Early Childhood Therapist

Early Childhood Attachment Therapist

Pay Range: $49,920.00 – $55,250.00 per year.

To help children and empower families by providing safety, advocacy, and support.

A safe, nurturing home for every child, a supportive community for every family.

• Exceptional Service:
  Client-focused and teaming at the center of our work.
• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:
  All are welcomed, valued, and belong.
• Excellence:
  Ongoing commitment to learning and improvement.
• Integrity:
  Responsibility and ownership of our actions and results.
• Creativity:
  Imagination, innovation, and intelligent risk taking.
• Passion:
  Relentless positive energy toward our mission and vision.

• Nonviolence:
  Maintaining safety for all members of the community.
• Emotional Intelligence:
  Managing emotions so we don’t hurt ourselves or others.
• Social Learning:
  Together we accomplish more, we care for one another.
• Democracy:
  Everyone has a voice, not necessarily a vote.
• Open Communication:
  Respecting and sharing ideas of our team.
• Social Responsibility:
  Say what you mean, don’t be mean when you say it.
• Growth & Change:
  Creating hope for ourselves and the people we serve.

Early Childhood Attachment Services is designed to provide home‑based parent/caregiver‑infant support and clinical intervention services to families where the parent/caregiver’s condition or life circumstances, or the characteristics of the infant/toddler, threaten attachment and development. Utilizing the Infant Mental Health model, the therapist provides counseling, clinical support, and play therapy to reduce abuse, neglect, developmental delays and behavioral issues.

• Manage an average caseload of 18 families, meeting face‑to‑face client contact expectations typically over 2–3 visits a month.
• Provide direct service, including intake, assessment, individual/family therapy, and crisis interventions; maintain timely documentation in the electronic client record.
• Deliver parent-child psychotherapy and play therapy interventions tailored to family needs based on the level of training.
• Assess infant, toddler, preschooler, and family needs; monitor development with developmental assessments at intake and as needed.
• Provide education, resources, and training to parents/caregivers on child and family development.
• Offer support and guidance to childcare centers to prevent expulsion.
• Assist supervisor with child & parent/caregiver support group activities when needed.
• Participate in case‑related activities such as school/daycare meetings and occasional court hearings for case coordination and advocacy.
• Collaborate with other agency and community programs to coordinate care.
• Schedule evaluations and other services, identifying and solving barriers to service for families.
• Attend monthly team meetings, reflective supervision, and required individual supervision (monthly for fully licensed, bi‑weekly for limited licensing).
• Complete agency requirements: timesheets, mileage reimbursement, and keep Outlook calendar up‑to‑date.
• Advocate for children and families at organizational and program levels.
• Complete intake forms, assessment, treatment plans, service plan reviews, and discharges by due dates.
• Submit progress notes within 7 days of service delivery.
• Coordinate with supervisor to provide data and documentation to meet contract expectations.
• Act as a cultural bridge between families and community groups.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, and linguistic differences in all interactions.
• Maintain flexible hours, seven days a week; arrange for coverage if unavailable.
• Work at least 40 hours per week.
• Complete minimum 24 child and family‑focused training hours per calendar year plus agency‑required trainings.
• Perform other duties set forth in agency personnel policies.

General Direction – Plans and arranges own work using a wide range of procedures to accomplish assigned objectives.

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage & Family Therapy.
• Licensed to practice mental health therapy in Michigan (LLMSW/LMSW, LLP, LLC/LPC, LLMFT, LMFT). Temporary or limited license…