Mental Health Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

JOB SUMMARY

The Mental Health Specialist provides social/emotional support and Mental Health Therapy Services to children birth to age 5 while working with children, their parents, and/or their Early Childhood Teacher.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (RESPONSIBILITIES):

• Screens children 0-5 for Social-Emotional concerns.
• Assess children 0-5 for Mental Health concerns.
• Works with parents and child care providers to develop behavior interventions to address concerns in the child's natural environment.
• Visits children 0-5 in their natural environments to assist in the implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans.
• Makes referrals for children 0-5 and their families to best meet their Social-Emotional and Developmental Needs.
• Attends and participates in multidisciplinary team meetings as well as team meetings within the Mental Health discipline.
• Trains parents and child care providers during formal training sessions.
• Attends trainings and in services as required by RUI and maintain licensure with Kansas BSRB.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Possesses a genuine caring for and interest in children.
• Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds in person.
• Ability to determine and identify items and children in the periphery, near, and far visual fields.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters Degree in Mental Health field, with appropriate licensure.
• Prefer 1-2 years’ previous experience working with families.

SKILLS:

• Ability to deal effectively with public and co-workers in a professional manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to comply with agency and departmental safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to read and write the English language.
• Keep appropriate documentation of all cases per the standards of Rainbows United, Inc. and grant funding sources.
• Ability to perform work tasks within the physical demand requirements as outlined below.

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

WORK PACE: Self-paced, requiring the ability to think and act quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced, demanding work environment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Indoors, and occasional outdoors.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

May require frequent extended work days.

Sitting: 6 - 7 hours in an 8-hour work shift; may occasionally alternate to standing or walking.

Standing: 1 - 2 hours in an 8-hour work shift. Alternates to sitting on a frequent basis

Walking: 1/2 - 1 hour in an 8-hour work shift.

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FREQUENCY: Never = 0% Rarely = 1 - 10% Occasionally = 11 - 33% Frequently = 34 - 66% Continuously = 67 + %

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LIFTING:

WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS

1 - 10 lbs. Frequently Books, supplies and files.

11 - 20 lbs. Occasionally File boxes and copy supplies

20 - 35 lbs. Rarely Equipment and boxes of supplies.

CARRYING:

WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS

1 - 10 lbs. Frequently Books, supplies and files.

11 - 20 lbs. Rarely File boxes and copy supplies

20 - 35 lbs. Rarely Equipment

Bending: Rarely

Squatting: Rarely

Kneeling: Rarely

Climbing: Rarely - stairs (Frequently for multi-level facilities)

Grasping: Frequently

Reaching: Occasionally

Fine Manipulation: Continuously

Driving: Occasionally