Child First Mental Health and Development Clinician

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Credentialed If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!  Mental Health & Developmental Clinician – Child First Program The Mental Health and Developmental Clinician partners with a Care Coordinator to provide intensive, home-based services to families with young children (prenatal–5).

Using Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), this role focuses on strengthening caregiver-child relationships, supporting healthy development, and addressing the impact of trauma and chronic stress.

Child First is an evidence-based, two-generation home visiting program recognized by HHS and SAMHSA. Ideal candidates are compassionate, organized, flexible, and committed to early childhood mental health and team-based care.

Position Requirements :

Graduate degree in Counseling or a related field

Valid licensure to provide mental/behavioral healthcare

Licenses include LCMHC, LCMHCA, LCSWA, LCSW, LMFTA, and LMFTGeneral working knowledge of the human services delivery system

Experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Ability to perform tasks on the computer including working with Microsoft 360, Excel, Word and other basic programs.

Valid driver’s license, auto insurance.

Experience working psychotherapeutically with culturally diverse children and families, including parent-child therapeutic work and play therapy with very young children (0-5 years), for a minimum of three years preferred. Past CPP training is highly valued.

Knowledge of relationship-based, psychodynamic intervention and early child development; parent-child relationships and attachment theory; effects of trauma and environmental risks on early childhood brain development, especially violence exposure, maternal depression, and substance abuse; and community-level risk factors (e.g., poverty, homelessness).Experience providing mental health assessment and consultation to early care and education sites preferred.

Knowledge and experience working with adults with mental health, substance use, and cognitive challenges preferred.

Experience providing intervention within diverse home and community settings preferred.

Responsibilities:

Providing therapeutic services including assessments, crisis intervention, individual and group therapy to individuals served including but not limited to adults and children/ adolescents.

Serving individuals with wide variety of mental health and substance use diagnoses.

Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies and the community

Supporting individuals with connections to services and referral for holistic treatment.

Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting treatment implementation.

Pre-employment screening:

Complete criminal background

Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
Drug testing

Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.

Proof of employment history or references (if required)
Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We offer the following benefits to employees:

Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!

Employee perks and discount program: to help…