Health & Mental Health Coordinator

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$50,000.00/yr - $50,000.00/yr

Casa Central’s Early Learning Academy provides high-quality, comprehensive early childhood education services for young children, ages birth to three and their families. The Mental Health Coordinator oversees and has primary responsibility for managing, planning, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive mental health services for children and their families enrolled in the Early Head Start Home-based (EHS) program and Center-Based (EHS, HS) program. This position will coordinate with the programs Mental Health Consultant, Inclusion and Disabilities Specialist and Disabilities coordinator.

The Mental Health Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating a multidisciplinary team that supports children going through the mental health referral process. This process includes formulating and monitoring Interim Support Plans and Positive Behavior Support Plans. Performs routine mental health-related tasks and clerical services to aid in meeting the mental health needs of children and families enrolled in the program.

• Coordinates with programs 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.
• Responsible for leading the Conscious Discipline Action Team, including coordination, training schedule, tracking, and monitoring the implementation of the Conscious Discipline social emotional curriculum in both Early Head Start and Head Start programs.
• Supports 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.
• Supervises 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.
• In collaboration with programs and site leadership, this position is responsible for planning and coordinating staff wellness initiatives throughout the program year.
• Creates and maintains 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Coordinate with the Mental Health consultant, Inclusion and Disabilities Specialist and Disabilities coordinator to ensure Head Start/Early Head Start programs implement and adhere to the Head Start Performance Standards, state, and local requirements for Mental Health services. Implement systems to provide Mental Health services according to Start Early’s Early/Head Start Network policies and procedures. Collaborate with Early Head Start and Head Start Educators regarding addressing child and family mental health needs.

Monitor and support timely, mental health components for HB and CB programs including wellness activities for staff.

Implement the agency mission, philosophy, and core values to direct daily work and decision-making. Adhere to agency policy and support staff in understanding and following agency policies. Cultivate a professional and respectful work environment. Be actively involved with, and knowledgeable about, the agency’s Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) structure and process.

Ensure compliance with agency and funder guidelines, ensuring that daily activities are within the allowable activities approved by the agency. Support the educators, and Inclusion and Disabilities Specialist with challenges that arise in the Mental Health area and help implement improvement strategies, policies, procedures, etc. for staff, program, and/or participants. Perform monitoring and management of mental health components for HB and CB.

Ensure timely and accurate data entry of mental…