Behavioral Health Consultant

Give children a head start!

This position is set to start on August 21st

We are accepting applications for both a full-year, part-time (32 hours/week) and part-year, full time (off summers) position

Community Partnership for Child Development (CPCD) provides more than 1,800 children living in poverty or challenged by special circumstances with an early childhood education through Head Start, Early Head Start and the Colorado Preschool Program. But we aren’t just a free preschool. Our additional health, dental and family support services ensure that children enrolled in our programs are ready to succeed in school and life!

The Behavioral Health Consultant provides universal and individualized mental health consultative services based upon the Pyramid approach to Social Emotional programming. Works as a collaborative team member to support teachers, parents, and community partners in the promotion of age-appropriate social emotional skills, the prevention of social emotional problems and the individualized response to behavioral and/or social emotional needs of young children.

Qualifications:
Required :

• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, education or closely related field.
• Formal education and/or at least one year of experience providing mental health services to children birth to five years of age.
• Strong clinical assessment skills including familiarity with the impact of trauma, poverty, mental illness, neglect and abuse on young children.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, familiarity with adult learning styles, experience working with diverse populations and providing large group trainings.
• Proven team and leadership skills with willingness to work with a multi-disciplinary team to evaluate program services and implement changes that will enhance the quality of services provided.

• Must successfully complete a physical examination, drug screen and TB screening. In accordance with the Head Start Performance Standards.
• Must have access to reliable transportation and if using a personal vehicle must maintain minimum liability insurance as determined by the State of Colorado.

Preferred:

• Familiarity and/or formal training in the Pyramid approach to Social Emotional programming, infant mental health and/or mental health consultation for early childhood.
• Training and/or experience in the use of solution focused therapy.

Behavioral Health Consultant Pay Scale:

MA without License- Behavioral Health Consultant 1

• $31.93/hr. (Part Time)

MA with License- Behavioral Health Consultant 2

• $34.29 (Part Time)

Additional Benefits for Eligible Employees (25+ hours per week) :

CPCD offers paid vacation time, paid sick time, and paid holidays/Breaks.

• Paid Holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Presidents Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Paid Breaks include 1-week for Spring Break (March), 1-week for Fall Break (November), and 2- weeks for Winter Break (end of December/beginning of January).

Eligible employees receive a competitive benefits package including

• Access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, Aflac supplemental insurance, and voluntary life insurance. CPCD also pays for Basic Life, Long Term Disability, and AD&D insurance at no cost to you.
• Our 401(k) program offers traditional and Roth enrollment options with automatic enrollment in our profit-sharing after 1-year of employment.

Tuition Assistance is available after 90 days of employment

• $4,000 per year for Early Childhood Education Degrees
• $2,500 per year for other degrees related to employment at CPCD.

Employee Wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Program that provides 6 FREE sessions with a counselor or therapist per year
• Full well-being program to encourage and promote your wellbeing in the workplace, including 2 hours of paid time per month for wellness activities.

How To Apply :

To apply and learn more about CPCD please visit our website at www.cpcdheadstart.org and click on the “Let's Work Together ” link.

Please Note: The successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment physical examination, TB screen, back-ground screen and drug test (including marijuana) is required.

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