Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant [E]

• Create an environment that promotes the physical, social, and emotional well-being of youth and their families by coordinating quality mental health services, improving child’s functioning and ensuring services are coordinated and accessed in a timely manner 
• Adhere to proper documentation procedures according to Behavioral Board of Science and BGCGG standards
• Effectively monitor and evaluate programs, services and activities by completing weekly client services log and direct services hour logs, monthly attendance tracking and submitting to supervisor
• Create school climates that are responsive to mental health needs and promote success
• Respond effectively to children’s developmental, social, emotional, and behavioral needs 
• Consider all relationships influencing young children’s well-being, both adult-child relationships and those between the adults caring for children
• Reframe children’s behavior to problem solve and practice new ways of responding to children’s needs 
• Maintain knowledge and skills in understanding the impact of trauma on young children and develop a trauma-informed lens to inform their approaches working with young children
• Awareness and connection to community resources.  
• Develop inclusive and equitable policies and procedures that reflect a commitment to serving all children and families
• Attend weekly supervision
• Maintain knowledge of social and emotional development, relational health, resilience, and well-being of young children and the adults who care for them; how to promote social and emotional competence and trauma-informed practices in child care and early education settings.
• Plan and execute regularly scheduled meetings; provide clear, timely and accurate information; complete and provide feedback through introductory and yearly evaluations by established deadlines
• Promote staff/provider health and well-being; provide ongoing feedback and regular appraisal 
• Maintain a healthy and safe environment, ensuring facilities, equipment and supplies are well kept
• Ensure weekly progress reports are submitted  
• Identify and support professional development opportunities for self and team
• Effectively use Microsoft Office programs, electronic scheduling, evaluation and database software 
• Maintain communication and professionalism with school personnel, clients, parents, community partners and other BGCGG departments
• Ensure self and team respond to phone messages, emails and other forms of communication within two business days
• Ensure staff report all Child Abuse cases to CAR and their partners immediately; complete CAR reports as needed; adhere to all legal and ethical standards by the state regulatory board (BBS)
• Recognize potential issues and apply problem solving as needed; work productively with minimum supervision and to take initiative on projects
• Apply critical thinking skills when problem solving; develop a high quality program through planning and goal setting
• Work with diverse populations in a culturally competent manner
• Maintain knowledge of HIPAA, BBS, SARB, SSA and of administrative and clerical procedures and systems 

• Provide guidance and resources to staff as necessary; provide coaching as necessary
• Assist HR with recruiting, selecting assigned staff and volunteers, and job training for hired staff

Qualifications

• BA in Psychology, Human Services, Education, or Early Education 
• Preferred MFT, PPS, LCSW or MSW post-graduate intern with BBS Intern Number
• Minimum one year experience working with youth ages 0-8
• Experience providing trainings
• Must have and maintain valid Professional Liability Insurance (Malpractice Insurance) if applicable
• Bilingual capabilities preferred
• Reliable transportation, safe driving record, California driver license, two years of driving experience, and automobile insurance required
• Position may require standing/sitting for extended periods of time, dexterity of hands and fingers to operate office equipment, reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, bending at the waist; seeing to review and analyze reports, documents or other reports; hearing and speaking to communicate and provide information to others; speaking to be heard before groups of people; position may require to lift, carry, pull or otherwise move objects between 10-20 pounds