PART-TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD THERAPIST

Company: Kansas Childrens Service League
Location: Wichita
Posted on: September 21, 2024

Job Description:

Kansas Children's Service League is looking to hire a part-time Early Childhood Therapist in Wichita, KS. This position earns a competitive wage of up to $24 per hour.

About Kansas Children's Service League
Stronger families start at Kansas Children's Service League (KCSL). Founded in 1893, KCSL is a statewide, nonprofit agency that serves thousands of Kansas children and families each year. KCSL's mission is to protect and promote the well-being of children. Our programs work with children and families in the areas of health, safety and education to succeed and break cycles of neglect, abuse and trauma. We help both children and parents develop skills for success in their families, schools and workplaces. KCSL is also the Kansas chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America and Circle of Parents.

EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:

At Kansas Children's Service League, we protect and promote the well-being of children. In doing so, every employee is responsible for supporting the agency's mission, vision, and values. This includes actively and regularly demonstrating high-quality customer service, accountability in all aspects of your position, and respecting the diversity and differences in our staff, customers, and communities. Expected behaviors and qualities include professionalism and competence, active collaboration, effective communication, initiative and innovation, respect, and goal achievement. Employees are to be able, at any time, to provide basic information about the breadth of customer opportunities available through KCSL and to help customers make connections within the organization. KCSL is more than an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a company culture that celebrates and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion among all people.

JOB SUMMARY

Provides an ecological model of family and individual therapy which includes crisis intervention and mental health services with an emphasis in service to families identifying concerns related to their child age birth to 18. Provide consultation, as well as mental and behavioral health services to various community partners within Wichita and surrounding areas. This may include but is not limited to providing teacher and parent/caregiver education and classroom support, early intervention services and referrals, as needed. The Early Childhood Therapist will also provide mental health consultation to other KCSL prevention programs.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Mental Health Intervention & Treatment
  • The Early Childhood Clinical Therapist's primary responsibility will be to provide intervention and treatment services based on an initial assessment for each family referred or requesting service. The Early Childhood Therapist will use an ecological approach in working with families, incorporating a family systems model which includes human development, cognitive behavioral and attachment theories
  • Case Work and Service Coordination
    • The eco-systemic model of family therapy also includes interventions and treatments that help all members of the family better negotiate their environment. The Early Childhood Therapist will facilitate strategies that help the family improve interactions and comfort levels within larger community settings
    • Consultation
      • The Early Childhood Therapist will provide mental and behavioral health consultation to individuals within the community. This includes, but is not limited to teachers, social workers, school staff, and other community partners and service providers within the educational and early childhood setting. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
        
        Required
        • MS in Human Services Field
        • Holds a current license issued by the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
        • Knowledge of infant, child, adult and family life development
        • Knowledge of DSM diagnostic procedure
        • Intervention skills that foster individual and family growth Preferred
          • Experience in home-based service delivery
          • Experience in play therapy
          • Experience in infant mental health
          • Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
          • Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker

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