Child First Mental Health and Development Clinician

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Child First Mental Health and Development Clinician

Type:

Credentialed

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!  

Mental Health & Developmental Clinician – Child First Program

The Mental Health and Developmental Clinician partners with a Care Coordinator to provide intensive, home-based services to families with young children (prenatal–5). Using Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), this role focuses on strengthening caregiver-child relationships, supporting healthy development, and addressing the impact of trauma and chronic stress.

Child First is an evidence-based, two-generation home visiting program recognized by HHS and SAMHSA. Ideal candidates are compassionate, organized, flexible, and committed to early childhood mental health and team-based care.

Position Requirements:

• Graduate degree in Counseling or a related field

• Valid licensure to provide mental/behavioral healthcare

• Licenses include LCMHC, LCMHCA, LCSWA, LCSW, LMFTA, and LMFT

• General working knowledge of the human services delivery system

• Experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

• Ability to perform tasks on the computer including working with Microsoft 360, Excel, Word and other basic programs.

• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance.

• Experience working psychotherapeutically with culturally diverse children and families, including parent-child therapeutic work and play therapy with very young children (0-5 years), for a minimum of three years preferred. Past CPP training is highly valued.

• Knowledge of relationship-based, psychodynamic intervention and early child development; parent-child relationships and attachment theory; effects of trauma and environmental risks on early childhood brain development, especially violence exposure, maternal depression, and substance abuse; and community-level risk factors (e.g., poverty, homelessness).

• Experience providing mental health assessment and consultation to early care and education sites preferred.

• Knowledge and experience working with adults with mental health, substance use, and cognitive challenges preferred.

• Experience providing intervention within diverse home and community settings preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Providing therapeutic services including assessments, crisis intervention, individual and group therapy to individuals served including but not limited to adults and children/ adolescents.
• Serving individuals with wide variety of mental health and substance use diagnoses.
• Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies and the community
• Supporting individuals with connections to services and referral for holistic treatment.
• Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting treatment implementation.

Pre-employment screening:

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required)
• Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We offer the following benefits to employees:

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

*contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits

EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.

About RHA:

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.

For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.