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Inclusivity is a core value of Community Healing Centers
Job Title: Infant Mental Health Therapist – Home Visiting
Classification: Full-time 40 – Salary, Exempt
Salary: $50,000 annually $4,000 Signing BonusInclusivity is a core value of Community Healing Centers. We believe that the healing environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together to help treat those we serve.
Classification: Full-time 40 – Salary, Exempt
Salary: $50,000 annually $4,000 Signing BonusInclusivity is a core value of Community Healing Centers. We believe that the healing environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together to help treat those we serve.
Job Summary:
Provide home-based Infant Mental Health Services to strengthen the infant’s development within the context of family and community. Provide infant-parent psychotherapy to families related to parental attachment issues, grief, loss, and previous trauma. Assist families in supporting the social, emotional, and cognitive development of children ages 0-6. Utilize consistent reportable procedures for assessing infants and parents and evaluating developmental progress.
Supervision Exercised: None
Tasks/Responsibilities:
- Perform clinical assessments to determine the mental health needs of infants, young children, and their families.
- Develop and implement a service plan built upon family needs and strengths, including regular home visits to work with infant development and parenting issues.
- Maintain required case documentation and record delivered services in an accurate and timely manner as required by regulating entities, third-party payers, and management.
- Case Manager to advocate for, link, and coordinate client needs with appropriate agency and community program involvement.
- Assist families in the development of positive parent-child reciprocal interactions and attachment. Facilitate the enhancement of problem-solving skills, reduction of psychological and environmental stress, and the development of social support systems.
- Consult, at least, on a weekly basis and adhere to Infant Mental Health endorsement qualifications and licensing required supervision with Children’s Clinical Supervisor, Clinical Director of Children’s Services, and other providers for input into treatment issues.
- Serve as member of the program treatment team in staffing new referrals and ongoing cases.
- Participate in ongoing staff training and development programs.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement efforts as defined by accrediting or regulating entities.
- Maintain positive working relationships with all agency programs and staff and with outside entities and staff.
- Adhere to productivity expectations, as outlined by CHC.
- Perform other duties as defined by Children’s Services Supervisor.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- MA,MSW, IMH endorsement/waiver required, but can be obtained after hire.
- Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license, required.
- Community environments are often at elevated risk for tuberculosis exposure, all staff are required to be screened for tuberculosis and understand that they may be exposed to tuberculosis.
- Flu and Covid-19 Vaccines, required.
Competencies:
- A minimum of two years’ clinical experience with infants and families is preferred.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective therapeutic and working relationships with clients, other staff, and community/agency representatives.
- Good interpersonal skills, including engaging clients in the therapeutic process and working as a clinical team member.
- Ability to establish effective relationships with community/agency representatives.
- Ability to handle stressful situations calmly and professionally.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to operate computer equipment.
Send cover letter and resume to hr@chcmi.org
Community Healing Centers is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Community Healing Centers is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact Human Resources at hr@chcmi.org.