Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant

Your story. Our mission. A perfect match. You have a place at Ohio Guidestone, the state's leader in behavioral health! Ohio Guidestone is the state’s leader in community behavioral health care, serving around 26,000 Ohioans each year. We focus on the needs of the whole person by providing telehealth and in‑person prevention services, as well as mental health and substance use treatment.

As we help people navigate the most difficult times in their lives—with compassion and respect—we ultimately empower them to take steps towards a healthier future.

Ohio Guidestone is looking to welcome a self‑motivated individual with a real passion for working with children during their most formative years. Our Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant position works with children, birth to six years, and their caregivers who would benefit from behavioral health or consultation services at home or in the community. In addition to working with caregivers, this position provides support to teachers and other professionals to promote healthy social and emotional development.

We offer extensive formal training, certifications, group, and individual supervision to help you be successful. A comprehensive benefit program and growth opportunities available!

• Demonstrate the values and guiding principles of Ohio Guidestone every day, performing with the highest standards of excellence, integrity and ethics.
• Establish and maintain meaningful, effective, professional relationships with childcare programs, staff, parents, and children (age 6 & under).
• Exemplify self‑discipline and self‑awareness.
• Conduct assessment services and behavior intervention plans at teacher/program request.
• Assist early childcare staff with environmental design, and development of curricular and behavioral cues.
• Provide supportive interventions with young children.
• Promote a climate which fosters resiliency and positive social, emotional and behavioral development.
• Provide consultation services for early childhood programs, and provide coordination and referral to community services as needed.
• Facilitate parent training groups and teacher continuing education programs.
• Provide parent consultations and strengthen parent involvement.
• Participate productively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Communicate effectively utilizing listening skills; conversing both verbally and in writing.
• Computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, E‑mail & internet.
• Operating business machines including copier, computer and fax.
• Demonstrate effective time management and organizational skills.
• Relate to other persons and tolerate personal differences in values and opinions which include sensitivity to the county’s service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Interact appropriately in a host setting and work cooperatively with staff members.
• Abide by the APA, ACA, or NASW Code of Ethics.
• Demonstrate respect and dignity of other staff, clients, and other professionals.
• Act as an advocate for young children, their families, and early childcare providers.
• Exhibit positivity, flexibility and a willingness to take on new responsibilities as requested or required.
• Demonstrate positive leadership, promote a team‑based work environment and a culture of belonging.
• Present the Agency in the most positive light with all internal and external contacts.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or a related field.
• Licensure as PC, PCC, LSW, LISW and/or experience working with children ages 0‑6 and their families.
• Experience working with early childhood programs is preferred.

• Mission driven; strong desire to make an impact.
• Effective interpersonal skills; able to speak effectively with individuals and/or groups of people.
• Ability to customarily and regularly exercise discretion and good professional judgment.
• Flexible; able to work days, evenings, and/or weekends, as desired to meet the needs of clients.
• Strong organizational skills; able to handle multiple priorities with strict attention to detail and perform work independently.
• Ability to…