Mental Health Consultant

Mental Health ConsultantEssential Job Duties include, but are not limited to:Provide Mental Health consultation to child care personnel, and program and case consultation at child care centers &/or family child care homes.Provide on-site mental health services to children from 0-5 years old individually, to their families, and in groups.Provide on-site parenting classes &/or support groups to the families with children 0-5.Provide on-site in-service training to child care personnel on mental health related topics.Provide appropriate referrals and case management as needed.Attend required staff meetings, group and individual supervision meetings, in-service meetings, trainings, and community meetings as requested by the project coordinator &/or program director.Provide other mental health services to children & families as part of the continuum of care.Other duties as assigned.Additional Job Info:Some evening and weekends may be required.On-site services may require traveling within the city of San Francisco via public transportation &/or driving own vehicle.Required Educational level or Equivalent Experience:At least Masters Degree or higher in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or other related disciplines, required.Knowledge of healthy child development, required.Board of Behavioral Sciences registered or eligible to register, required.Experience working with young children and their families.Experience working with immigrant children 0-5 years old and their families, preferred.Experience in child care settings, both center-based and family child care, highly recommended.Experience in mental health consultation helpful.Ability to provide bilingual services in fluent Cantonese and/or Mandarin.Other Job Requirements:Demonstrated experience and thorough knowledge of working with various populations with different income levels, ethnicities, and languages (this position works specifically with immigrant & minority children & their families, most of whom are of low socioeconomic status).Understanding of the childcare culture & community.Familiarity with community behavioral health systems of care in San Francisco, including the philosophy of care, levels of care for clinical services, and the delivery of such services, highly preferred.Familiarity with the San Francisco community resources/services (may include health, mental health, substance abuse, vocational, housing, etc), highly preferred.Strong commitment to the philosophy, goals, & mission of RAMS in providing community-based, culturally competent, and consumer-guided mental health services to the community.Commitment to engaging in professional development activities such as trainings, continuing education seminars, case conferences, and reviewing up-to-date material, etc., as related to treatment strategies for the population of Fu Yau.Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively and interact professionally with a diverse, multi-cultural, and interdisciplinary staff of all levels.Ability to work and function independently, and as a team player of the Fu Yau project, and with the child care site assigned.