Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant

The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) is seeking an Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist with expertise in parenting education, a positive attitude, and a passion for providing mental health services to young children and their families.

Who We Are: We are social workers and early childhood development specialists with years of experience in counseling, consulting, teaching, parenting, training, and connecting with community resources. We are passionate about building resilience for children and families and support early educators in this pursuit.

We value: Quality and excellence, innovation, creativity and vision, inclusiveness, equity and diversity, and collaboration with others. Creating a community of care is foundational to the work we do - together!

Social Justice and Equity work is central to our mission, especially in these times. We understand that all forms of oppression are damaging. We engage in this work proactively and purposefully, with the intent of positive outcomes, and because we need to.

We hope that you will join us in this work!

This is you:

• You hold an MSW and have 3 - 5 yrs of experience in the field of early childhood mental health or a related field.
• You are proficient in the use of technology.
• You are willing to travel.
• You are interested in building stronger early education and care programs/public preschool-family partnerships in order to improve academic and behavioral outcomes.
• You are excited about working with teachers and parents/caregivers to help them be more successful at building on the child's strengths and meeting their needs

Highlights of What You Will Do:

• Outreach and provide onsite mental health consultation to EEC-licensed early education and care programs and/or public school preschools to assist them in meeting the social and emotional needs of children and families, using research-based practices.
• Provide parenting education, collateral work with parents, and onsite consultation for early educators.
• Serve as a parenting resource specialist by providing information and guidance to parents and other professionals who work with young children.
• Plan and provide both parent and early educator professional development workshops.

Terms of Employment:

• Grant-funded position
• 25-35 hours/week, including nights and weekends as needed