Mental Health Coordinator - $4,000 Sign on Bonus
What You Would Be Doing:
Coordinating with program Mental Health Consultant to ensure mental health services are being provided according to the Head Start Program Performance Standards and Start Early Policies and Procedures
Leading the Conscious Discipline Action Team, including coordination, training schedule, tracking, and monitoring of the implementation of the Conscious Discipline social emotional curriculum in both Early Head Start and Head Start programs
Coordinating a multidisciplinary team that supports children going through the mental health referral process, which includes formulating and monitoring Interim Support Plans and Positive Behavior Support Plans
Supporting implementation of Interim and Positive Behavior Support Plans with teaching teams in classrooms by observation with feedback, monitoring lesson plans, and supporting teaching teams in the classroom with modeling intervention strategies
Supervising the Inclusion Aide position, including biweekly reflective supervision, creating a weekly classroom schedule, and supporting the classroom implementation of individualizations and interventions identified from support plans
Planning and coordinating staff wellness initiatives throughout the program year in collaboration with site and program leadership
Creating and maintaining collaborative community partnership agreements with local community-based mental health services programs to ensure families have access to mental health services in their local community for both parents and children
What You Can Expect From Us:
OHU program leaders work to provide warm and supportive leadership that flexes around your life as much as possible when needed
A flexible full-time schedule
Staff Celebrations (including weekly lunches!)
Ongoing professional development tailored to yours and your classroom needs
If you desire to advance in your career over time, program leaders will work with you to do so (OHU has 5 child development centers in the Chicagoland area!)
You will be part of a center that grows programs in keeping with the community needs
You will also be part of a well-respected company (OHU is 125 years old!) that has a seat in community partnerships
Additional Benefits:
3 time off banks!
Up to 4 weeks paid vacation days; up to 6 paid personal days and up to 5 paid sick days annually
Tuition assistance up to $2500 per year
Medical, dental, vision, 403b retirement, flexible spending accounts, short-term disability options
Agency paid life up to $50K based on salary
Voluntary Supplemental Life for Employee, Spouse and Child(ren)
Voluntary Legal Plans
Agency paid long term disability after 1 year of employment
Pay Range:
$62,000 per year