Group Facilitator; Part Time

Job Title
:
Group Facilitator (Part Time)

Department/Program
:
Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC)

Reports To
:
Program Supervisor/Manager

FLSA status
:
Non-exempt/Hourly

Job Type
:
Part Time

Location
:
Portland/Hybrid

• Unlicensed
  • $32.48/hr.
    
    - $34.46/hr. (Bilingual Spanish) $35.41/hr.
    
    - $37.56/hr.
• Licensed
  • $33.60/hr.
    
    - $35.66/hr. (Bilingual Spanish) $36.62/hr.
    
    - $38.87/hr.

We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited non‑profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma‑informed care:

• Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing
• Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others
• Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams
• Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible
• Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it
• Social Responsibility - everyone contributes to the organizational culture
• Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves

The Group Facilitator position participates as part of the Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation team to provide specialized services to children ages 0 to 5 and their families. This role supports facilitation of parent education groups, which may be delivered virtually or in‑person (in the greater Portland area).

• Provide mental health prevention services to parents/caregivers of children ages 0‑5 using specific Parent Education curriculums as well as understanding of infant and early childhood mental health and development.
• Parent group recruitment and facilitation for groups as assigned.
• Support delivery of Parent Education services including facilitation, planning, mid‑week contact with families, deliveries to home/community and other duties as applicable.
• Supports data collection processes per agency and funder requirements of Parent Education offerings.
• Maintain agency prevention chart records in accordance with agency requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality when gathering, documenting, consulting, or consolidating information necessary for prevention services. Secure a release of information from the legal guardian prior to disclosure of information outside Morrison.
• Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
• Participate in staff development, in‑services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma‑informed behavioral healthcare organization.

• Completes Incredible Years© Parent Group Leader, Circle of Security Parenting, and Early Childhood Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports (EC‑PBIS) trainings as needed and maintains continuing education and professional development pertaining to these models.
• Ability to work independently and seek supervision as needed or required.
• Demonstrate the ability to regularly attend and be punctual for scheduled work commitments, meetings and be in a condition suitable for assuming responsibilities of position.
• Demonstrated ability to work with populations in a variety of environments, particularly early childhood care and education settings.
• Experience with virtual service delivery and ability to learn quickly and/or able to navigate Microsoft platforms (Outlook, Teams, Excel etc.)

• Master’s degree in social service or related studies required.
• Knowledge of the developmental needs of children, birth to five years old.

• Bi‑lingual in Spanish and English, written, read and verbal. Must clear a language proficiency test.
• Minimum of 2 years direct experience in a mental health setting providing prevention services and/or mental health therapy to children and their families.
• Trained in The Incredible Years® Parent Group and/or Circle of Security Parenting™ curriculums.
• Experience with…