Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant

Overview

Position Type:
Classified

Date Posted: 1/26/2026

Location:

Roseburg, OR

Closing Date: 02/23/2026

• Collaborate closely with CCR&R staff, community partners, and families to support coordinated referrals, shared problem-solving, and access to early childhood mental health, early intervention, or other needed services.
• Provide relationship based, preventative interventions to promote the mental health of infants and young children and address behaviors that put them at risk of suspension/expulsion.
• Support the development and implementation of strategies, using a team approach, to assist providers with supporting the social-emotional development of infants and young children.
• Demonstrate humility and sensitivity to racial, linguistic, cultural, social, economic, individual, and role differences between consultant and provider and between provider and the infant/young child & family.
• Bring observations and discussion questions to reflect supervision sessions.
• Adhere to all data and program requirements, including collection and maintenance of data records.
• Support early childhood professionals with referrals of children and their families to appropriate services as community mental health or early childhood special education services, as necessary.
• Provide group and individual training on overall social and emotional wellness with specific topics related to infant and early childhood development, trauma-informed care, attachment, self-care, and other related topics, as necessary.
• Adept and skilled in engaging in conversations about racism, bias, and equity.
• Maintain high quality documentation and data integrity through Every Child Belongs (ECB) Connect, ensuring timely, accurate records, contributing to statewide reporting, and using data to inform practice and reflective supervision.
• Engage fully in all required Every Child Belongs (ECB) and Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant (IECMHC) professional development, training, coaching, and statewide activities, applying new learning to strengthen consultation practice and maintain alignment with program expectations.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and travel to and from locations in Douglas, Klamath and Lake counties and may be required to travel on overnight assignments.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Associate's degree in early childhood education or related field;
  Bachelor's degree preferred; OR Step 10 on the Oregon Registry Online required.
• Ability to obtain an endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum three years of experience working in a childcare facility or home-based care environment or other early care and education environment.
• Knowledge of and experience implementing trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices.
• Knowledge of and experience implementing the Pyramid Model for Promoting Social-Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children.
• Bilingual preferred.

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