Position: Mental Health Consultant (KCPS Contract FRI)
Salary: $40,000.00 - $53,000.00 annually
(Starting salary depends on education, licensure, and years of experience)
Job Type: Full Time
Cornerstones of Care may provide supervision hours as required for licensure at no cost to the employee. We also offer annual CEU requirements through the company free of charge and an excellent benefits package. Additionally, flexible scheduling and work from home are available, and telehealth may be utilized in special circumstances.
Essential Responsibilities
- Provide consultation to building administrators and teacher support teams on issues related to mental health utilizing Conscious Discipline as well as other methods.
- Provide direct support to students and families at the preschool level experiencing social and emotional problems as indicated by assessed needs. These services are primarily in the school but could include in office, in home and virtual based on family need, especially during the summer months.
- Provide training and coaching to KCPS personnel and parents regarding trauma informed interactions with students.
- Communicate with parents regarding mental health concerns regarding their child.
- Complete classroom observations regarding implementation of trauma informed practices.
- Provide crisis intervention services as needed
- Utilization of the Devereaux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) to determine social and emotional needs and supports for preschool students.
- Develops treatment plan by establishing treatment goals with the client; determining treatment methodologies.
- Monitors progress toward treatment goals by evaluating and adjusting services provided.
- Identify and support students and families who would benefit from services over the summer to provide continuity of care these services could include
- Facilitate treatment strategies, classroom support, play therapy and referrals of other services as appropriate.
- Contributes to team effort by consulting with other professionals; accomplishing related results as needed.
- Participate with the KCPS Head Start Mental Health regarding services being provided to children.
Required Skills or Abilities
- Interpersonal Skills/Teamwork: Work cooperatively and maintain professional relationships with co-workers and students/families, to promote a harmonious work and team environment.
- Contribution to Corporate Culture: Make positive contribution to corporate culture by supporting overall mission, vision, and values of Cornerstones of Care. Follow policies and procedures and work to accomplish goals and objectives of assigned program(s)/department(s), and agency.
- External Customer Service: Establish productive relationships with external people and organizations. Promote program and mission to clients, referral sources, and potential external supporters.
- Ethics and Diversity: Adhere to agency code of ethics and professional standards. Show sensitivity and respect for cultural and ethnic diversity of clients, staff, and other community members and groups.
- Attendance and Punctuality: Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.
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- Demonstrates and practices leadership skills.
Minimum Requirements
- Required: Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Education, Counseling or Psychology, or related arena with extensive experience of work with preschool age students.
- Preferred: Master’s degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, or as a licensed professional counselor seeking professional licensure (e.g. LMSW, PLPC, LMFT)
BENEFITS: Cornerstones of Care offers a competitive benefits package, which includes: Paid Holiday, Paid Time Away (unlimited PTO for all benefit-eligible team members), medical/dental/vision; prescriptions; accident and critical illness insurance; pet insurance; short-term disability; long-term disability; term life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D); health savings account (HSA); flexible spending account (FSA); retirement (401K); employee assistance program (EAP); YMCA membership discounts; Tuition Reimbursement Program and Public Service Loan Forgiveness. To view a detailed Summary of Benefits please visit our website at
www.cornerstonesofcare.org and under the heading “About Us” click on “Join Our Team.”
CORNERSTONES OF CARE’S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS:
- Nonviolence-helping to build safety skills and a commitment to higher purpose
- Emotional Intelligence-helping to teach emotional management skills
- Social Learning-helping to build cognitive skills
- Open Communication-helping to overcome barriers to healthy communication, learn conflict management
- Democracy-helping to create civic skills of self-control, self-discipline, and administration of healthy authority
- Social Responsibility-helping to rebuild social connection skills, establish healthy attachment relationships
- Growth and Change-helping to work through loss and prepare for the future
Questions?
Please contact: Cornerstones of Care, Human Resources Department
300 E. 36th Street, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 853-1942 Fax: (816) 508-1757
Cornerstones of Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer