Mental Health Clinician (Early Intervention)

Description Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in children’s lives? Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential. Full-time employees receive: Competitive Pay Generous PTO 13 paid holidays Medical, dental, vision and MORE Meeting Street is currently looking for a Mental Health Clinician for 40 per week. Duties Demonstrates competence in interpreting results of screening and evaluation in terms of the child’s functional capabilities with an emphasis on self-help skills, fine and gross motor development, mobility, sensory integration, behavior, play and oral-motor functioning and explains results to families in a mindful manner incorporating health literacy. Creates adaptation of the environment for infants or toddlers and selects, designs and fabricates assistive devices to facilitate development and promote the acquisition of functional skills with respect to the family’s culture and traditions. Develops and implements appropriate treatment plan (IFSP) with the family and EI team. Actively includes family throughout the entire evaluation/assessment and IFSP process. Works as member of a team to gather and organize information from multiple sources to plan an individualized evaluation/assessment and IFSP. Conducts home visits to evaluate a child’s living conditions and patterns of parent-child interactions. Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our community’s future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, transfer and promote employees, and to ensure that all other employment practices (i.e. salary and benefits administration, education and training programs, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender expression or identity, age, national origin or ancestry, legally recognized disability, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, military status, socioeconomic background, homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law. It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion, retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws. Learn more about us at Requirements Minimum of 1-year related experience working with infants and toddlers from birth to age 5. One of the following state licenses: Psychology - Licensed by the Board of Psychology: Rhode Island Department of Health Social Work - Licensed by the Board of Social Work Examiners: Rhode Island Department of Health Mental Health Counselor - Licensed as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor by the Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists Rhode Island Department of Health Commitment to ongoing professional growth. Employees of Early Intervention are required to obtain twenty hours of training a year, in addition or in correlation with the requirements for your professional certification. Valid pediatric CPR and First Aid certification. Early Intervention services are provided in the child’s Natural Environments, which include the home, childcare settings and the community or other immediate environments natural the child and family’s environment. Employees must be able to provide reliable transportation to meet job needs as well as proof of a current driver’s license. Able to get to the child’s level, climb stairs, deal with weather conditions, lift, bending and squatting. #J-18808-Ljbffr Meeting Street