models of treatment to facilitate meeting their children’s needs.
• Utilize therapeutic techniques that involve families and clientele, specifically integrating discipline‑informed theories that will include educational, supportive clinical interpretation, and theory‑based interventions.
• Maintain multi‑disciplinary working relationships with clinicians and other related professionals in the community. This will include making appropriate referrals, sharing of clinical information within HIPAA guidelines, and providing…