Disabilities and Mental Health Specialist

SUMMIT Early Learning; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 29,480 - 34,853; Full time

Job summary

A child development organization located in Pennsylvania is seeking a passionate individual to support young children's development. The new hire will establish collaborative relationships and implement guidance for children facing social-emotional challenges. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and experience providing behavioral and mental health support. This full-time role offers $21.40/hour or $25.30/hour for those with a Master’s degree, Monday through Friday.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience providing supports to young children.
• Experience with positive behavioral supports implementation in an early childhood setting.

Responsibilities

• Establish relationships with team members.
• Monitor positive guidance approaches for children.
• Observe and define concerns related to children's functioning.
• Provide consultation for children at risk for developmental issues.
• Assist parents in understanding educational needs.
• Coordinate with community service providers.
• Develop and implement early childhood support services.
• Provide leadership and training to staff and parents.
• Plan staff development related to behavior supports.

Skills

Problem solving

Group facilitation

Understanding disabilities

Mental health principles

Education

Bachelor’s degree in special education, early childhood education, or related field

PA Behavior Specialist License (preferred)

Job description

SUMMIT is looking for an individual who is passionate about the field of Child Development and has a sincere desire to make a positive impact in the lives of children and their families.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for individuals with a strong belief in the value of early childhood education, problem solving and group facilitation skills, and experience with disabilities and mental health principles and theories.

Required: Bachelor’s degree in special education, early childhood education, or related field and minimum of 2 years’ experience providing disabilities, mentalhealth, or behavior supports to young children.
Preferred: PA BehaviorSpecialistLicense, two years’ experience with positive behavioral supports implementation in an early childhood setting.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish a trusting and collaborative relationship with a variety of staff/team members.
• Develop, implement, and monitor positive guidance approaches for children presenting social-emotional challenges.
• In conjunction with program staff, observe patterns of interaction and define issue of concern related to educational and social-emotional functioning. Support completion of child development screening and assessments. Make timely referrals to outside agencies and conduct regular follow-up. Utilize assessments and observations to determine and evaluate child outcomes.
• Provide early detection, consultation, and intervention to staff for supporting children at risk for disabilities,mentalhealth, or behavior concerns.
• Assist parents to understand education and/or social supports needed for their child’s success in the classroom and collaborate on the development and implementation of an individual plan to meet their child’s needs.
• Coordinate and maintain effective partnerships with community-based early childhood disabilities andmentalhealthservice providers. Work with service provider teams to ensure comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated services and social emotion supports for children and families.
• Assist with developing, implementing, and coordinating the delivery of early childhood disability,mentalhealth, and behavior supports services within classrooms, ensuring that each child/family receives optimal services consistent with the requirements of contractual agreements, laws, regulations, funding documents, and standards.
• Keep current with best practices and provide leadership assistance, resources, guidance, support, and mentoring and training to staff, parents, and collaborative partners.
• In coordination with team members, plan and provide staff development and training programs related to disabilities,mentalhealth, and positive behavior supports.

LOCATION

Mifflin County

HOURS & SALARY

Full-time (40 hours/week, 260 days/year, 8 hours/day), Monday – Friday, $21.40/hour
Master’s Degree: $25.30/hour