Who We Are:
Child Care Resource NetworkΓ’β¬β’s mission is to promote quality, affordable, accessible care and learning for all children by supporting and empowering families, caregivers, education professionals, and employers. We are a family-friendly agency, supporting our employees and their families with excellent benefits and a commitment to making CCRN a great place to work for everyone.
How CCRN Supports Our Employees:
- Babies at Work program to support new parents and their babies
- Access to Shared Company vehicles, to minimize wear and tear or mileage on your personal vehicle
- Generous PTO that begins accruing immediately upon employment
- 16 days of paid holiday pay, including a floating holiday
- Competitive Health insurance
- Discounted Dental and Eyeglass coverage
- Trainings, Professional Memberships, and Professional Development Classes paid for by CCRN to help your professional growth!
As An Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant, You Will:
- Provide infant and early childhood mental health consultation and support to center and regulated home-based child care programs in Western New York
- Collaborate with child care providers to:
- Offer best-practice consultation that is culturally responsive to the child, the caregiver, and the early care and education setting
- Assess strengths and challenges within the early child care setting
- Make needed referrals for direct or additional services, as necessary
- Demonstrate respect for cultural diversity
- Work closely with the statewide project support team to ensure quality and effectiveness of services.
- Maintain confidentiality of all client-protected health information and adhere to all HIPAA-related policies and procedures
- Participate in external committees, task forces, community meetings, and visibility events as requested to promote the program, and to build professional practice networks, on local, regional, and/or national levels.
What YouΓ’β¬β’ll Bring to this Position:
- MasterΓ’β¬β’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or other related counseling/mental health degrees and one year of direct child care experience; OR Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Early Education and/or Childhood Education or related field and three years of direct child care experience; OR a related Associate Degree with six years of direct experience.
- Working knowledge of infant and early childhood typical and atypical development, early childhood mental health, adverse childhood experiences, and family systems
- Demonstrated experience with, or attention to equity, inclusion, and cultural humility.
- Written and verbal communication skills, and ability to present and engage with diverse audiences, specifically racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse communities.
- Ability to work independently and effectively manage time.
- A valid driverΓ’β¬β’s license and reliable transportation is needed.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Valid NYS Driver License and a vehicle with current registration and insurance
- Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
- Preferred Education Level: Master's Degree
Please apply online on IndeedΓΒ here.
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