Mental Health Specialist - Home Child Care Network

Sal-Family-and-Community-Services; Moline (IL); On-site; USD 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

401(k) with employer contribution

Paid time off

Job summary

SAL Community Services, Home Child Care Network, in Moline, IL, seeks a Mental Health Specialist to support licensed home child care providers. You will conduct in-home observations, coach providers on social-emotional development, and collaborate with families to implement plans that support children's needs.

Required background includes a Bachelor’s in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or related field and at least three years in social work with families and children.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or related field.
• At least three years of experience in social work with families and children.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-home observations to provide consultation, coaching and child development information related to social emotional development and mental health.
• Provide guidance on selecting, implementing, and interpreting social emotional screening and observations.
• Meet with home child care providers to review observations and develop plans.
• Meet with families to consult on child and family needs and create or follow-up on plans.
• Collaborate with local agencies to assist families with resources and support for young children.

Skills

Observation

Consultation

Coaching

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or related field

Job description

Mental Health Specialist - Home Child Care Network

Position:Mental Health Specialist - Home Child Care Network

Location: Moline, IL

BASE WAGE

$26.64-$29.29 per hour based on education level.

JOB TYPE

Full-Time

DESCRIPTION

The Home Child Care Network, part of SAL Community Services, is the Quad Cities area’s leading provider of early childhood care and education. We provide a safe, secure and supportive environment centered on how playing can charge the mind of the children we care for.

As a Home Child Care Network (HCCN) Mental Health Specialist on our team, you will work with licensed, home child care providers. This means you’ll do things like:

• Conduct in-home observations to provide consultation, coaching and child development information related to social emotional development and mental health. Track all home visits in a home visiting report.
• Provide guidance to specialists and home child care providers on selecting, implementing, and interpreting social emotional screening and observations and findings.
• Meet with home child care providers to review observations to develop and implement plans.
• Meet with families to consult on child and family needs and create or follow-up on plans to support those needs.
• Collaborate with local agencies to assist families with resources as needed and effective ways to work with and support young children.

We are looking for team members who:

• Enjoy following a routine, and welcome the in-the-moment changes that come with early care and education;
• Enjoy making a difference in the community;
• Are passionate about building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all, and,
• Are professional, kind, and don’t take themselves too seriously!

Salary, benefits and perks

Our entire compensation package includes paid time off and paid holidays; health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with employer contribution; and pet insurance. A full list of benefits is available on our website at salcommunityservices.org .

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.A full list of job responsibilities will be provided prior to an interview. This position must obtain required background clearances. Requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law will be considered.

Education and Experience

Required: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or related field. At least three years of experience is required in social work field working with families and children. Preferred: In addition to required education and experience, experience working with children ages birth to 5, offering observations, interventions and referrals. Experience in presenting trainings on inclusion, equity, diversity, and or social emotional topics preferred but not required.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Mission

SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities.

About Us

At SAL Community Services, we provideSupport,Advocacy, andLearning in our communities—from childhood to adulthood. Our mission is to strengthen children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. Founded in 1970, we have a history of listening to the needs of our community and responding. We have grown from an organization focused on providing quality child care to low-income working families to one that meets a wide variety of needs, from early care and education to crisis assistance and stabilization services. Today, SAL has a bi-state 17 county regional footprint from the Quad Cities to Central Illinois area. We advocate with and for the people we support, the communities we serve, and the solutions we champion, and we offer an inclusive, welcoming community for the people we serve—and our employees. Learn more on our website atwww.salcommunityservices.org/about-us .

EOE STATEMENT

SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, religion (or for requesting an accommodation for a religious belief), sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information (as defined in Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)), military status or discharge status, veteran status, qualified disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, transgenderism, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, physical or mental disability (or for requesting an accommodation for a disability), association with a disabled person(s), medical condition (including HIV or AIDS status, cancer related or genetic characteristics) arrest record (unless doing so violates contractual, funding, or licensing requirements), order of protection status, pregnancy (including conditions related to childbirth or breast feeding), homelessness or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

LOCATION

Home Child Care Network - Moline