Early Childhood Development Clinician

Careers @Evidence-Based Associates; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 57,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Child First Mental Health and Developmental Clinician to join their team. This role focuses on strengthening caregiver-child relationships through evidence-based interventions, providing essential support to vulnerable families. The clinician will engage in home-based services, utilizing trauma-informed approaches and collaborating with family support partners. This position offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development in a dynamic and supportive environment. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young children and their families, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health insurance (90% employer-paid)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Pet insurance

403b retirement plan

Paid holidays

Vacation and sick leave

Professional development training

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Licensed or licensed-eligible mental health provider with experience in parent-child therapy.
• Minimum three years working with culturally diverse families, focusing on children aged 0-5.

Responsibilities

• Engage families in assessments and develop clinical care plans collaboratively.
• Provide home-based psychotherapeutic interventions using relational, dyadic psychotherapy.
• Conduct mental health and developmental assessments and consultations.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Parent-child therapy

Play therapy

Cultural competence

Bilingual (Spanish)

Mental health assessments

Community engagement

Documentation skills

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work or related field

Doctoral degree in Psychology or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Must live within 90 minutes of Adams County

Must be able to work a flexible schedule that includes late afternoon/evenings.

Salary:

• Starting with candidacy (LPCC, SWC, MFTC): $57,000
• Starting Licensed (LCSW, LPC, LMFT): $60,000
• Starting MA Bilingual: $62,000-$65,000

Supervision towards professional licenses provided in this role

Overview

The Child First model is an evidence-based, two-generation intervention that works with very vulnerable young children (prenatal through age 5 years) and their families, providing intensive, home-based services to decrease the incidence of serious mental health problems, developmental and learning disabilities, and abuse and neglect. Child First provides (1) a psychotherapeutic, dyadic intervention to strengthen the parent-child relationship, and (2) care coordination to connect the family to needed services and supports. Child First has been recognized as an evidence-based home visiting model by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program and rated “Effective” by the National Registry for Effective Programs and Practice (NREPP) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA).

Summary Of Position

The Child First Mental Health and Developmental Clinician partners with a Family Support Partner to engage families referred to the Child First home-based intervention. The primary goal is to strengthen the caregiver-child relationship, serving as a protective buffer to stress and facilitating the child's emotional, language, and cognitive growth. The Clinician uses trauma-informed CPP, a relationship-based, dyadic, parent-child treatment model, focusing on primary attachment relationships. The Clinician engages with both caregiver and child in a supportive, reflective manner to foster a nurturing parent-child relationship. The intervention includes helping caregivers understand developmental challenges, reflect on their feelings and history, support problem-solving, and understand the psychodynamic relationship between parental feelings and responses. The Clinician also provides consultation to early care and education providers as needed.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Engage with families and the Family Support Partner in assessments.
• Develop clinical formulations and care plans collaboratively.
• Provide home-based psychotherapeutic intervention using relational, dyadic psychotherapy (CPP) and other modalities.
• Help caregivers gain insight into personal history, feelings, and parenting practices.
• Avert crises by assisting families in urgent situations, in consultation with supervisors.
• Conduct mental health and developmental assessments and consultations.
• Utilize videotaping to enhance therapy and supervision.
• Participate in weekly clinical supervision and learning activities.
• Maintain documentation for accountability and reimbursement.
• Participate in clinical and administrative activities as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Licensed or licensed-eligible Master’s or Doctoral level mental health provider (e.g., LCSW, LMFT, LPC, MA, psychologist).
• Minimum three years of experience working with culturally diverse children and families, including parent-child therapy and play therapy with children aged 0-5. CPP training is highly valued.
• Openness to learning, self-reflection, and participation in supervision.
• Knowledge of relationship-based, psychodynamic intervention, early child development, attachment theory, trauma effects, and community risk factors.
• Experience with mental health assessments and consultation in early care settings.
• Knowledge of working with adults with mental health, substance use, and cognitive challenges.
• Experience in diverse home and community settings.
• Ability to speak a second language (Spanish, Portuguese, Creole, other) is highly valued.
• Strong commitment to Child First’s mission.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, reliable, and flexible, including willingness to work non-traditional hours, including at least one evening.
• Ability to work as part of a team, communicate effectively, and be comfortable with computers (Word, Excel).
• Reliable vehicle and appropriate insurance for home visits.

Benefits and Work Environment

Competitive salary, fun and challenging environment, and excellent benefits including paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, health insurance (Kaiser, employer pays 90%), dental, vision, life, pet insurance, 403b, HSA, FSA, EAP, retirement plan, training, supervision, and professional development. Performance increases are possible after 1 year and annually thereafter.

Requirements

• MSW or related Master’s degree.
• DORA registration ability, licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, etc.), or candidacy/NLC accepted.
• Bilingual in Spanish.
• Vaccinated against COVID-19.