Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant

About the Role

Work as an Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant supporting the capacity of teachers, caregivers, and families to enhance the social-emotional health of children in childcare, school, and home settings. Engage in creative and collaborative prevention work within a strengths-based and relationship-focused framework. Extensive training and supervision are provided to learn this evidence-informed model. Work is almost exclusively conducted during daytime hours when centers and schools are open.

Consultants will possess skills that include a knowledge of early childhood development, coupled with an understanding of family dynamics and relationship building on an individual/family, provider, and community level.

Responsibilities

• Promote young children's social-emotional development
• Reduce challenging behaviors before they escalate
• Strengthen adult resilience and capacity
• Foster trauma-informed, inclusive early learning environments

This is a licensed clinical role where your skills create meaningful change—with less paperwork and more relational impact.

Why Join Us

• Proven Model, Enhanced for Maine: ECE Consultation for ME continues the strong foundation of IECMHC and makes it even better tailored to Maine's communities and workforce.
• Strong Team, Strong Support: You'll be part of a team that values reflective supervision, statewide training, and peer collaboration.
• Less Paperwork, More Impact: Focus on relationships and consultation instead of traditional clinical documentation and paperwork.
• Local Roots, Statewide Reach: You'll work within your county while contributing to Maine's statewide consultant network.

Requirements

• LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT (required for independent licensure).
• LMSW-cc and/or LCPC-c may be considered, but supervised clinical hours toward independent licensure are not available in this consultative role.
• Candidates with a Master's Degree in Education or Early Childhood Education who hold a valid Maine teaching license and have relevant work experience/training may also be considered, even without clinical licensure.
• Must be able to pass background checks including DMV, CPS, APS, and criminal checks.

Pay

Salary for conditionally licensed ECCs and Master's Level Certified Teachers ranges from $66,000 to $70,200, based on experience. Salary for independently licensed ECCs ranges from $68,250 to $72,450, based on experience.

About the Organization

Community Care offers community-based support and mental health services to individuals and families throughout Maine. Established in 1996, we have grown to meet a wide range of social and clinical needs through programs including outpatient clinic services, case management, Early Childhood Consultation, visitation services, and treatment foster care. We are committed to excellence in service delivery and value strong cooperative efforts between community providers. Accredited nationally by the Council on Accreditation, we are recognized as a top-quality resource for promoting health, well-being, and independence. Our work is rooted in Maine communities, providing a friendly atmosphere staffed by sensitive and highly skilled professionals.