FLSA Status: Non-Exempt / Non-Union
Job Mission:
To develop healthy self-esteem and social competency in children and to build collaborative relationships among children, families, staff, mental health professionals and the larger community. To enhance awareness and understanding of mental wellness and how mental health information and services contribute to the wellness of all children and families.
Performance Standards:
1. Support, encourage, and promote primary caregivers/parents participation in any child’s mental health services.
2. Complete classroom observations and work with staff on behavioral screening.
3. Conduct appropriate parent/staff trainings.
4. Team with Early Childhood staff to design classroom interventions to promote emotional strengths and strong relationships, including social skill building.
5. Formally assess, with written parental consent, children suspected of having mental health needs and make referrals as appropriate.
6. Carry out all other duties as directed by supervisor.
Qualifications:
1. Licensed Bachelor of Social Work or related field or Certified Mental Health with experience working with young children. Early childhood experience preferred.
2. Two (2) year experience preferred working with low-income families of various racial, ethnic, social, and cultural backgrounds.
3. Valid Michigan Driver’s License required.
Physical Job Description:
Job Requirements in an 8 hour workday
Sit: 3 hours- This position varies daily driving to multiple sites and several floors.
Stand: 1 hour- Picking up of files, supplies, and loading/unloading them.
Walk: 1 hour- Includes walking up/down three flights of steps
Bend/Stoop: 1 hour- Interactions with children, families and staff on a daily basis.
Movements:
Crawl: No
Reach Above: Yes
Crouch: Yes
Balancing: No
Squat: Yes
Climb: No
Shoulder Level: Yes
Kneel: Yes
Pushing: Yes
Weight Carried: 26-50 lbs.
Weight Lifted: 26-50 lbs.
$23.71 hour
In Person position
Pontiac Location
OLHSA IS A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
