Mental Health Consultant
Company: Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD)
Location: Renton
Posted on: September 19, 2023
Job Description:
DESCRIPTIONPuget Sound Educational Service District seeks an
Early Learning Mental Health Consultant to provide leadership and
partnership within early learning systems to ensure mental health
and wellness supports for children and families are included in the
full range of early learning program services and systems. This
position will provide technical assistance to staff through
knowledge of typical and atypical child development, family
engagement principles, inclusive early childhood education
practices and accommodations, and individual classroom and teaching
strategies and interventions. This position will serve as part of
an interdisciplinary team to support early childhood providers,
educators, and families in meeting the needs of children and
families.Open until filled; for best consideration, submit a
complete application by best consideration date on Sunday, October
1, 2023.Tentative interviews are scheduled for Thursday, October
12, 2023 via online video conference. PSESD is one of nine regional
educational agencies serving school districts and state approved
charter and private schools in Washington. Serving over 39% of
Washington's K-12 public school students, our agency provides
critical services designed to ensure that our students are ready to
enter school, achieve at high levels in the K-12 system, and
succeed in postsecondary endeavors. We are committed to becoming an
Antiracist Multicultural Organization driven by equity in
education. To learn more about PSESD, visit
www.psesd.org/about-psesd.Essential Functions
- Co-leads the development and implementation of the regional and
cross regional early learning systems with the focus on school
readiness for the purpose of eliminating opportunity gap, enhancing
early learning services, and enriching family and community
engagement.
- Compiles data from a wide variety of sources for the purpose of
guiding program development and improvement, establishing
differentiated site support approach, and coordinating regional
activities that meet the needs of children, families, providers,
and communities within the region.
- Coordinates regional program services specific to mental health
for the purpose of ensuring fidelity and quality of implementation
of early learning services based on the whole child approach and in
compliance with established federal, state, and agency regulations
and requirements.
- Embodies the principles and practices that form our culture and
commitment to becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization for
the purpose of meeting the Agency's End: Success for Each Child and
Eliminating the Opportunity Gap by Leading with Racial Equity.
- Facilitates or participates in meetings, workshops, and
seminars (e.g. training, orientations, regional committees and
conferences, etc.) for the purpose of conveying or gathering
information, providing technical expertise, maintaining
relationships, and/or supporting agency and program
operations.
- Maintains a variety of manual and electronic documents, files
and records for the purpose of providing up-to-date reference for
compliance with ESD, state and federal regulations and/or grant
requirements.
- Participates in monitoring activities (e.g. visiting sites,
conducting observations, writing reports, etc.) for the purpose of
ensuring compliance with federal and/or state regulations and
requirements and Puget Sound ESD policies and procedures.
- Provides ongoing support and resources to regional early
learning providers for the purpose of recommending policies,
procedures, actions and/or materials, disseminating information
and/or providing or organizing technical assistance and
professional development.
- Researches a wide variety of topics (e.g. funding options, best
practices, grant requirements, etc.) for the purpose of securing
new funding and/or providing information and recommendations for
program implementation.
- Responds to a wide variety of inquiries from others (e.g.
subcontractors, school districts, professional organizations, etc.)
for the purpose of strengthening regional early learning systems,
improving capacity of educational leadership, and guiding regional
professional development.
- Supervises personnel (e.g., provide coaching and consultation
on technical issues, adaptive challenges, personnel matters,
strategic opportunities, career goals, professional development,
job performance, etc.) for the purpose of advancing the development
of effective leaders and high performing teams and achieving agency
and departmental objectives.JOB-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIESANTIRACIST
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIESCULTURAL PROFICIENCY: Articulates and
applies historical context of racism and understands the current
reality of students and communities of color in order to support
racial equity. Actively demonstrates a commitment to supporting
equity and inclusion, and serves as an advocate with colleagues,
partners, and communities to meet the Agency's End and goal of
becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization in support of
eliminating the opportunity gap.RACIAL EQUITY ADVOCATE: Recognizes,
supports, and engages in dismantling institutional racism. Partners
with and is accountable to those with whom we are in a
transformational relationship, including children, families, and
communities of color.RACIAL EQUITY MINDSET: Demonstrates awareness
of biases, internalized racial superiority and oppression. Leads
with a racial equity lens and actively uses the racial equity tool
in meaningful ways.TRANSFORMATIONAL VALUES: Contributes to valuable
and positive, antiracist transformation in individuals,
organizations, and social systems in an effort to actively progress
across the antiracist multicultural institution continuum. Is able
to foster a sense of community and shared purpose via collaboration
and cooperation with others inside and outside PSESD. Embodies the
principles and practices that form the Agency's culture. Operates
from an abundance mentality that recognizes opportunities, and is
optimistic and realistic about the future.JOB-SPECIFIC
COMPETENCIESDATA GATHERING, ANALYSIS, AND SHARING: Collects,
examines and synthesizes information from a variety of stakeholders
and sources in a transparent manner that reflects best practices.
Shares data in a thoughtful and responsible way in an effort to
inform, understand issues, or enable decision
making.FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Possesses
required functional/technical knowledge and skills to perform job
responsibilities. Demonstrates active interest and ability to
maintain level of knowledge and enhance and apply new functional
skills.KNOWLEDGE SHARING: Imparts relevant information to others to
increase understanding and overall Agency effectiveness and
alignment.PLANNING, ORGANIZATION, AND PRIORITIZATION: Assesses the
work to be performed, and considers how it should be organized and
accomplished, with appropriate priorities and realistic time
parameters.RECORDKEEPING AND DOCUMENTATION: Gathers, organizes, and
maintains records, following confidential information and security
protocols as needed. Accurately documents relevant/essential
actions, processes, and practices.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's Degree in job-related field
- Professional experience working in programs inclusive of young
children (birth-5) and their families in a mental health
capacity
- WA State OSPI credential as a school counselor or social worker
or psychologist, OR WA State Dept. of Health license as mental
health counselor, marriage and family therapist, social worker,
psychologist, psychiatrist, or psychiatric nursePREFERRED
QUALIFICATIONS
- Comprehensive early childhood program or group therapeutic
setting experience
- Consultation experience with childhood development, family
dynamics and relationship building on individual/family, provider
and/or community level
- Experience promoting positive early childhood mental
health
- Experience working with diverse and/or low-income children and
families
- Experience with inter-disciplinary teams
- Experience providing professional development or providing
clinical supervision or consultation
Keywords: Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD), Renton , Mental Health Consultant, Professions , Renton, Washington
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